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Sep 19, 2011 8:21 PM CDT

S&P Downgrades Italy

Euro falls on the news

(Newser) - The US isn’t singing the downgrade blues alone; S&P knocked Italy down a peg today, citing concerns about its economic growth and its fragile governing coalition. The agency slashed Italy’s rating to “A,” or five ranks above junk status, and maintained its negative outlook, according...

Berlusconi Brags
of 8 Women in a Night

Sep 18, 2011 6:19 AM CDT

Berlusconi Brags of 8 Women in a Night

And complains he did not have energy for 3 more women waiting for him

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi, who should probably be worried about rescuing Italy from financial ruin, has been caught boasting on tape of having sex with eight women in one night—and lamenting that he did not have the energy to get around to three more who were waiting for him, reports...

8 Charged With Supplying Berlusconi Hookers

Sep 16, 2011 3:17 AM CDT

8 Charged With Supplying Berlusconi Hookers

Wiretap dishes yet more dirt on Italian PM

(Newser) - Pimps, prostitutes, wiretaps, and blackmail: It's another week for the Berlusconi administration. Italian prosecutors have charged eight people with supplying prostitutes for sex parties at the prime minister's residence, reports the BBC . The ring was allegedly run by businessman Giampaolo Tarantini, who is already behind bars on charges...

Amanda Knox
Edges Closer
to Freedom

Sep 8, 2011 1:16 AM CDT

Amanda Knox Edges Closer to Freedom

Even prosecutor now thinks she may be released

(Newser) - Amanda Knox can almost see daylight. Court developments in her murder trial appeal are all falling her way, strongly indicating that she could soon be released. Even the once-confident prosecution is prepared for the case to go either way, reports ABC News . "The judge and his assistant are clearly...

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs: America Is World's Coolest Country, Poll Says

It's Official:
US Is World's
Coolest Country

15-country poll

Sep 6, 2011 11:26 AM CDT

It's Official: US Is World's Coolest Country

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs help win crown

(Newser) - When it comes to foreign policy, perhaps Americans aren’t the world’s favorite nationality. But the US has clearly cornered the market on coolness. Just ask the 30,000 people from 15 different countries polled by social networking site Badoo.com. When asked to choose the coolest country, America...

Businessman Giampaolo Tarantini Blackmailed Silvio Berlusconi in Sex Scandal: Cops

Businessman
Blackmailed
Berlusconi:
Cops

Sep 2, 2011 10:44 AM CDT

Businessman Blackmailed Berlusconi: Cops

Italian PM ready to leave his 'shitty' country

(Newser) - The “bunga bunga” fallout continues: Police nabbed an Italian businessman for allegedly blackmailing Silvio Berlusconi in the sex scandal that’s clouded his tenure as prime minister. Giampaolo Tarantini has acknowledged recruiting women for Berlusconi’s alleged sex parties, but he’s maintained that the PM didn’t know...

Sleeping Gas Bandits Robbing Italy's Rich

Aug 31, 2011 2:42 AM CDT

Sleeping Gas Bandits Robbing Italy's Rich

Burglary victims waking up dizzy, poorer

(Newser) - In the billionaires’ retreat of Porto Cervo on Sardinia, burglars are causing sleepless nights for some rich families—and soporific ones for others. Police say thieves who are apparently pumping sleeping gas into homes before breaking in robbed at least two homes on the island last week, making off with...

Art Restorers Accused of
Wiping Out Fresco Penises

Aug 22, 2011 4:01 AM CDT

Art Restorers Accused of Wiping Out Fresco Penises

'Fertility Tree' not so fertile any more

(Newser) - What a bunch of weenies. A group of Italian restorers has been accused of scrubbing away several phallic symbols in a refurbished fresco. Some 25 penises and testicles appear to have gone missing from the medieval Tree of Fertility art work, reports the Telegraph . "Many parts of the work...

Eurozone Agrees to Huge Spain, Italy Bailouts

UPDATED

Aug 7, 2011 4:18 PM CDT

Eurozone Agrees to Huge Spain, Italy Bailouts

Massive action would dwarf those in Greece, Ireland, Portugal

(Newser) - Europe's central banking system has agreed to buy huge quantities of Spanish and Italian government bonds in an attempt to stem the debt crisis overwhelming the eurozone, a source told Reuters after an ECB conference call today. “The Euro system will intervene very significantly,” the source said....

Next Up:
Italy's
Cratering
Economy

Aug 3, 2011 8:11 AM CDT

Next Up: Italy's Cratering Economy

Spreads on 10-year bonds between Germany, Italy hit 14-year high

(Newser) - With the US debt ceiling crisis finally sort of resolved, the markets are turning their attentions to Europe, and they don't like what they see, reports Reuters . Italy is being hit especially hard, with the yield gap between Italian and relatively stable German 10-year bonds reaching 3.7 percentage...

Knox's Mom
Confident as
Trial Recesses
for Summer

Jul 30, 2011 4:19 PM CDT

Knox's Mom Confident as Trial Recesses for Summer

Prosecutors try to salvage credibility of DNA evidence

(Newser) - Prosecutors at Amanda Knox's appeals trial battled it out today with independent forensic experts who say some of the key DNA evidence used to convict her of murder is bogus. Prosecutor Manuela Comodi sought to undermine the experts' conclusions and show that the forensic evidence used to convict Knox...

Venice Tourists
to Pay Tax to
Save City

Jul 30, 2011 9:03 AM CDT

Venice Tourists to Pay Tax to Save City

Minimal tax on overnight visitors could raise millions

(Newser) - Vacationing in Venice is about to get a wee bit pricier. In a bid to save the slowly sinking city, Venice will next month start levying a tourist tax. Those lucky enough to stay in a five-star hotel will see a nightly per-person charge of nearly $6.50 added to...

Pinocchio
Has Roots
in Old Italian
Village

Jul 16, 2011 12:26 PM CDT

Pinocchio Has Roots in Old Italian Village

Sleuth thinks author got characters, plot lines from area

(Newser) - A computer expert says he has traced the real-life roots of Pinocchio to a village in Italy, Discovery News reports. Allessandro Vegni pored over old maps and concluded that author Carlo Collodi set the 130-year-old tale in the Tuscan village of San Miniato Basso, whose original name he discovered to...

US Recognizes Rebels
as Libya's Government

Jul 15, 2011 10:30 AM CDT

US Recognizes Rebels as Libya's Government

Other nations will follow suit, freeing up billions of dollars

(Newser) - The US will officially recognize the Libyan rebels’ Transitional National Council as the country’s legitimate government, Hillary Clinton announced today at a meeting in Turkey of nations intent on resolving the country's chaos. All 30 members of the International Contact Group gathered there will ultimately recognize the TNC...

Berlusconi Tries to Ease
Fears of Italian Default

Jul 12, 2011 11:46 AM CDT

Berlusconi Tries to Ease Fears of Italian Default

Administration pushing through $56B in cuts

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi’s government is trying to fast-track a $56 billion austerity package in a bid to allay fears that Italy is about to join Europe’s debt crisis . “For us, for Italy, this is certainly not an easy moment,” the prime minister said in a statement. “...

France: Gadhafi Wants Out

Jul 12, 2011 8:38 AM CDT

France: Gadhafi Wants Out

France confirms that it's had contact from Libyan 'emmisaries'

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi indeed wants out of Libya—so say his emissaries, so says France. “Emissaries are telling us Gadhafi is ready to go, let’s talk about it,” said French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, according to Reuters . “The question is no longer about whether Gadhafi goes, but...

Debt Crisis Could Slam
Italy Next: Officials

Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

Debt Crisis Could Slam Italy Next: Officials

European council calls emergency meeting

(Newser) - Top European officials scheduled a last-minute meeting today amid fears Italy would be the next country hit hard by the euro zone debt crisis. Though a rep for the European Council president says Italy isn’t on the agenda, other officials privately contradict him. Last Friday saw a 2.45%...

Berlusconi: I'm 'Absolutely Not' Running Again

Jul 8, 2011 5:05 AM CDT

Berlusconi: I'm 'Absolutely Not' Running Again

Italian premier confirms he won't seek re-election

(Newser) - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has repeated his intention not to seek re-election when his term ends in 2013 and suggested it may be time for his chief ally, Umberto Bossi of the Northern League, to step aside, too. Berlusconi said "absolutely not" when asked in an interview in La ...

Can Gadhafi Outlast NATO?

Jul 5, 2011 8:58 AM CDT

Can Gadhafi Outlast NATO?

Pressure ramping up to end conflict

(Newser) - Fifteen weeks into its Libyan campaign, NATO is getting restless. The eight nations involved in the campaign can’t get the other 20 off the bench, and many seem to disagree on strategy. Norway, whose tiny air force has carried out a disproportionate 10% of the airstrikes, has set an...

Italian Firm Fires Only Women

Jul 1, 2011 1:51 AM CDT

Italian Firm Fires Only Women

Axed workers can stay home to look after kids, company says

(Newser) - Call it the Berlusconi-zation of Italy. Italian engineering firm Ma-Vib, faced with a downturn in sales, decided that its women workers didn't need their jobs as much as the men did. The company fired 13 out of 18 women employees while all 12 of its male employees kept their...