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First Pompeii uncoveredRome, Italy - The origins of the famed buried city of Pompeii have emerged from years of excavations, an international conference in Rome was told Thursday. |
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Venice to Strengthen Bell TowerVenice, Italy - One of Italy's most famous bell towers needs rescuing. |
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Emperor’s treasure foundRome, Italy - The lost treasure of Maxentius, the last preChristian Roman emperor, has been unearthed by archaeologists. |
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Art sleuth looks for lost masterpieceFlorence, Italy - After 32 years on the trail of Leonardo da Vinci's lost masterpiece The Battle of Anghiari, Maurizio Seracini thinks he is on the verge of solving one of the art world's greatest mysteries. |
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Mediterranean Countries Agree on Measures to Protect Dwindling Fish StocksRome - Twenty-four nations whose fishing fleets ply the Mediterranean have pledged to help dwindling stocks with measures including nets that allow young fish to escape, a U.N. food agency said Tuesday. |
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Have St. Pauls remains been unearthed?Rome, Italy - Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul, buried beneath Rome's second-largest basilica. |
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Tomb discovered under Roman ForumRome, Italy - Archaeologists digging beneath the Roman Forum have discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb that predates the birth of ancient Rome by several hundred years. |
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Generating power From KitesTurin, Italy - Researchers in Italy have high hopes for a new wind-power generator that resembles a backyard drying rack on steroids. Despite its appearance, the Kite Wind Generator, or KiteGen for short, could produce as much energy as a nuclear power plant. |
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Boston’s MFA returns 13 disputed artifacts to ItalyRome, Italy - Boston's Museum of Fine Arts returned 13 disputed ancient artifacts to Italy on Thursday, a deal that Italian officials hope will pave the way for others to give back antiquities they say were smuggled out of the country. |
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‘Singing’ Volcanoes Spill SecretsGeneva - Music made from a volcano's rumblings could foretell eruptions, say Italian scientists. |
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