German Finance Minister says Italian voters have not rejected euro The Star BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said he does not believe Italians rejected the euro in their strong vote against austerity policies in last month's election. | Urging Italy's leaders to stick with the economic overhaul started by outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti,...
Court convicts scandal-maestro Berlusconi WorldNetDaily (Der Spiegel) March had looked like it would be a month of political revitalization for former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Instead, it is turning out to be a month of trials — and at least one conviction. On Thursday, a court in Milan sentenced the media mogul to one year in jail...
Doctor says eye condition 'should not prevent him attending court' The Daily Mail Judges sent a doctor to examine former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who has now missed two appearances in court to appeal his jail sentence for tax fraud and to stand trial for having sex with an underage prostitute. ...
Italy Court Rules Hospitalised Berlusconi Can Attend Tax Trial CNBC Milan court doctors ruled on Saturday that Silvio Berlusconi was able to attend a tax fraud appeal, rejecting the former prime minister's complaint that an eye condition prevented him leaving hospital. | The 76-year-old centre-right leader and media ...
For the record The Observer In "After 30 years of rows over GM, a breakthrough here at last?" (In Focus, 3 February, page 24), we said golden rice – normal rice that has been genetically modified to provide vitamin A to counter blindness and other diseases – will be given t...
Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney and the search for truth The Observer Sir Alex Ferguson’s relationships with some players will always be up and down - and Wayne Rooney's camp have not denied there are problems. Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images | A quick story about Harry Redknapp going back to his days as We...
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The EU is a ball and chain – we should unshackle ourselves The Guardian In deciding whether we want to be part of the EU we should ask ourselves whether or not it is advantageous to the UK to be part of that trading bloc. A trading bloc is advantageous...
Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney and the search for truth The Guardian This is the way it works in football. The licence man turns up in The Young Ones and Vyvyan decides the best way to hide the evidence is to eat the television | Sir Alex Ferguson’s relationships with some players will always be up and down - and Wa...
Italian politicians squabble over impact of rating cut Reuters CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Politicians from Italy's two main parties disputed the impact of the country's latest credit downgrade on Saturday while the Economy Minister sought to play down concerns about debt sales set for next week. | Italy is one...
Boston Celtics (34-27) at Oklahoma City Thunder (46-16), 1 p.m. (ET) The News & Observer It appears it will be a three-team race for the NBA's top record and the Oklahoma City Thunder are right in the mix. | The Thunder are battling both Miami and San Antonio for the league's best mark and are back home Sunday for a matinee affair versus the Boston Celtics. | Oklahoma City just got by the New York Knicks and crushed the Charlotte Bobca...
Vatican battles to maintain secrecy ahead of conclave Otago Daily Times The Vatican is struggling to contain leaks from its closed-door preparations for the next papal election, highlighting a gap between the Catholic Church's traditional secrecy and the 24/7 information age. | Details divulged from the debates appeared in Italian media again despite a Vatican move on Wednesday to influence reporting by ending news con...
