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Italy's antitrust probes DHL and 19 other couriers
ROME, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Italy's competition watchdog said on Thursday it had opened an investigation into Deutsche Post DHL <DPWGn.DE> and 19 other courier companies for allegedly agreeing among themselves price rises to be charged to clients. ... Full Article
Italy finds proposal to skip lunch hard to digest
ROME (Reuters) - Food-loving Italy responded with indignation on Tuesday to a minister's comments that lunchbreaks -- still a sit-down ritual for many Italian workers -- are bad for waistlines and the economy, and should be skipped. Full Article
Transsexual in Italian political scandal murdered
ROME (Reuters) - A Brazilian transsexual caught up in a scandal which prompted the resignation of a senior Italian politician -- the center-left governor of Lazio region, which includes Rome -- was found burned to death in his home Friday. Police found ... Full Article
Gaddafi asks food summit to stop Africa "landgrab"
* Says "landgrab" could spread to Latin America * French minister wants farmland acquisitions halted * UN official says they are investments, may benefit farmers (Adds France, U.N. comment paragraphs 7-9) ROME, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Libya's Muammar ... Full Article
Gaddafi asks food summit to stop Africa "landgrab"
ROME (Reuters) - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi called for an end to the purchase of African farmland by food-importing nations at a U.N. hunger summit on Monday, describing it as "new feudalism" which could spread to Latin America as well. Full Article
Tormented Caravaggio and Bacon connect in Rome show
ROME (Reuters) - Portraits by Italian master Caravaggio and Irish-born 20th-century painter Francis Bacon stand side-by-side in new exhibition connecting their tormented views of humanity despite contrasting approaches to realism. Full Article
Eni may sell TAG pipeline to end EU case - sources
ROME, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Italy's Eni <ENI.MI> is studying the possible sale of the strategic TAG pipeline, which transports Russian gas through Austria into Italy, to settle a dispute with Brussels, sources close to the issue said on Friday. Full Article
Berlusconi hails Kazakh men for population growth
ROME (Reuters Life!) - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi praised the virility of Kazakhstan's men during a visit to Rome by its president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, saying this was the reason for the former Soviet country's population growth. Full Article
Berlusconi says crucifix ruling denies Europe's roots
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday a European Court of Human Rights ruling that called for crucifixes to be removed from Italian classrooms was a nonsensical attempt to deny Europe's Christian roots. Full Article
INTERVIEW-Opposition must revive anti-Berlusconi alliance
* Courts will not convict Berlusconi, opponent says * Alliance necessary to topple prime minister By Daniel Flynn and Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Italy's courts will never convict Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on corruption charges ... Full Article
