Italy to hand over first new houses to victims of April 6 quake as temblors strike TuscanySeptember 15th, 2009 Italy quake victims get new homes; new quake hitsROME — The government is handing over dozens of new homes to victims of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. Premier Silvio Berlusconi will preside over the inauguration ceremony Tuesday for the first new homes in Onna, a tiny hamlet that was leveled by the magnitude 6.3-magnitude temblor.
PM returns after G8-G5 summit in ItalyJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home Saturday morning after attending the July 8-10 G8-G5 summit in the quake-hit Italian town of L?Aquila. "I am returning to India after attending meetings of the G5 leaders (India, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa), of the G5 + G8 and Egypt, and of the G8, G5, Egypt and African countries.
France's Italian-born first lady donates $70,000 to L'Aquila quake survivorsJuly 10th, 2009 France's first lady visits quake-torn cityL'AQUILA, Italy — France's Italian-born first lady has pledged a personal donation of euro50,000 ($70,000) to a hospital treating quake survivors. Carla Bruni toured the damaged central Italian town of L'Aquila and said her husband's government will contribute euro3.2 million to help repair the dome of the Santa Maria du Suffragio church on the town's central square.
Clooney at G-8, tours ruins, says he'll shoot film in Italy quake areaJuly 9th, 2009 Clooney: I'll film in Italy quake areaL'AQUILA, Italy — George Clooney has toured the ruins of Italy's recent earthquake and told the survivors he'll shoot a film in their mountain region. The actor inspected crumbled buildings during a visit on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in L'Aquila.
Obama arrives for first G8 summit of his presidencyJuly 8th, 2009 L'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama has arrived in the quake-ravaged Italian town of L'Aquila as the first Group of Eight summit of his presidency opened. Obama was greeted by host Silvio Berlusconi at the summit at a walled-off police academy where leaders of eight industrialized nations will hold their three-day meeting.
Basketball court is at Obama's disposal at G-8 summit venueJuly 7th, 2009 Basketball court ready for Obama at G-8L'AQUILA, Italy — A summit held in a police barracks in a quake-stricken city may not provide Barack Obama with the luxury to which a U.S. president is accustomed.
Strong aftershock hits quake-struck area of central Italy, is felt as far as RomeJune 23rd, 2009 Italy: Strong aftershock hits quake zoneROME — A powerful aftershock hit the quake-struck areas of central Italy on Monday, rattling buildings as far away as Rome. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Italy seeks to move G-8 summit to quake-hit L'Aquila, approves reconstruction planApril 23rd, 2009 Italy seeks to move G-8 summit to quake-hit cityROME — Italy's government wants to move this summer's Group of Eight summit from Sardinia to earthquake-stricken L'Aquila — both to save money and to give the devastated central region an economic boost. Premier Silvio Berlusconi told a news conference Thursday after a Cabinet meeting in L'Aquila that the cost of holding the July 8-10 summit on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena would be euro220 million ($285 million).
Vatican to help restore art damaged in central Italy quakeApril 22nd, 2009 Vatican to help restore art damaged in Italy quakeVATICAN CITY — The Vatican will help restore paintings, statues and other artworks damaged in the earthquake that devastated central earlier this month. Francesco Buranelli, a top culture official at the Holy See, said experts from the Vatican museums will directly restore some of the works.
Meet the 98yr-old Italy quake survivor who knitted her way to survivalApril 9th, 2009 LONDON - A 98-year-old women had a unique surviving strategy after she was captured in the rubble caused by the L'Aquila earthquake in Italy-busying herself in knitting. When rescue workers reached Maria D'Antuono, she revealed that in the 30 hours of being trapped in the rubble, she resorted to knitting to keep herself busy and stay alive.
Italian quake toll reaches 179April 7th, 2009 ROME - The death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy in the pre-dawn hours of Monday has risen to 179, reported officials from the battered town of L'Aquila. Of the dead, 40 bodies still need to be identified.
Powerful earthquake hits ItalyApril 6th, 2009 ROME - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck central Italy early Monday. According to the ANSA news agency, the quake was reportedly felt in Rome and central Italy.
Two killed in Italy quakeApril 6th, 2009 ROME - Two people were killed Monday in a strong earthquake in central Italy, television station TG24 reported. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 rocked central Italy early Monday and caused the collapse of some buildings in the town of Aquila, where the epicentre was located, some 95 km northeast of Rome, the ANSA news agency reported.
Thirteen killed in Italy quakeApril 6th, 2009 ROME - At least 13 people, including four children, were killed Monday in a strong earthquake in central Italy, TV channels reported. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 rocked central Italy early Monday, damaging buildings in the town of Aquila, where the epicentre was located, some 95 km northeast of Rome.
Magnitude-5.8 quake strikes Italy, deaths fearedApril 6th, 2009 ROME - A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck central Italy early Monday, causing buildings to collapse in the historic centre of L'Aquila and raising fears of fatalities. Rome, Abruzzo and other parts of central Italy were hit by the quake, whose epicentre was in the area of Abruzzo's capital, L'Aquila, at a five-km depth, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
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