Protesters stage pasta strike in Italy
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Consumer groups held nationwide protests Thursday to draw attention to the burden placed on families by the rising cost of food &#151; especially Italians' beloved staple, pasta.
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Italy's truck drivers agreed Wednesday to call off a protest that has blocked highways and borders for three days, causing shortages of gasoline, medicine and perishable foods across Italy, government officials said.
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Hundreds of thousands of protestors marched Rome's streets against the economic policies of Roman Prodi's centre-left government, in a rally that was a litmus test of the popularity of the right-wing opposition and its recently hospitalized leader, Silvio Berlusconi.
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Protesta contro tagli di 22 mila posti di lavoro
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Studenti in piazza in 80 cittÃ  italiane per protestare contro la riforma Moratti, per la richiesta di maggiori investimenti per la scuola el&#39;universitÃ  pubbliche nella Finanziaria, per il diritto allo studio el&#39;edilizia scolastica, per ridurre i costi
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Italy's small Muslim community took part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday to add its voice to a chorus of calls for the release of two Italian female aid workers abducted in Iraq last week.
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International agitators join mass protest
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Thousands of Italians rallied on Saturday for legal rights for unmarried gay and heterosexual couples while Roman Catholics launched a movement against what many of them consider an attack on the "traditional" family.
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Contromanifestazione dei magistrati in segno protesta
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La Lega Nord Ã¨ oggi scesa in piazza a Milano per protestare contro l&#39;ingresso della Turchia nell&#39;Unione europea. Secondo gli organizzatori i militanti del Carroccio sarebbero oltre quindicimila. Molte persone
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ITALY ground to a halt today as millions of workers observed a general strike in a show of force against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s centre-right coalition government.
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Manifestazioni di protesta in tutta Italia. In Basilicata sospese le lezioni a tempo indeterminato. A Lecce sospensione temporanea a partire dall&#39;11 ottobre. ROMA - Â«Il disegno di legge sulla riforma universitaria
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Italian employees who work on U.S. military bases throughout Italy have planned for three nationwide strikes in the coming weeks to protest the labor agreement being negotiated between U.S. and union officials.
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Business and travel in Italy ground to a near-halt Tuesday as millions of workers participated in a one-day government strike, the BBC said.
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With banner-toting protesters outside and so many lawyers inside they could not all fit in the court, the first legal proceedings in Italy to arise from the Parmalat scandal began yesterday in Milan.
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"The blockades are still there despite the ministry's decision. We'll have to see what to do today ... It's too soon for the moment to talk about using force."  By Robin PomeroyROME  - Italian truckers defied a government demand that they end their three-day-old strike on Wednesday, keeping in place road blockades that have dried up fuel supplies and stopped fresh food reaching shops and markets.The strike, in protest against high fuel costs and poor working conditions, meant supermarket shelves in places that are usually crammed with fresh fruit and vegetables were bare, and most filling stations were closed.By blockading motorways at strategic points across the country since Monday, the truckers have brought parts of the economy to a standstill. Carmaker Fiat closed down factories for lack of parts and told thousands of workers to stay at home. Read more
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Millions of workers across Italy are expected to take part in a general strike against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.