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Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingersAn art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum announced on Friday. The body parts, along with another finger and a... In this article: Galileo Galilei, Mathematics, Physics, Catholic church, Michelangelo, Italy, and Pisa |
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Reuters | 11 hours ago
UPDATE 1-Italy court cancels scratch-and-win tender
...of possible responses." He added Lottomatica would continue to operate the concession if the state requested. Shares in the company, Italy's biggest lottery operator, were down 1.8 percent to 14.03 euros by 1418 GMT as the overall Milan...
In this article: Scientific Games, Milan, and Greece
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Telegraph.co.uk - Football | 13 hours ago
Italy team at World Cup 2010
...experience: Player: None. Coach: 2006. Born in Viareggio, in northern Tuscany, Lippi was Italy's cpach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of...
In this article: Marcello Lippi, World Cup 2010, World Cup, Alberto Gilardino, South Africa, Ireland, 2006 World Cup, and World Cup
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Alcoa idles Italy smelters, hurting 2,000 workers
NEW YORK (AP) - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily idle production at its two smelters in Italy, affecting about 2,000 workers, after a decision by the European Union left the company's ability to secure...
In this article: Alcoa Inc., European Union, Klaus Kleinfeld, NEW YORK, and Pittsburgh
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UPDATE 2-Alcoa ordered to repay Italy state aid; will idle ops
...Alcoa idling smelters, CEO comments) Alcoa Inc <AA.N> said on Thursday it will temporarily idle operations at its two smelters in Italy after the European Commission ordered the U.S. aluminum producer to pay back most of the state aid it...
In this article: Alcoa, Portovesme, Sardinia, Europe, and Competitive advantage
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EU Commission orders Alcoa to repay Italy state aid
...subsidies," Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said in a statement. The Commission has also ordered Italy to end the subsidies. Italy's Economic Development Ministry, which has been in talks with Alcoa over the future of its Italian...
In this article: Alcoa, Sardinia, and Portovesme
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ESPN | 2 days ago
Italy 1-0 Sweden: Chiellini heads Italy winner
...Ibrahimovic of Barcelona. Sweden enjoyed their share of possession in the first half but it was Italy who created the better chances. Italy reacted with a Chiellini header from Antonio Candreva's free-kick, which forced Isaksson to knock...
In this article: Giorgio Chiellini, Sweden, Andreas Isaksson, Marcello Lippi, Antonio Di Natale, 2006 World Cup, and World Cup
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Appeal opens in case of UK student slain in Italy
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) - A man appealing his conviction for murdering a British student in Italy testified Wednesday that he heard the victim arguing with an American defendant in the case minutes before she was slain. Rudy Hermann Guede, of...
In this article: Defendant, Perugia, IPod, Leeds, England, and Seattle
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FIFA.com News | 2 days ago
Italy win to sneak into quarters
Italy failed to deliver the convincing performance they had promised, but ultimately did enough to beat Costa Rica 3-1 and sneak into the last eight of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009 as Group C runners-up. The Central Americans,...
In this article: Costa Rica
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Appeal opens in case of UK student slain in Italy
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Italy opens new contemporary arts museum
ROME -- Italy is opening its first national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in a bid to shed its image as merely a keeper of a glorious artistic past. The euro150 million ($223 million) Maxxi cultural center opens Saturday,...
In this article: Zaha Hadid, Rome, Ara Pacis, 2012 London Olympics, Pritzker Architecture Prize, and Vitra
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Italy /ˈɪtəli/ (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.
The land known as Italy today has been the cradle of many European cultures and peoples, such as the Etruscans and the Romans. Later it was the birthplace of the Renaissance that began in Tuscany and spread all over Europe. It also played a major role in the development of modern science and astronomy, particularly heliocentrism, as well as the University, and opera. Italy's capital, Rome, was for centuries the center of Western civilization. Italy possessed a colonial empire from the second half of the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
- Name:
- Italy
- Conventional Long Name:
- Italian Republic
- Local Name:
- Repubblica Italiana
- Capital:
- Rome
- Language:
- Italian
- Largest City:
- Rome
- Government type:
- Parliamentary republic
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- Senate
- Lower House:
- Chamber of Deputies
- Founding Date:
- March 17, 1861
- Formations:
- Republic
- Area:
- 301,338
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $1,815 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 10th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.314 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 21st
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 7th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $33,253
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Euro (€)
- Demonym:
- Italian
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- EUR
- Country Calling Code:
- 39
- ccTLD:
- .it
- EU Accession:
- March 25, 1957
- Anthem:
- The Song of the Italians
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