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- 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. 
- Italian climbers stranded high on Argentine peak
(AP)
AP - Rescuers are trying to reach four Italian mountain climbers and their Argentine guide after they became trapped by a storm at 22,000 feet (6,700 meters) just below the summit of the highest peak in the Americas.
- Snowfall across Italy keeps many U.S. personnel home
A few inches of snow and wintry conditions prompted military officials in Vicenza, Italy, to tell all non-emergency personnel to stay home Wednesday. Base personnel were issued an alert from U.S. Army Garrison-Vicenza in the morning. School buses that
- Snow in Europe
An airplane covered with snow is parked at Linate's airport in Milan January 7, 2009. Heavy snowfall forced northern Italy to close briefly its major airports on Wednesday, including Malpensa outside Milan. Linate city airport put a halt to flights until
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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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