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Buffon and Camoranesi miss Italy qualifiers (CNN)
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) -- Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and midfielder Mauro Camoranesi will miss upcoming World Cup qualifiers due to leg muscle injuries.

Italy flouting bluefin tuna rules, WWF says (International Herald Tribune)
Italy is greatly overshooting fishing quotas for bluefin tuna, flouting international agreements and further threatening the endangered species, the World Wildlife Fund said Tuesday.

Italy's bluefin tuna fishing 'out of control': WWF (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Italy's fishing of bluefin tuna is "totally out of control," the Worldwide Fund for Nature charged Tuesday, calling for a three-year moratorium on fishing for the species in the Mediterranean.

Injuries rule out Italy's Buffon and Camoranesi (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon and midfielder Mauro Camoranesi will miss their country's World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Montenegro, the national team said Tuesday.

Italy's Light-Truck Sales Decline 17 Percent in September (Bloomberg)
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of light commercial vehicles in Italy slumped 17 percent last month, as the worsening economic outlook deterred companies from making purchases.

Italy's illegal fishing threatens tuna species: WWF (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Italy overshot its quota of bluefin tuna last year by five times, showing that rules meant to save the giant fish from extinction were failing, the conservationist group WWF said on Tuesday in a report.

Italy Facing Solar Power Rush, But Hurdles Remain (Planet Ark)
MILAN - Italy is lighting up as a solar power hot spot with 17,000 plants tapping its plentiful sunlight and fat photovoltaic subsidies, but bureaucracy and a connection backlog are putting a shadow on growth.

Italy lose key players (TVNZ)
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and winger Mauro Camoranesi have been ruled out of this month's World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Montenegro through injury.

Italy's illegal fishing threatens tuna species-WWF (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters ROME, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Italy overshot its quota of bluefin tuna last year by five times, showing that rules meant to save the giant fish from extinction were failing, the conservationist group WWF ...

ITALY IN AMERICA (New York Post)
EVERYONE loves Italy. Fewer people can afford it these days. No matter - it's a beautiful time of year to explore the United States, where much that's great and good comes to us courtesy of Italian-Americans. Just in time for Columbus Day, here...

Learning Italian in Italy

Everybody knows that can be one of the most fantastic experiences you can have in your life.

Three days ago, one of my students came back from a memorable, intensive course to learn Italian in Florence.

We crossed each other on campus while I was walking to teach a Level I class. Sh...


Guide to Trieste, North East Italy

Introduction

Trieste is an Adriatic coastal city in northeastern Italy, close to the border with Slovenia. The sea in the Gulf of Trieste is very clear and clean, with limestone cliffs and rocky beaches. The centre of the city has a mid-European feel, more Austrian than Ital...


Guide to Lake Iseo, Lombardy, Italy

Introduction

Lake Iseo, also called Lake Sebina, is the fourth largest lake in the Lombardy region of Italy. The lake was formed by the Valcamonica Glacier, and is 24 kilometres long and up to 5 kilometres wide. This width is not always obvious as the largest lake island in E...