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Italian Nobel scientist Montalcini dies at 103
Rita Levi Montalcini, joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and an Italian Senator for Life, died on Sunday at the age of 103.
Italy faces limbo as Berlusconi starts packing his bags
Abandoned by MPs ahead of a bid to save Italy from Greece’s fate, Silvio Berlusconi will step down as PM — leaving Rome mired in political chaos.
Police and solidarity demonstrators clash in Rome
Hooded demonstrators have clashed with police in some of the worst violence in the Italian capital, setting cars on fire and breaking shop windows.
Pope John Paul beatified before huge crowd
The late pope John Paul moved a major step closer to sainthood on Sunday at a joyous ceremony that drew more than a million people.
New luggage rules cause queues at Europe’s airports
New rules forced air travellers to pack perfume, toothpaste and other liquids into small plastic bags in their hand luggage before going through security checkpoints at Europe’s…