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An earthquake has rattled much of southern Italy, sending frightened people into the streets of Naples and in towns in the countryside.
An earthquake has rattled much of southern Italy, sending frightened people into the streets of Naples and in towns in the countryside.
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher struck and seriously injured his head over the weekend while helping a little girl who had fallen while skiing, German daily Bild said Thursday. According to the paper's reconstruction from "exclusive" sources, the seven-time champion - five straight times with Italian glamour team Ferrari - was skiing at the back of a group of friends in the French Alps when the daughter of one fell.
Premier Enrico Letta on Tuesday described Nelson Mandela as a "a man who fought and united" and said the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader was a lesson to Europe.
A Turin appeals court on Tuesday issued 19 racketeering convictions with sentences ranging from three to seven and a half years in prison in the so-called ''Albachiara'' (Clear Dawn) operation to dismantle Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia cells in the northern region of Piedmont.
Mr Renzi, 38, took about 68% of the vote, giving him a strong mandate to lead the party into the next election.Supporters hope he can reunite a weakened and divided Democratic Party.The party failed to win a majority in this year's election, leaving PM Enrico Letta to govern in a fragile coalition.
The head of Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement Beppe Grillo urged police on Tuesday to join protesters as a wave of "pitchfork" protests gave vent to bitter frustration after years of austerity and recession.
In his pursuit of the American dream, Salvatore Giuliano came to the United States from Siracusa, Italy in 1980. "He wanted to give his three daughters the best life possible. He felt America had endless opportunities for his girls," said Sandra Giuliano, his daughter.
Never before had I come across the idea of a horse and sled as the vital means of getting off a ski slope. But that was the proposition that faced us as we sat sipping cappuccinos inside the wind-swept and remarkably positioned Rifugio Lagazuoi, perched at 2,750m above the Falzarego pass outside Cortina D’Ampezzo.
Matteo Renzi, the young reformist mayor of Florence with ambitions to run for prime minister, has taken over the reins of Italy’s centre-left after a landslide victory in primary elections for the leadership of the Democratic party that is set to shake up Enrico Letta’s fragile coalition government.