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9th International Music Festival in Elba, Italy *
Music in Italy -- sounds like summer!
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Il Giardino di Umberto Ristorante *****
Il Giardino is definitely a see-and-be-seen meeting place. You'll spot movie personalities, social luminaries VIPs and smartly dressed "ladies who lunch." And of course, lots of business types, heads close together talking sotto voce. Why, the deals that have been finessed here have kept Vancouver ticking like a clock for years.
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Italian power outage more sweeping than North America's biggest blackout *
A massive blackout struck almost all of Italy early Sunday, leaving millions of people without power, stranding planes and trains, and leading to traffic accidents as drivers sped through darkened streets.
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Rome pays tribute to Shakespeare *
William Shakespeare set nearly half his works in Italy. Now Rome is honouring the playwright by building a faithful replica of England's 16th-century Globe Theatre, where his most famous plays were performed.
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Rome to pay homage to Federico Fellini *
Rome will pay homage to Federico Fellini this fall — the 10th anniversary of his death — with exhibits, photo shows, concerts and screenings of clips from his movies.
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Taming the automobile in Montreal's core *
City cordons off 10 downtown blocks in symbolic attempt to combat pollution
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UN doubts bird flu linked with pigs *
The human toll in Asia's bird flu crisis rose Friday to 18, as UN officials in Rome moved to play down test results suggesting that swine might also be carriers of the deadly virus.
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* Umberto's own bottled olive oil *****
Never one to do thing by half-measures, Vancouver's Umberto Menghi creates his own Tuscan Olive Oil.
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Cheap getaways: (In the) Bargain basement *
It's vacation time. Draw the curtains, douse the lights, make sure the door is locked -- and then sneak down to the cellar.
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Heat blamed for dozens of deaths across Europe *
Head of French emergency doctors cites weather for toll in Paris region; glaciers melting in Alps
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Sample of allergy pictures for Italy *
All roads lead to Rome. . .
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The EU constitution, complete with minibar *
Toronto writer and documentary producer Gerry Flahive wryly dishes up the real impact of the European Union's expansion of influence to the former Communist east.
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When two weeks off just isn't enough *
In these increasingly stressful times, the lure of the long-term stay and its promise of personal discovery is proving irresistible to many
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