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Right-to-die move blocked| The government has issued a decree to prevent Eluana Englaro who has been in a coma for 17 years from having her feeding tubes disconnected | |
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| Feb.9 |
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Senate debates woman's fate Senate is set to debate an emergency decree to stop doctors withdrawing life support from a woman in a permanent vegetative state
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Woman in euthanasia debate dies Eluana Englaro, 37, who had been in a coma for 17 years has died after doctors began removing her feeding tube
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G7 ministers focus on stabilizing economy| Finance ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations were meetings with an agenda squarely focused on the world financial crisis | |
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G7 pledges to avoid protectionism| Finance ministers of leading industrial countries have pledged to avoid protectionism as they battle the global economic crisis | |
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| Feb.20 |
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Italy passes emergency rape law The government has rushed through a decree to crack down on sexual violence and illegal immigration after a spate of rapes blamed on foreign...
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 Roman police find sewer children Italian police have found more than 100 immigrants, including 24 Afghan children, living beneath railway stations
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| May.3 |
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  Nadal captures record 4th Rome Masters Top seed continued his dominance on clay with a straight sets victory over defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final
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| May.27 |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory Barcelona completed an historic treble with a 2-0 win over holders Manchester United in the final. Goals: Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi
| Catalan giants dominated the showdown in the Stadio Olimpico. FC Barcelona became the first football team ever to win six out of six competitions in a single year thus completing the sextuple, comprising the La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de Espaņa, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. Lionel Messi was named FIFA World Player of the Year
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| May.31 |
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 Menchov wins Giro d'Italia despite fall Denis Menchov won the 100th anniversary edition of the race despite falling in the final kilometer
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| Jun.5 |
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 Berlusconi fury over naked photos Italian PM has reacted angrily to the publication in Spain of photographs showing topless women and a naked man at his villa
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| Jun.11 |
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6 arrested over plot to attack G-8 summit An investigation into the left-wing terrorist group the Red Brigades has led to the arrest of six people who police say were plotting an att...
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Berlusconi denies paying for sex Prime Minister has denied allegations he paid prostitutes who attended parties at his official residencies
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  Phelps regains world record Michael Phelps wrested back his world 100-meter butterfly record after showdown with Milorad Cavic at the world swimming championships
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Berlusconi eyes Afghan exit for troops Prime Minister said it would be 'best' for the country's troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible after six were killed in a car bombing in Kabul
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| Oct.3 |
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Italians rally for press freedom Tens of thousands have protested against what they say are threats to press freedom by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
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| Oct.6 |
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Court to rule on Berlusconi's immunity law Prime Minister will soon learn whether a law granting officials immunity from prosecution will remain, after the top court heard arguments about it
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Berlusconi immunity law overruled| Italy's constitutional court has overturned a law granting Prime Minister immunity from prosecution while in office | |
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  Pope in first trip since attack Benedict XVI has had lunch with 150 needy and homeless people at a soup kitchen
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