Anti-Govt General strike paralyses life in Italy
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ROME (Italy): Italy faced a standstill as millions of workers took part in a general strike against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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A row breaks out in Italy over a decision  to dismiss terrorist charges against five Islamic fundamentalists.
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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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Riven by deep policy divisions and personal rivalries, Italy's centre left is in tatters after the collapse of Romano Prodi's government and faces a likely drubbing if a snap election is called.
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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 ...
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Italian state television has exhumed old hatred between the political right and left in Italy with the dramatization of a World War II massacre that was banished from the history books.
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Angry forest service workers blocked highways, halted trains and forced an airport to shut down on Thursday, effectively cutting off the southern toe of Italy in a protest against spending cuts that could cost hundreds of jobs. The demonstrations across Calabria, the region that makes up the tip of the Italian boot, are the latest by state sector workers upset by the belt-tightening 2005 budget and follows a general strike last week.
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Unions at Alitalia called a plan to cut a quarter of the workforce &quot;unacceptable&quot; Tuesday and urged the Italian government to step in to ease the pain of restructuring the ailing state-controlled airline.
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Romano Prodi's center-left government has a new lease on life. But if the past nine months are any indication, his allies will not make it easy for him.Comment
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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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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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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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Italy's big three unions staged a general  strike Tuesday to protest against the government's economic  policies -- their fourth nationwide stoppage since Prime  Minister Silvio Berlusconi took power in 2001.
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Italy ground to a halt as millions of workers observed a general strike in protest against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right government.
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A defeat in parliament for Romano Prodi raised new worries Friday about the stability of Italy's center-left governing coalition and prompted opposition calls for the premier's resignation.
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Italy's political crisis neared an uneasy resolution on Tuesday after attempts to form an interim government failed, leaving fresh elections using an unpopular voting system the only option.