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Berlusconi-Church relations sour after attack on Catholic editor

London, Aug 29 (ANI): Relations between Silvio Berlusconi and the Catholic Church soured yesterday after the Italian PM was forced to pull out of a Mass intended to begin his religious rehabilitation and a newspaper owned by his family ran a scathing report on a top Catholic.

The 72-year-old tycoon, whose private life has come under [...]

Galileo’s telescope was more commercial in nature than scientific

Washington, August 26 (ANI): Historians have said that Italian mathematician Galileo Galilei’s invention of the telescope was more commercial in nature than an attempt to contribute in scientific progress.

Galileo’s telescope is today remembered as a revolutionary stargazing tool that changed Earth’s standing in the heavens.

According to a report in the National Geographic News, [...]

China calls for reform of global monetary system

Rome, July 10 (Prensa Latina) China has called on the group of eight industrialised nations (G8) to take steps to steady the exchange rate.
It also proposed the creation of a new international reserve currency to replace the dollar.
Chinese government advisor Dai Bingguo said on the second day of the G8 Summit in the Italian city [...]

Clooney boosts earthquake-ravaged Italian city’s morale announcing film plan

Washington, July 10 (ANI): In what may give earthquake-hit people of L’Aquila in Italy a boost, Hollywood star George Clooney is planning to shoot his next film there.

The actor owns a vacation home on the banks of Lake Como in Italy.

According to reports, he recently visited the devastated Italian city, and thrilled locals with [...]

Silvio Berlusconi appoints former topless model as First Lady stand-in

London, Jul 4 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has been going through a divorce, has decided to solve the problem of not having a First Lady to play host to other leaders’ spouses by appointing a former topless model to play the part.

Former calendar girl Mara Carfagna, who is now Italy’s Equal Opportunities [...]

Entire mafia to be set free, thanks to Italian judge’s laziness

London, April 18 (ANI): An entire mafia clan will once again be terrorising an Italian city, thanks to the laziness of a judge in signing off their sentences.

According to reports, 13 members of the notorious Strisciuglio clan will be set free on Wednesday.

Nine more members of the mafia will be [...]

In Germany, an outpost of Pompeii shows its age

Aschaffenburg, Germany – So ancient is Europe that even a “new” building often seems as battered and worn as an “old” one. East of Frankfurt, restorers have struggled to remove the scars of nearly 160 years from a reproduction Roman villa which used to offer a vision of luxury living in the Italian city of [...]

Thousands gather to protest mafia, remember victims, in Italy

Naples, Italy – About 150,000 people gathered in the southern Italian city of Naples Saturday to protest against organized crime and remember its victims.
The crowds, including many younger Italians, came from all over the country, reported Italian media. Several leading politicians also took part in the demonstration.
“The Mafia is neither unbeatable or immortal. That [...]