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World Cup skiing showdown sees Fenninger, Hirscher win big

In this edition of Gravity we go to the French ski resort of Méribel as the World Cup draws to a close. The Giant Slalom was run on the Roc de Fer

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Pope Francis has meal with prisoners during Naples visit

Pope Francis has been visiting inmates at a jail near Naples, during a one-day trip to the area. He shared a meal with around 120 male and female

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No longer a mystery: Pompeii's 'crown jewel' restored

After a two-year restoration project, Pompeii’s crown jewel, the Villa of Mysteries, has been unveiled. Plans to restore the ancient Italian city

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Italy: Transport minister resigns amid major corruption scandal

Maurizio Lupi has resigned as Italy’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister in the wake of the biggest corruption scandal of its kind since the early

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Champions League: Barca outclass Manchester City

Barcelona made it through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating Manchester City 1-0 in their last-16 second leg clash at the

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Parma owner Giampietro Manenti arrested

Parma chairman Giampietro Manenti has been arrested in Italy on money laundering charges. Manenti, who took over as the club’s new owner and

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Italy celebrates 154 years of unity

Italy has been marking the 154th anniversary of its unification as a single state. Events in Rome included tributes paid at the Tomb of the Unknown

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Italian tourist guides protest over government reforms

Thousands of Italian tourist guides have been protesting in Rome. They are angry about government changes to the examination and registration

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Di Francisca shines in Cuba

Italy’s Elisa Di Francisca produced a stunning performance to clinch the women’s foil Grand Prix in Havana on Sunday. The two time Olympic Champion

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Sepulveda succumbs to pneumonia and is hospitalised

Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda has been taken to a hospital in Italy’s north-eastern city of Pordenone, where he was taking part in a festival. On

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Under the radar: Stories you may have missed from around the world

Turkey: Men not ‘available’? The Turkish Language Institute (TDK) has put their own, rather controversial twist on the word ‘available’. According

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Italian police seize Rome restaurants in anti-mafia raid

Italian police have seized two restaurants in Rome as part of a major anti-mafia raid in the city. The owner of both establishments was arrested on

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Silvio Berlusconi has his acquittal in the Rubygate affair upheld

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has had his acquittal in the so-called “Rubygate affair”, upheld by the country’s highest court. The

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Italy: 40 arrests in anti-mafia sting against Naples Camorra

A nationwide operation organised from Naples has targeted alleged members of the Casalesi clan in the Camorra - including two sons of jailed crime boss Francesco Schiavone.

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Rome: US tourists accused of 'tagging' Colosseum

Two unnamed Americans are facing fines for allegedly scratching their initials into the walls of the historic Colosseum.

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Reichelt clinches World Cup downhill in Norway

Austria’s Hannes Reichelt produced yet another flawless run to claim his second straight World Cup downhill victory in Norway on Saturday. Fresh from

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Italy: Berlusconi completes community service

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has finished his community service. The 78-year-old has been helping on an Alzheimer’s ward near

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Latest migrant tragedy claims at least 10 lives off Italian coastline

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Rescuers end cable car drama safely

Two hundred skiers had a narrow escape after becoming stranded in cable cars buffeted by 130km per hour-strong winds in the Italian Dolomites. All

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Police arrest suspect in latest migrant tragedy in Italy

Italian police have arrested one of two men suspected of involvement in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean which killed 10 people. The

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