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Entertainment AP. New illustrated children's book detailing Pope Benedict XVI's daily life was published Thursday as the pontiff celebrated his 82nd birthday in the quiet company of his older brother. (Read the article)
ANSA. The coastal town of Barletta is to pay tribute to the glories of the southern and central Italian countryside, with an upcoming exhibition of paintings produced in the 19th and early 20th century. (Read the article)
REUTERS. California's Getty Museum, one of the world's richest art institutions, has received the first two artworks from Italy under a deal that settled a 2006 dispute over looted antiquities. (Read the article)
REUTERS. One of Italy's most popular cartoonists has been fired by state television company RAI for an anti-government drawing deemed offensive to victims of last week's earthquake.Vauro Senese's dismissal on Wednesday sparked an angry reaction from the center-left opposition which branded it censorship underscoring the grip that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has over Italy's media. (Read the article by Gavin Jones)
WWF. As the Mediterranean’s bloated fishing fleets ready themselves for the opening of the bluefin tuna fishery tomorrow, WWF has released an analysis showing that the bluefin breeding population will disappear by 2012 under the current fishing regime. (Read the article)
DAILY NEWS TRIBUNE. Whenever I write about finding quality wines at great prices, I point readers to lesser-known producers and regions in countries such as Argentina, Chile and Spain where tasty bargains abound. Another surefire way to find values is to try wines made from less familiar grapes, and that is where Italy comes into its own. Italy leads the world in wine production and is known as the "land of a thousand vines. (Read the article by Mark P. Vincent)
AP. The chief executive of Fiat SpA (F.MI) said Wednesday he doesn't see obstacles to closing a deal with Chrysler LLC by an April 30 deadline, adding he would do what it takes to fix the ailing U.S. car maker. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian doctor has been ordered to pay back a hefty sum to the Italian state for being too free with his prescription pad. (Read the article)
ANSA. Reconstructing the quake-stricken city of L'Aquila and neighbouring towns will cost around 12 billion euros, Abruzzo Governor Gianni Chiodi said Wednesday. Chiodi said the sum, suggested by Interior Minister Roberto Maroni during a television interview on Tuesday evening, ''seemed a reasonable number''. (Read the article)
ANSA. Predappio. The hometown of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini on Wednesday banned the display in shops of swastikas, cudgels and merchandise bearing Fascist mottos in an attempt to spruce up the town's image. (Read the article)