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Berlusconi keeps quake aid promiseBut much of the centre remains closed. Until 6 April L'Aquila was Italy's Bath, its stately 18th century architecture a reminder that the city was largely rebuilt after the last great earthquake in 1703. Today the prime demand of the... In this article: Silvio Berlusconi, L'Aquila, Italy, and US |
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
Italian PM, transsexual prostitutes in nativity scene
...nativity scenes. Ferrigno said the three wise men are represented by Berlusconi, the Italian civil protection agency chief Guido Bertolaso and the head of Italy's tax police school in the town of Coppito, Fabrizio Lisi. "These three...
In this article: Silvio Berlusconi, Naples, Veronica Lario, Pope Benedict XVI, L'Aquila, Rome, Tax, and Barack Obama
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 13, 2009
80% cut in CO2 by '50 reaffirmed
...a new framework on fighting global warming. Hatoyama and Obama endorsed a pledge by the Group of Eight major economies in July in L'Aquila, Italy, to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. However, they did not touch on an emissions...
In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Barack Obama, Climate change, U.N., Copenhagen, Global warming, L'Aquila, and U.S.
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ESPN | November 12, 2009
Italy squad show L'Aquila earthquake solidarity
Italy squad show L'Aquila earthquake solidarity Italy showcased the World Cup and trained in front of 3,000 fans in a stadium in L'Aquila on Thursday to show solidarity with the victims of the earthquake which struck the city in April.
In this article: L'Aquila, World Cup, Salvatore Bocchetti, Raffaele Palladino, Alberto Gilardino, Pescara, and Netherlands
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 16, 2009
After the quake, 'everything was gone' except a duty to go on
...who arrived on the scene. OPI, Italy -- Giustino Parisse has covered the range of the human condition as a journalist for 23 years with Il Centro, the daily newspaper in central Italy's Abruzzo region. So, when an earthquake rocked...
In this article: L'Aquila
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Medical News Today | November 03, 2009
Shock-Wave Therapy For Unhealed Fractured Bones As Effective As Surgery
...from the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at San Salvatore Hospital in L'Aquila, Italy. Study authors say sparse surrounding vascular tissue and limited blood supply can lead to...
In this article: Surgery, Osteoporosis, Medical advice, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and Rehabilitation
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Letters to the editor
...like to add another Pittsburgh connection. In September, four students from Italy's Abruzza region enrolled at Pittsburgh Filmmakers' School of Film, Photography and Digital Media for the semester. They were studying film and video at...
In this article: Old Economy Village, Harmony Society, University of Pittsburgh, Sarah Palin, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Katie Couric
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The Oklahoman | November 17, 2009
U.N. food summit called ineffective waste of time
...Silvio Berlusconi. The G-8 meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, essentially set the agenda for this latest summit by endorsing a strategy shift in fighting hunger: helping farmers in poor country to produce enough food to feed their own people.
In this article: United Nations, Silvio Berlusconi, Robert Mugabe, L'Aquila, Rome, and Zimbabwe
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Miami Herald | October 20, 2009
Italy's quake homeless endure cold in tents
Italy's quake homeless endure cold in tents L'AQUILA, Italy -- More than 4,000 people who survived last spring's earthquake in Italy are shivering in tents, but they say they hope to be living in new, earthquake-proof homes soon. Snow was...
In this article: L'Aquila, The Miami Herald, and Silvio Berlusconi
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BBC News | October 15, 2009
Hunger to learn
...at the lengths children go to get an education. On Friday, we hear from pupils in L'Aquila, Italy, who are attending schools that have been rebuilt or repaired after the massive earthquake. "All the girls cried when they saw what the...
In this article: Taliban, Swat, Pakistan, L'Aquila, Pakistan, and BBC
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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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