Tough times await Farina
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AFTER kicking back on a Solomon Islands sojourn, Socceroos coach Frank Farina steps into a minefield in Frankfurt on Monday when he takes his place at the draw for the 2005 Confederations Cup.
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A World Cup victory few expected. A corruption scandal that disgraced some of Italy's most famous clubs. And now, the death of a police officer during riots by Sicilian soccer fans.
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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.
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Italy makes its bid to qualify for next year's European Championship a lot more difficult Saturday, and England makes it much more likely.
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Facing internal and external problems, the hard-line administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has resorted to harsh measures.
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While sister Zoya Akhtar is busy putting finishing touches to her script and casting for her first directorial venture Luck By Chance, brother Farhan is in a quandary.
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SOCCEROOS coach Frank Farina has never run away from a fight and is not about to start now. Even a tough Confederations Cup draw, which pits Australia against World Cup runner-up Germany, South American giants
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A published account of Italyâs malaise has become Topic A in a country that cares a lot about how it is seen abroad.
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Lots of debt could mean tough times ahead.
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Struggling Paris St Germain say they should not be written off yet despite failing to win a match this season. On Wednesday they face another tough challenge at
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Lebanonâs efforts to select a new president are already facing fresh setbacks. But with a deadline looming, lawmakers risk even deeper chaos if they fail to make a choice.
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Opera Orchestra of New York is facing financial problems that could force it to curtail next seasonâs performances.
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La Farnesina conferma: ci sono 11 italiani fra le vittime del maremoto che ieri ha flagellato le coste dell&#39;Asia sud-orientale. Fra di loro una donna di Udine e un milanese. Il paese piÃ¹ colpito lo Sri Lanka, con 11mila morti.
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EVEN Margaret Thatcher&#39;s closest friends and admirers have long despaired at her unwillingness to concede that her wayward son and heir can be trouble.
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The BBC's Tamsin Smith reports from Naples on the grim struggle to teach children in a Mafia stronghold.
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Most polls project first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will crush 13 rivals Sunday to replace her husband as Argentina's president. But no matter how easy her win, what follows will be tough: easing poverty, inflation and unemployment
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So many Italians have decided 53 is the lucky number that the government is in serious trouble -- one billion euros (690 million pounds) worth -- if it comes up in the right place in the national lottery.