Italy braced for general strike
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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.
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Italy's factories, trains, banks and  planes will come to a standstill for hours Tuesday as unions  stage a general strike to protest at plans for tax cuts they  say will help the rich and cost the public sector.
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ROMA - MartedÃ¬ 30 novembre Ã¨ previsto uno sciopero generale di quattro ore indetto dai sindacati Cgil, Cisl e Uil per protestare contro la Finanziaria. In Veneto, Basilicata e Valle d&#39;Aosta, le province
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The Italian government warns the unions at airline Alitalia that if they do not agree to pay cuts, the carrier could go bankrupt within a month.
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Europe's papers look ahead to today's signing of the new EU constitution in Rome
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ROME -- The future of Italian air carrier Alitalia is at stake in a meeting set with unions today to reveal the number of planned job cuts as part of a restructuring plan aimed at averting collapse.
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The future of Italian flagship carrier Alitalia is at stake in a meeting with unions Monday to reveal the number of planned job cuts as part of a restructuring plan aimed at averting collapse.
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Italy&#39;s big three unions have staged a nationwide strike 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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Politics: 12 October 2004, Tuesday. Two leading trade unions of Bulgaria warned of launching preparations for nationwide strike of workers from all economic sectors.
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Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or sent into political retirement.
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Italy's military electronics, aircraft and military industries are preparing to take off - boosted by heavy injections of American and Israeli expertise.
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Italian trade union members -- from airport staff and postal workers to doctors -- walked off the job Tuesday in a general strike against Premier Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s economic policies, bringing much of the country to a halt.
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Defying criticism by human rights groups, Italy on Tuesday prepared to return to Libya hundreds of illegal immigrants who have landed on its southern shores in the past days.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected in Libya for talks on how to tackle illegal mass migration from North Africa.
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ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joined opposition leaders to urge a united front following the Baghdad abduction of two female aid workers.
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Italy said on Wednesday Iraqi elections planned for Jan. 30 should be seen through because any postponement could deal a blow to the prospects of a stable democracy emerging in the country.
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Smokers and businesses in Italy threaten to defy a ban on smoking in public places  coming into effect on Monday.