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 PM on brink as coalition collapses Prime Minister Prodi sought to shore up his fragile government by calling for a vote of confidence from parliament
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| Jan.23 |
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PM under pressure to quit Romano Prodi is under pressure to stand down ahead of a crunch confidence vote in the Senate
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| Jan.24 |
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Prodi resigns after losing vote  | The Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, has resigned after being defeated in a vote of confidence in the upper house of parliament, the Senate. Prodi had led his centre-left coalition for 20 months. Hes defeated by 5 votes, despite the support of several une... | |
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Crisis talks to begin President Napolitano is to hold crisis talks with political leaders following the resignation of Prime Minister Prodi
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| Mar.5 |
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Roma sink Real to reach quarterfinals Roma is emerging from an explosive final 20 minutes with a 2-1 victory over Madrid, who finished the match with 10 men
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| Apr.1 |
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 Ronaldo and Rooney set United on way Ronaldo and Rooney scored a goal in each half as Manchester won 2-0 and virtually assure a place in the Champions League semifinals
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| Apr.9 |
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Tevez goal steers United into semis Carlos Tevez steerred Manchester to a 1-0 victory over Roma and into the semifinals of the Champions League
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| Apr.14 |
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 Berlusconi narrowly ahead in vote First projections showed billionaire ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly ahead of center-left candidate Walter Veltroni
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 Billionaire Berlusconi wins election Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election defeat
| Charismatic center-right Silvio Berlusconi, 71, has a commanding lead in both houses of parliament. 52-year-old Veltroni delivered a concession speech live on Italian television. Berlusconi will lead Italy's 63rd government since the end of World War II
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| May.7 |
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 Nadal suffers rare loss on clay Rafael Nadal lost for only the second time in his last 105 matches on clay, falling to Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-1 in the Rome Masters
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| May.11 |
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 Djokovic claims Rome Masters glory Novak Djokovic underlined his growing challenge to the world's top two ranked Federer and Nadal as he beat Stanislav Wawrinka in the final
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| May.24 |
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 Roma defeat Inter to retain Italian Cup Roma retained the Cup after a 2-1 victory over champions at the Stadio Olimpico to gain revenge for their defeat in the Serie A title race
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| Jun.2 |
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 Summit targets global food crisis| A key UN-sponsored summit is set to open aimed at addressing the problem of soaring global food prices | |
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  Mugabe at food summit 'obscene' Western leaders attacked Zimbabwe's president for participating in this week's U.N. summit on the global food crisis while his people are going hungry
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| Jun.3 |
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 UN sets out food crisis measures General Secretary Ban Ki-moon has urged nations to seize an 'historic opportunity to revitalise agriculture' as a way of tackling the food crisis
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 Ahmadinejad: West fueling food crisis Iranian President blamed the West for the current food crisis and suggested the formation of a global organization to regulate the food market
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| Jun.5 |
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Billion dollars pledged for food crisis| World leaders have made 'extraordinary' commitments to short-term food crisis solutions but more work is needed on long-term solutions. Leaders from 181 countries made the commitment at the close of a three-day UN summit on food short... | |
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| Sep. 19 |
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Alitalia airline cancels flights| Alitalia has cancelled a number of flights from Fiumicino airport, increasing fears that the carrier may soon go into liquidation | |
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