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- Protest halts Rome flights
About 100 flights at Rome's main airport have been cancelled due to a ground staff protest over job cuts as part of Alitalia's imminent relaunch. Leonardo da Vinci airport said the protest by baggage handlers and check-in staff forced the cancellation of
- Matildas to face Italy in friendlies
The Australian women's soccer team, the Matildas, will host Italy in two international friendlies in the coming month. The first match will take place on January 31 at Sydney's Parramatta Stadium and the second at Canberra Stadium the following Saturday.
- At least 2 die during climb on Argentine peak
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AP - An Italian climber and an Argentine guide both died when a storm trapped five mountaineers just below the summit of the highest mountain in the Americas, an Italian diplomat said Thursday. The three others survived.
- Italy's Consul in Mongolia Recalls 33 Years of Friendship
Despite thousands of miles between them, Mongolia and Italy?s friendly relations have endured for decades, thanks to the tireless work of Aldo Colleoni, Italian consul to Mongolia. 2009 marks the 33rd anniversary of Colleoni?s first visit to
- Chile stocks edge up ahead of rates; peso advances
By Lisa Yulkowski and Froilan Romero SANTIAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Chilean stocks pushed into positive territory ahead of an expected central bank rate cut on Thursday, while the peso gained for a third session as banks liquidated dollars. The blue-chip
- Italian Climbers Stranded on Argentine Peak
Two Italian climbers died when a storm trapped them just below the summit of the highest peak in the Americas, authorities said Thursday. Two other Italian alpinists and their Argentine guide survived, and were being rescued by the crew that recovered
- Wheels: $1 Million Motorcycles
Coated in chrome and hand-fashioned parts, the motorcycles on display incorporate a great deal of motorcycle history in a singular style. 
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Italy became a nation-state belatedly - in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula and Sicily were united under King Victor Emmanuel. The Fascist dictatorship of Benito Mussolini that took over after World War I led to a disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany and Italian defeat in World War II. Revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC) and joined the growing political and economic unification of Western Europe, including the introduction of the euro in 1999.
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