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The Italian Catholic Church has decided enough is enough and is now speaking clearly against the way Berlusconi has behaved and is dealing with the allegations of late-night parties with escorts in his Sardinian and Roman homes. The Italian Catholic Church has decided enough is enough and is now speaking clearly against the way Berlusconi has behaved and is dealing with the allegations of late-night parties with escorts in his Sardinian and Roman homes

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Berlusconi affairs – the church speaks out

Firefighters are still battling with fires in Sardinia, and now Sicily, with more than 1500 firefighters and ten water planes involved. Arsonists are suspected to be behind most fires. Firefighters are still battling with fires in Sardinia, and now Sicily, with more than 1500 firefighters and ten water planes involved

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Fires continue in Sardinia – arsonists suspected

The huge fires that destroyed more than 15000 hectares of land and caused two deaths as well as millions in material damages is now under control although worries remain due to the high temperatures. The huge fires that destroyed more than 15000 hectares of land and caused two deaths as well as millions in material damages is now under control although worries remain due to the high temperatures

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Sardinia fires under control

Following a non-stop series of increasingly more embarrassing revelations regarding the Prime Minister’s affairs with paid escorts Berlusconi replied in his typical fashion with a joke. Following a non-stop series of increasingly more embarrassing revelations regarding the Prime Minister’s affairs with paid escorts Berlusconi replied in his typical fashion with a joke

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Berlusconi’s defense: "I am no saint"

Words by Michelle Fabio Custom Teaser:  Just off the coast of San Fruttuoso of Camogli in Liguria, 18 metres deep into the sea lies the “Cristo degli Abissi,” Christ of the Abyss, a two and a half metre tall statue…

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The Christ of the Abyss in Liguria

Italian film-makers and actors took to the streets of Rome on Monday to protest the huge cuts that Italy’s cash-strapped government is having to make to relevant arts&culture funds.

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Italy’s film-makers and actors protest against government cuts

Italy has always been known as a country with few problems with alcohol consumption – that situation is, unfortunately, now changing with big city centers like Milano having to introduce bans on consumption and fines for transgressors. Italy has always been known as a country with few problems with alcohol consumption – and that is also reflected in the lack of any laws to control who is allowed to purchase alcoholic drinks.

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Milano places a ban on alcohol consumption for under-16s

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was firmly back in the international spotlight yesterday after the tape recordings of escort girl’s Patrizia D’Addario encounters with him were published on the websites of L’Espresso and Repubblica. Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was firmly back in the international spotlight yesterday after the tape recordings of escort girl’s Patrizia D’Addario encounters with him were published on the websites of L’Espresso and Repubblica.

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Berlusconi’s escort adventures back in the spotlight

Words by Carla Passino Custom Teaser:  Crystalline waters lap and partly cover the ruins of Nora, an ancient Roman town in Southern Sardinia…

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A sea of Roman ruins

Words by Germaine Stafford Ten fun activities for food lovers in one of Italy’s prettiest regions.. 1.

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Foodie Fun in Liguria