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Milan, June 6 - The chief of the Italian industrialists' group Confindustria says Milan Expo 2015 presents the first major event since the beginning of the economic crisis to stimulate economic growth in Italy.

ROME — Italy has rescued about 5,200 people and recovered three bodies from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea since early Thursday, officials said Sunday.

Venice, June 9 - The 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale will be open for six months rather than the usual three and is one of the most highly anticipated editions of the architecture event since it began in 1980.

Parma, June 6 - Cibus, Italy's international food trade fair, is ready to wow the world in a series of ongoing and upcoming international events leading up to Milan Expo 2015, organizers announced Friday.

The European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low on Thursday and, in an unprecedented attempt to stimulate the euro zone economy, said it would begin charging interest on deposits held by the bank.

A singing nun who has won over millions with soulful renditions and a self-effacing manner has put her faith in a higher power before Thursday's final of The Voice of Italy.

Milan, June 5 - The head of the Italian high-end food market and delicatessen Eataly on Thursday announced a partnership to serve motorists, along with his ambitions to cater an airline.

The Italian authorities on Wednesday arrested the mayor of Venice and more than 30 others in a political corruption case linked to the city’s multibillion dollar flood-protection project.

The Italian authorities on Wednesday arrested the mayor of Venice and more than 30 others in a political corruption case linked to the city’s multibillion dollar flood-protection project.

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Naples, June 4 - A Georgian tourist was arrested Wednesday for trying to steal pieces of a mosaic at Pompeii. Manuchar Cublashvili, 34, was caught trying to remove three small tesserae from the domus of Triptolemus, reopened April 17 after a long restoration.

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