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Big News Network.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:02:09 -0500Italian politicians reacted with outrage Thursday to a proposal by a small union calling for a boycott of Jewish-owned shops in Rome to protest Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.The FLAICA-CUB unio... eTaiwan News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:30:10 -0500LEADERS OF Milan’s Muslim community are to meet the city’s Catholic archbishop to apologise for an impromptu prayer service they held in front of the cathedral, a statement from the archbi... Irish Times Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:27:10 -0500ROME -- More than 100 flights at Rome's main Leonardo da Vinci airport have been canceled by a ground workers protest against job cuts that are part of Alitalia's imminent relaunch.The new, streamlin... Miami Herald Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:29:05 -0500Confirming that the new Alitalia is ready to launch, the carrier today announced an official launch date of next Tuesday January 13th, and encourages agents to once again book clients with them. With... Travel Blackboard Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:19:46 -0500The pope's minister for peace and justice was accused yesterday of speaking like a Holocaust denier after comparing Gaza to a "big concentration camp". Cardinal Renato Martino, a veteran Vatican ... The Independent Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:25:44 -0500At least one Italian climber died when a storm trapped five mountaineers just below the summit of the highest peak in the Americas, authorities said Thursday.Rescuers reached two other Italian alpinis... eTaiwan News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:22:53 -0500Leaders of Milan's Muslims are to meet the city's Roman Catholic archbishop to apologise for an impromptu prayer service they held in front of the cathedral, a statement from the archbishopric said.Im... The Guardian Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:24:35 -0500Zenit.org ).- The Catholic lay Neocatechumenal Way plans to celebrate its 40th anniversary of foundation in Rome with a gift for the diocese's pastor, Benedict XVI.The Pope will mark 40 years of the W... Zenit Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:41:50 -0500The Italian Parliament on Thursday gave a definitive green light to a government decree designed to promote meritocracy in Italy's higher education system and overhaul the hiring of university staff. ... People's Daily Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:08:00 -0500Dubai: Hamad Buamim, director-general, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Raimondo Orsetti, Director General, Department of Internationalisation, Marche Region in Italy, signed an Agreement... Gulf News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:17:42 -0500Dubai: AC Milan veteran Clarence Seedorf believes the Rossoneri have got to "humble" themselves and make qualifying for next season's Champions League their top objective for the season. Th... Gulf News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:16:47 -0500Fiumicino airport for several hours early Thursday, Telenews said.The action by workers fearful of losing their jobs when Alitalia is relaunched as a... Yahoo!7 News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:16:46 -0500ROME, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Italy has sufficient gas to get through the winter, Industry Minister Claudio Scajola said Thursday. "The situation is a delicate one but there is no reason for alarm for Ita... SINA Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:35:41 -0500A service-oriented economy, globalization, and dynamic economic environments have all contributed to diversity becoming one of the realities of today's organizations. Organizations now extend their re... Hispanic Business Magazine Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:02:25 -0500Vatican City - Israel's ambassador to the Vatican on Thursday denied that "out of line" remarks by a top Holy See official on the Gaza conflict threaten ties with the Jewish state. Relations are "as g... Earth Times Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:55:50 -0500PhoCusWright Recent Reports SHERMAN, CT--(Marketwire - January 8, 2009) - At the close of 2008, online leisure/unmanaged business travel bookings represented 29 percent of the EUR 246 billion Europ... Market Wire Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:04:20 -0500VATICAN CITY, JAN. 7, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Italian laws are now getting a closer look by Vatican officials before they are accepted for Vatican City State.A new Vatican law, signed in October by Benedic... EWTN Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:04 -0500UC Sampdoria have signed left-back Andrea Raggi on loan from US Città di Palermo until the end of the season. UEFA Cup date The 24-year-old former Italian Under-21 international joined Palermo in the... UEFA Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:35:50 -0500Emirates Islamic Bank has issued the following statement clarifying the usage of its ATM cards in Russia and Italy: 'Following the precautionary reminder SMS circulated by Emirates Islamic Bank to its... AME Info Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:13:59 -0500A diplomatic spat between the Vatican and Israel over the Gaza crisis seemed set to intensify when the Holy See’s top justice official defended his remark that Gaza “is a big concentration camp”... West Australian Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:55:34 -0500Frankfurt - German carrier Lufthansa said Thursday that was not interested in taking a stake in Italian airline Alitalia. A spokesman for the German airline said it had not made a bid for Alitalia, bu... Earth Times Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:38:18 -0500Baggage handlers and other ground workers caused disruptions Thursday at Rome's main Leonardo da Vinci airport with a protest action against job cuts that are part of Alitalia's imminent relaunch. Gadsden Times Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:43:59 -0500Los Angeles prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to dismiss a request by Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to have decades-old charges of statutory rape against him dismissed.Deputy District Attor... eTaiwan News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:23:43 -0500Air France-KLM is nearing a deal for a stake in the new Alitalia after Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that its main rival, Lufthansa, never made a firm offer.Berlusconi met with the ... eTaiwan News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:19:01 -0500England´s midfielder David Beckham attends a training session with teammates in Dubai on January 3. Beckham is set to make his much anticipated debut for AC Milan in a friendly against German side Ha... soccerway Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:32:56 -0500Slovakian international Matej Krajcik, seen here in 2007, opted to sign for Serie A strugglers Reggina on Monday from Slavia Prague instead of accepting offers from either English Championship club Qu... soccerway Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:32:55 -0500ROME, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Special meetings dedicated to agriculture and development aid will be held for the first time on the sidelines of the G8 summit this year, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frat... SINA Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:04:41 -0500Harry Redknapp is planning to pair Jermain Defoe with Roman Pavlyuchenko when Tottenham Hotspur’s £15 million signing begins his second spell for the club away to Wigan Athletic in the B... Times Online Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:05:54 -0500Pope Benedict's point man for justice and peace issues on Wednesday issued the Vatican's toughest criticism of Israel since the latest Mideast crisis began, calling Gaza a "big concentration camp".... One News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:37:01 -0500TOKYO — Italy and Iran separately urged Japan on Wednesday to exercise its influence in coordinating international efforts to draw up a truce in Gaza and Tokyo promised to play an active role, ... Japan Today Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:51:53 -0500Israeli war animation movie Waltz With Bashir, about the 1982 massacre of Palestinians in Beirut, is one of five movies to be nominated for a foreign language BAFTA award, Britain's equivalent of the ... One News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:23:12 -0500Olympic 5,000 metres silver medallist Eliud Kipchoge emerged from his long recess to win the 52nd Campaccio Cross Country permit meeting in San Giorgio, Italy on Tuesday. Daily Nation Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:40:01 -0500David Beckham played for 45 minutes on his AC Milan debut as the Serie A giants beat Hamburg 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 friendly draw in Dubai. The former England captain started the game in a ... BBC Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:28:59 -0500MILAN, Italy - Two Milan airports have been closed amid heavy snowfall, while several schools across northern Italy were shut down and traffic was disrupted. Khaleej Times Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:46:09 -05000 posts A pancreatic cancer patient has become the first person in Italy to be treated using a new, faster form of radiotherapy that potentially enables doctors to improve outcomes while extending mor... Medical News Today Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:55:05 -0500An Italian national, staying "illegally" in the country for the past three years, was on Wednesday arrested from a hotel in Mussoorie near Dehradun. Luca Mazia, who claims to be a journalist, was a... Hindustan Times Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:45:54 -0500TOKYO, Jan. 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Japan and Italy agreed in foreign ministerial telephone talks Wednesday to cooperate in calling for a truce in Gaza and coordinate humanitarian assistance efforts amo... Breitbart Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:32:44 -0500"The meeting will be attended by officials from government institutions as well as executives from energy sector groups, and will enable the government to obtain updated information about the situat... Morning Star Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:25:28 -0500Milan, Italy - Heavy snowfalls and rainstorms in northern Italy on Wednesday disrupted air and road transport and delayed the opening of many schools after the Christmas holiday break. All flight acti... Earth Times Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:06:56 -0500The massive presence of Italian firms at the forthcoming edition of SteelFab will offer industry representatives and traders a unique opportunity to share Italian expertise in machine tool, robot and ... AME Info Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:07:54 -0500Simone Bolelli beat Gilles Simon in straight sets to cancel out France's advantage, then combined with Flavia Pennetta to guide Italy to a 2-1 Hopman Cup win yesterday.When Alize Cornet gave France a ... eTaiwan News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:58:32 -0500Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich According to the latest financial survey conducted by FourFourTwo magazine, Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich is no longer the richest football club owner i... soccerway Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:19:14 -0500Finnair's expansion between Asia and Europe has created a need to serve passengers in a wider range of languages in different market places. Finnair passengers can now also book their flights via the ... Europe, Middle East & Africa News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:49:13 -0500VATICAN CITY ? An American Catholic theologian censured by the Vatican for "grave doctrinal errors" has been told to cease teaching about the nature and identity of Jesus Christ. USA Today Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:32:11 -0500Martin Scorsese will lend his name to the US release of the Italian crime drama Gomorra. Matteo Garrone's study of the Naples mafia, the Grand Prix winner at last year's Cannes Film Festival, will ca... ABC Australia Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:37:01 -0500Zenit.org ).- A document released by the bishop of Lancaster has won Vatican kudos.Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, praised "Fit for Mission? Church,&... Zenit Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:32:32 -0500Leon Panetta, named by the US President-elect Barack Obama to head the CIA, speaks Calabrian dialect, according to his cousin. Mr Panetta, 70, is the American-born son of Italian immigrants from C... Times Online Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:30:25 -0500The former manager of the Florence Gas Department faces criminal charges accusing him of posing as a police officer and getting caught when he drove close to the rear of a car driven by an off-duty de... Gadsden Times Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:17:17 -0500LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Los Angeles prosecutor filed court papers Tuesday asking a judge to dismiss Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski's motion to overthrow a 1978 case in which he w... SINA Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:58:37 -0500Gladiators are to return to Rome's most famous fight arena almost 2,000 years after their bloody sport last entertained Roman crowds, local authorities announced. MSNBC Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:55:19 -0500Hamburg in Dubai. Milan went on to win 4-3 on penalties.The former England captain started the game in a Milan midfield which also featured Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Ambrosini and Ronaldinho before being ... The Guardian Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:10:38 -0500David Beckham makes much-anticipated AC Milan debut in Dubai friendly The Serie A giants beat Hamburg in a penalty shoot-out following 1-1 draw Family Beckham are watching from the stands as midfielde... CNN Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:53:45 -0500The 62-year-old Metropolitan Cyril of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, acting leader or "guardian of the throne" of Russian Orthodox Church, serves at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow on December 7, 200... Time Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:26:49 -0500Liverpool's midfielder and England Under 21 International Jermaine Pennant It has been confirmed that AC Milan has joined the race to sign Liverpool’s midfielder Jermaine Pennant.Real Madrid were ... soccerway Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:24:18 -0500A leading Indian theologian says the recent Vatican instruction on bioethics is timely, but not comprehensive enough to fully defend human dignity and life. Father Felix Wilfred says the Vatican ha... Spero News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:26:57 -0500"Our gas storage is at more than 90% of capacity," he told Dow Jones Newswires. "We haven't touched them (since the start of the dispute)" and there is "no concern." The ministry is ready to introdu... Morning Star Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:05:41 -0500Perth, Jan 6 : Italy's Simone Bolelli and Flavia Pennetta staged an upset against France's Gilles Simon and Alize Cornet at the Hopman Cup's mixed doubles Tuesday, earning a 2-1 victory which keeps bo... New Kerala Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:15:21 -0500Perth, Australia - Simone Bolelli scored a breakthrough victory over world number seven Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-3 to draw his nation level with hot favourite France at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday. The Itali... Earth Times Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:49:43 -0500VALLADOLID, Spain : The Macías Picavea primary school hardly looks like the seat of revolution. But this unassuming brick building in a sleepy industrial town has become a battleground in an inte... International Herald Tribune Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:33:31 -0500So much for the question of effect. But what about the other part of the moral equation: intent? The Vatican document, still referring to morning-after pills, says that "anyone who seeks to prevent th... Slate Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:15:47 -0500With both AC Milan and Hamburg in contention for this season's Uefa Cup, Moday's showpiece match will provide a glimpse of what Cup action is like in Europe. Gulf News Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:24:49 -0500Rome, 06 January, (Asiantribune.com): Sri Lankans in Italy has come forward to help Sri Lankan soldiers who have decided to sacrifice their lives in order to protect the sovereignty of Sri Lanka, and ... Asian Tribune Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:53:12 -0500Rome - Israel is sending a convoy of 73 trucks to carry food and medical supplies to the Gaza Strip , Israel's ambassador in Rome told Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, on Monday. Ambassador G... Earth Times Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:03:13 -0500Relics found from battle between Romans, Barbarians in third century Historians had thought Rome had given up control of northern Germany by then Battlefield found by relic-hunters illegally searching... CNN Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:50:44 -0500Spanish and Italian inflation tumbles By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt, Victor Mallet in Madrid and Vincent Boland in Milan Published: January 5 2009 15:38 | Last updated: January 5 2009 15:38... Financial Times Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:27:59 -0500 |
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