Angry Italians hold "pasta strike" over price hike
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Many Italians excluded their beloved pasta from their supermarket shopping on Thursday in protest at forthcoming price rises and consumer groups hailed the boycott as an excellent result.
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ROME: Italy's factories, trains, banks and planes will come to a standstill for hours today as unions stage a general strike to protest at plans for tax cuts they say will help the rich and cost the public ...
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ROME: Former Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti, a victim of in-fighting in Silvio Berlusconi's government, came back with acidic vengeance yesterday in an interview in which he blasted the government's ...
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Tens of thousands of trade unionists, farmers and leftists marched through downtown Mexico City on Wednesday to protest price increases for basic foods like tortillas &#151; the staple of Mexico's poor &#151; and to demand a change in economic policy.
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Tens of thousands protest in Rome against a series of austerity measures introduced by Italy's government.
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Aperto un fascicolo dopo le notizie stampa. I magistrati procedono contro ignotiI consumatori: "Una vittoria dopo aumenti del 22% per penne e del 27% per spaghetti"                                          Prezzo della pasta alle stelle indagine della procura di Roma                                                                                  La scorsa settimana anche l'Antitrust ha avviato un'inchiesta simile
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Italy&#39;s three biggest unions staged the fifth general strike since Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi came to power in 2001 to protest his economic policy, disrupting transportation, banking and health services.
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Italian workers are protesting against the economic policies of Silvio Berlusconi's government in the fourth general strike to hit Italy in as many years.
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As economic woes mount, Italians want to make it more difficult for members of small coalitions to topple a government.
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Italy was convulsed with anger and distress yesterday over the kidnapping on Tuesday of two women aid workers from their office in central Baghdad.
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Italy&#39;s Prime Minister Romano  Prodi was berated by angry voters on Sunday who want him to  stop the United States expanding an air base near their homes.
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ROME Italy&#39;s civil aviation authority said Friday that it had suspended a move to force rivals of the struggling state carrier Alitalia to raise prices on long-haul flights.
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Consumer group complains of higher prices in U.K. than elsewhere in Europe.
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Rising levels of alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour in Rome spark a backlash from angry residents.
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Italy&#39;s big three unions staged a nationwide strike on Tuesday to protest against the government&#39;s economic policies, in a show of strength the left said was the start of a campaign to unseat Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Scuffles broke out between police and private-sector workers protesting unpaid wages outside Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's office building on Monday and at least five people were slightly injured, news reports said.
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Railworkers across Italy will strike for 24 hours from Sunday night to protest poor safety levels on the network following a train crash which killed 17 people last week, transport unions said.