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Moody's downgrades European countries European Union: Moody's cut the credit ratings of six European countries on amid continued anxiety over the continent's debt crisis and its sluggish economy
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Italy borrowing back in danger zone Italy's cost of borrowing has risen again to the 7% level, putting the new PM Mario Monti under pressure as he tries to form a government
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Italian debt enters danger zone 
If Italy tried to borrow money today, payable in 10 years, it would have to pay an interest rate of more than 7%
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Berlusconi teeters as debt costs mount Rome: The Italian government's borrowing cost has risen as fears grow over political uncertainty in Rome. Italy 'needs 300bn euros'
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Italy and Spain debt downgraded Italian and Spanish government debt have both been downgraded by the Fitch credit rating agency by one notch, from AA- to A+
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Italy's credit rating is slashed The Italian government's credit rating has been slashed by Moody's from Aa2 to A2 with a negative outlook
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Italy has debt rating cut by S&P Italy has had its sovereign debt rating cut by Standard & Poor's, the latest move in a deepening European debt crisis
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Four EU nations ban short-selling. France
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Bank investigated over money laundering
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Income details posted on web There has been outrage after the outgoing government published every Italian's declared earnings and tax contributions on the internet
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Nestle finds horsemeat in beef meals| Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests revealed traces of horse DNA | |
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Billion dollars pledged for food crisis Rome: World leaders have made 'extraordinary' commitments to short-term food crisis solutions but more work is needed on long-term solutions
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Summit targets global food crisis| Rome: A key UN-sponsored summit is set to open aimed at addressing the problem of soaring global food prices | |
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Chrysler's sale to Fiat delayed. U.S. Supreme Court
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Shares up on Italy austerity vote New York: Shares in the US and Europe closed higher, after Italy's senate voted to adopt a package of austerity measures
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Soldiers bulldoze Naples rubbish 
Map of Naples Southern Italy The Italian army has begun bulldozing the 100,000 tonnes of rubbish that has piled up in the streets of Naples
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Workers take to the streets Rome: The centre of Rome has been brought to a standstill by an anti-terror demonstration organised by biggest trade union
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Parmalat aide 'commits suicide'
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Cruise ship firm faces US lawsuit The company operating Costa Concordia,a cruise ship that ran aground off Italy, is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US
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Berlusconi firm in damages order Milan: An court has ordered Fininvest to pay 560m euros in damages to a rival media group, CIR, over bribery allegations
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Huge jackpot still unwon
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Alitalia airline cancels flights. Rome
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Alitalia 'running out of fuel'
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Rome restricts La Dolce Vita
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Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela Map of Los Roques Venezuela| A small plane carrying six people, one of them Vittorio Missoni, a director of Italy's Missoni fashion house, is missing off the coast of Venezuela | |
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Italy revives Sicily bridge plan
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Optimistic end to G7 session. Sicily
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Italy slashes its growth outlook Rome: It was previously predicting a 0.4% contraction in the economy, but has cut that to a 1.2% contraction
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Big economies 'stabilising' - G8
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G7 ministers focus on stabilizing economy Rome: Finance ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations were meetings with an agenda squarely focused on the world financial crisi...
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G7 pledges to avoid protectionism| Rome: Finance ministers of leading industrial countries have pledged to avoid protectionism as they battle the global economic crisis | |
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Italy acts on Russia gas shortage Italy has activated emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country
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Italy slowly comes back to light. Rome
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Massive power cut Rome: Most of the peninsula is in darkness. Authority blamed a malfunction of supply lines from France
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