Italy

Italy

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  Kroell leads training as Svindal, others sit out

  Klaus Kroell of Austria was fastest in the second training session Friday for the World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course, while several contenders ... 

• Italy again sees higher borrowing costs at auction

  Italy's borrowing costs have risen for the second day in a row in a pair of bond auctions that also failed to raise as much money as expected. 

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  Report: Berlusconi to pay 2nd wife ?3M a month

  An Italian newspaper has reported the details of the divorce settlement between ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi and his second wife Veronica Lario, ... 

• Theaux leads 1st downhill training in Bormio

  Adrien Theaux of France led the opening training session for the leg-jarring World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course Thursday. Theaux clocked 2 ... 

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  Italy's borrowing costs rise ahead of elections

  Italy's borrowing costs rose slightly Thursday in an auction of six-month bonds held in the wake of Premier Mario Monti's resignation and uncertainty ... 

• Pope to Italians: Remember 'values' in election

  Pope Benedict XVI's Christmas message to Italians is being read as a near-endorsement of another term for Premier Mario Monti. Pro-Vatican centrists ... 

• 4 foreign sailors kidnapped off Nigeria coast

  Gunmen attacked a supply tug boat off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, kidnapping foreign sailors, including Italians, in the latest ... 

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  Monti says he is open to leading next government

  After keeping Italians, and the rest of Europe, in suspense for weeks, caretaker Premier Mario Monti on Sunday ruled out campaigning in February ... 

• Canada's Kelsey Serwa back on top in ski cross

  World champion Kelsey Serwa of Canada won her first ski cross race since returning from injury on Sunday, ending Swiss rival Fanny Smith's run of ... 

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  Lazio moves past Inter into 2nd place in Serie A

  Lazio jumped ahead of Inter Milan into second place in Serie A following a 1-0 win at struggling Sampdoria on Sunday in the final Italian league ... 

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  Will he or won't he? Italy awaits Monti's decision

  Italy's president dissolved parliament Saturday, setting the stage for general elections in February and leaving only one lingering question from ... 

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  Pope pardons ex-butler who stole, leaked documents

  Pope Benedict XVI granted his former butler a Christmas pardon Saturday, forgiving him in person during a jailhouse meeting for stealing and leaking ... 

• 2 Italians in spat with India home for Christmas

  Two Italian marines who were detained in India after they mistook two fishermen for pirates and fatally shot them have returned to Italy for a ... 

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  Christmas comes slowly to austerity-hit Europe

  Across Europe, holiday "shoppers" this season are doing more browsing than buying. Retailers remain hopeful for a last-minute burst of Christmas ... 

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  Juventus snatches 3-1 league win against Cagliari

  Defending champion Juventus scored two stoppage-time goals to snatch a controversial 3-1 win over 10-man Cagliari in Serie A on Friday. Mirko Vucinic ... 

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  Monti resigns as Italy heads to elections

  Mario Monti handed in his resignation to Italy's president in Rome on Friday, bringing to a close his "difficult but fascinating" 13-month technical ... 

• Italian court overturns Google convictions

  An Italian appeals court on Friday overturned the convictions of three Google executives found criminally responsible for a video on a Google site ... 

• GE to buy aviation unit of Italy's Avio for $4.3B

  Industrial conglomerate General Electric plans to buy the aviation business of Italian manufacturer Avio for $4.3 billion to grow its jet propulsion ... 

• GE to buy Avio aviation business for $4.3 billion

  Industrial conglomerate General Electric says it will buy the aviation business of Italian manufacturer Avio for $4.3 billion to strengthen its growth ... 

• Brazil to play Italy in friendly in March

  World Cup host Brazil will play Italy in a friendly in Switzerland next year ahead of the teams' Confederations Cup match in June. Hugh Quennec, ... 

• Italy wraps up probe of cruise liner shipwreck

  Prosecutors in Tuscany have officially finished their probe of the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people off the Italian coast. 

• Ferrari President says he will remain in charge

  Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo plans to remain in charge of the Italian Formula One team even if he decides to run for a seat in the Italian ... 

• Italy: Prosecutors push 1-year term for Berlusconi

  Prosecutors on Thursday demanded a one-year jail sentence for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi for his alleged role in the publication of wiretap ...