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European Firms Snatched Up As Chinese Foreign Investment Goes Upmarket

In 2011, Europe replaced the United States as China's biggest overseas investment for the first time ever. European companies have caught the eye of a Chinese economy that is rapidly moving into more advanced sectors.

Feb 20: Worldcrunch.com

Euro Zone Agrees on 130-Billion-Euro Bailout for Greece

Its fate had been hanging in the balance for weeks. But in the early hours of Tuesday, euro-zone finance ministers approved a new, €130 billion ($172 billion) rescue package for Greece.

Feb 21: Spiegelonline

Rome's ER conditions called intolerable

Senators probing "intolerable" hospital emergency room conditions in Rome said Monday a comatose woman spent four days on an ER stretcher without nutrition.

Feb 20: Ansa.it

Petty Theft To 41 Years In Jail: Meet Italy’s Longest-Serving Convict

While mobsters and terrorists have walked on probation, Antonio Marano – first jailed for theft of a motorcycle – has spent virtually every hour behind bars since 1971. Indeed, the man who has served more time than anyone in post-War Italy became a true criminal once inside.

Feb 20: La Stampa

Timothy Dolan elevated to Cardinal in the Vatican City

“It’s a great day for all of New York,” said a jubilant Dolan at the North American College in Rome following Saturday’s ceremony at the Vatican.

Feb 18: CBS New York

Italian tax men blitz the chic in ski resort raids

Italian tax agents donned skis, gloves and goggles to launch an unusual blitz in the chic ski resort of Courmayeur, two months after a similar raid on another playground of the rich, Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Fake blind woman caught red-handed

Police cited a woman Friday for collecting 235,000 euros in disability benefits over the course of eight years by falsely claiming she was totally blind.

Silvio Berlusconi says judges out to 'destroy' him

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi launched a public attack on Thursday on the country's judges, accusing them of being out to "destroy" him after prosecutors called for the tycoon to be jailed for bribery.

Costa Concordia: Tuscany invites tourists to shipwreck island

The Italian region of Tuscany on Thursday invited tourists to visit the island of Giglio - the scene of a cruise ship disaster last month that locals fear could destroy the local economy.

Feb 17: Canada.com

Probe into inadequate emergency care opened in Rome

A probe into inadequate treatment in public-hospital facilities was sparked by photos published Wednesday in Italy's daily newspaper Il Messaggero showing medical procedures being carried out on the San Camillo hospital floor.

Feb 16: Ansa.it

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Italy to pay back agricultural subsidies

The European Commission on Thursday asked 20 EU member states, including Italy, to reimburse agricultural subsidies of 54.3 million euros.

Murder case registered against armed guards of Italian ship

Coastal police on Thursday night registered a murder case against the armed guards of an Italian ship for allegedly killing two Keralite fishermen in a firing incident on the high seas.

Feb 16: Hindustantimes

Four convicted in mosque-building scam

Four people including a judge were convicted Thursday of defrauding investors, including the Iraqi government and top Italian bank Unicredit, in a mosque that was announced but never built in the Tuscan city of Massa Carrara.

Feb 16: Ansa.it