Italy to restore China's monuments
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Italy has been chosen to spearhead the restoration of China's two greatest cultural treasures, the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.
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Italian army called in to start clearing festering piles of rubbish from streets of Naples as Prodi vows to solve problem 'once and for all'
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In China, a sprawling lakefront is redeveloped with an eye toward the past.
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Chinese are proud a global poll has named the Great Wall a wonder of the world, but some worry that tourism and neglect are destroying the crumbling fortification designed to defend against foreign invaders.
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With the Olympics as a launch pad and amid a rising global fascination in all things Chinese, China is expected to replace France as the world&#39;s top tourism destination by 2014, according to experts.
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Italy finally looks set to heal a feud with Ethiopia by returning one of its most cherished relics, the obelisk of Axum, taken by fascist invaders almost 70 years ago.
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China will bar dissidents from a weekend memorial for Zhao Ziyang, a former Communist Party leader ousted in 1989 after sympathizing with Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protesters, but will allow some 2,000 other mourners to take part, an activist close to Zhao's family said Friday.
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Technology is playing a key role in bringing history to life at the site of priceless artworks in Italy.
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Nero's Golden Palace will partly reopen to visitors next week, offering rare insight into archaeologists' efforts to preserve the first-century imperial residence from decay and humidity.
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Pope Benedict XVI said Friday the Vatican is willing to have "serene and constructive" talks with Chinese authorities to solve the problems of the Catholic community in the country.
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ROME, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday the two countries were committed to ensuring a peaceful future to the Iraqi people and defending their holy shrines, according to the ...
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Italian cemeteries are preparing special areas for people to scatter ashes of the dead after a long-awaited law allowing them to do what they wish with remains was enacted.
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Wu Bangguo , chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ( NPC ), China's top legislature, said in Beijing Tuesday that China and Italy should expand parliamentary relations as a way to ...
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Italy will lend its artistic expertise to help conserve the famed Ajanta-Ellora cave paintings and sculptures in western India under an agreement signed on Monday.
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Kolkata, Feb 12 Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi Monday paid his respects at the tomb of Mother Teresa and urged the world to emulate her path of compassion and peace.Comment
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With the return of a long-sought masterpiece of antiquity, Italy on Friday trumpeted one of the successes of its campaign to recover what it says are looted treasures from museums and collectors around the world.
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Italy finally looks set to heal a feud  with Ethiopia by returning one of its most cherished relics,  the obelisk of Axum, taken by fascist invaders almost 70 years  ago.