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Italy (Italian: Italia, IPA: [i'taːlja]; officially the Italian Republic; Italian: Repubblica Italiana, IPA: [ɾe ˌpubblika ita 'ljaːna]) is a country located in Southern Europe, that comprises the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is also called by Italians lo Stivale ("the Boot", due to its boot-like shape), or la Penisola ("the Peninsula" as an antonomasia). Italy shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italian territory, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.

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Italy Training Session & Press ConferenceThis picture taken on May 25, 2012 showsItaly's Nina Zilli performs during the d

Ski Cross Racer Stan Rey to Pursue Freeskiing Career

Source: First Tracks

Whistler (BC), Canada -Ski cross racer Stanislas “Stan” Rey is taking his love of big air and tricks into a new career in freeskiing. The 2010 Canadian and Nor-Am ski cross champion, a member of the Canadian ...
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Apple Loses Appeal on $1.2 Million Italian Fine

Apple Loses Appeal on $1.2 Million Italian Fine
$1.2 million is nothing to Apple
Read more Mar 23 2012, 3:00pm CDT
 

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Serena bidding to end decade-long wait

Source: RTE Interactive

Updated: Saturday, 26 May 2012 14:07 Serena Williams won her only French Open back in 2002 Serena Williams is fit, focused and bidding to end a decade-long wait for success at the French Open. The 30-year-old's only grand slam title o ...
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Oldest-known flutes found in Germany

Source: Press TV

According to the report published in the Journal of Human Evolution, the artifacts discovered from Geibenklosterle cave in southwestern Germany date back to the Stone Age. The unearthed flutes, made from bird bone and mammoth ivo ...
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Africa ‘s food security and the G8 summit

Source: Workers World Online

The Hunger Project reports that out of a global population of 6.8 billion, 925 million people do not have sufficient food for members of their households. Moreover, 98 percent of undernourished people live in the so-called developing countries — those st ...
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G8 summit: No relief for Greece & Europe’s workers

Source: Workers World Online

The recent G8 summit did nothing to relieve the worldwide capitalist crisis that has cost up to 80 million jobs worldwide since 2008. Nor did it help feed the hungry, stop global warming or prevent wars. This shou ...
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Source: LongIsland.com

Seeking Experienced Writers on Italian Topics for Website We are seeking experienced writers to develop story ideas and to write and edit copy for a new website on Italy. We need people with specialized knowledge in one or more of the fo ...
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Europe’s woes threaten other economies

Source: Miami Herald

WASHINGTON -- The Eurozone debt crisis is intensifying a global slowdown, with new signs that even powerhouse Germany may be faltering, adding to worries about China and other major pillars of economic growth. Analysts worry that economi ...
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Fearful Germans add to Greece's woes by staying away in droves

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Every May, coaches carrying German tourists would cruise up the long winding road that leads from Pyrgos to ancient Olympia. There they would decant in en masse, a permanent fixture in the tavernas, bars and shops ...
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New Spanish Finance Horrors Shock The World

Source: The American Interest

It may be a holiday weekend in the United States and much of Europe (where the Monday after the feast of Pentecost is often celebrated as a holiday), but the world’s politicians, central bankers and financiers are too busy quaking in their boots to ...
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