Italy Earthquake

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The World In Photos: April 28, 2009

Huffington Post | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

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Pope Visits Quake Area, Urges Rebirth

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

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Pope Benedict XVI has spent the morning in central Italy visiting survivors of the earthquake that struck on 6 April....

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L'Aquila: G-8 To Be Held In Italy's Earthquake-Stricken Town

Times Online | Richard Owen | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

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Silvio Berlusconi said today that he would move the G8 summit in July from Sardinia to L'Aquila, the centre of the Abruzzo earthquake, and divert the ...

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Italy Strives To Return To Normalcy By Repairing Artwork Damaged From Quake (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

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The April 6 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy, damaged more than just homes and buildings, it affected the culture of the region. Old churches and school...

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Mafia Seeks To Profit From Italy Quake Reconstruction: Official

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

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ROME — Organized crime syndicates have already moved into the central Italian region devastated by a quake this month and are looking to profit ...

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Italian Jews Give Back to Earthquake Victims Who Helped During WWII

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

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FOSSA, Italy — More than 65 years after villagers provided shelter to Italian Jews fleeing from the Nazis, a group of those who evaded capture r...

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How to Effectively Manage a Crisis but Still Miss the Point

Nicole Stremlau | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

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Berlusconi suggested that the residents leave the wreckage of their homes, and "go to the coast, it's Easter." His comments are a worrying sign of the disconnect with reality that power creates.

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Italy Holds State Funeral For Quake Victims

AP | VANESSA GERA and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — It was a scene that moved a nation: mourners clinging to one another and sobbing over neat rows of more than 200 coffins, some...

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Madonna Promises $500,000 For Italy Earthquake Relief

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.10.2009 | Entertainment

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PACENTRO, Italy — The Material Girl is giving something back to the land of her ancestors. Madonna has promised $500,000 to help victims of Ita...

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Berlusconi's Top Ten Gaffes And Pranks: Telegraph

Telegraph | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, has developed a reputation for blunders after making a string of gaffes on the world and domestic stages. A...

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98 Year-Old Woman Found Alive In Italy's Earthquake Rubble (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

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Two days after Italy's cataclysmic earthquake that has left 260 dead, a 98-year-old woman was found knitting in her bedroom. The AP has the video acc...

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Italy's Earthquake Area To Receive Visit From Pope

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — Bells tolled in hilltowns across central Italy on Wednesday as the first funerals got under way for victims of the country's d...

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Berlusconi's Earthquake Gaffe Causes Outrage

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has caused outrage (again) for apparently making a disrespectful comment about the thousands of survivors of ...

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Italy Quake Death Toll Passes 200

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — Strong aftershocks Tuesday sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a youn...

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Italy Earthquake Badly Damages Ancient Churches, Castles

AP | MARTA FALCONI and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — Built as a mountain stronghold during the Middle Ages, this cultural gem in central Italy has withstood sieges and battles _ b...

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Earthquake In Italy: Scientist Giampaolo Giuliani Predicted Quake Weeks Earlier But Was Muzzled

Reuters | Gavin Jones | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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ROME (Reuters) -- An Italian scientist predicted a major earthquake around L'Aquila weeks before disaster struck the city on Monday, killing more than...

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Strong Earthquake Hits Central Italy

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets searched frantically for students believed buried in a wrecked dormitory after Ita...

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Earthquake Rocks Italy (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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A powerful earthquake has rocked central Italy, killing at least 90 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless, the AP reports. Ambulances screame...

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