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| 2015 May.31 |
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2 single-pilot aerobatic planes collide off Italy; 1 dead Map of Tortoreto Italy Italian authorities say two single-seat aerobatic planes collided in the sky near Italy's Adriatic shore and crashed into the sea | |
| 2012 Oct.22 |
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Italy's quake scientists jailed Map of L%27Aquila Italy 6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila | |
| 2011 Sep.19 |
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L'Aquila quake scientists in dock Map of L%27Aquila Italy Six Italian scientists and a former government official are due to go on trial for manslaughter over the 2009 earthquake | |
| 2010 Apr.5 |
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L'Aquila marks earthquake anniversary Map of L%27Aquila Italy The city of L'Aquila is holding a series of events to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake that killed 300 and left 60,000 homeless | |
| 2009 Jul.8 |
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G-8 leaders pledge to seek emissions cuts Leaders of The Group of Eight, the world's most powerful economies, pledged to seek huge cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions at a summit
| 2009 Jul.7 |
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G8 leaders to meet in quake zone Map of L%27Aquila Italy The world's most powerful leaders are preparing to tackle some of its most urgent issues, as they gather for a summit in an earthquake zone | |
| 2009 Apr.11 |
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Search for quake survivor ends Map of L%27Aquila Italy Rescuers thought they heard breathing from beneath the rubble, so they brought in search dogs. They found a wet mattress | |
| 2009 Apr.11 |
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Town launches quake probe Map of L%27Aquila Italy An investigation has begun into allegations of poor building work which may have exacerbated damage caused by central Italian earthquake | |
| 2009 Apr.8 |
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Aftershocks rattle quake rescue efforts Map of L%27Aquila Italy Rescuers continued to comb through rubble and treat survivors as aftershocks heightened nerves and the death toll continued to climb | |
| 2009 Apr.7 |
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Death toll rises to 207 in quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy 100 residents critically injured; 150 people had been rescued alive so far, and the operation would continue for a further 48 hours | |
| 2009 Apr.6 |
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Rescuers work into night Map of L%27Aquila Italy Floodlights are aiding rescuers sifting rubble for signs of life after the devastating earthquake, while thousands face a night in shelters
At least 150 people are dead, dozens missing, 1,500 injured and some 50,000 homeless
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| 2009 Apr.5 |
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About 300 dead in strong quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January
This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the surrounding villages
Silvio Berlusconi refused foreign aid, saying that Italians were 'proud people' and had sufficient resources; However he singled out the United States
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