Just a few months ago, the city of Pompeii, here in Italy, was a thriving city of 20,000 people. After the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius on August 24, 674 A.U.C., the city is now buried under cinders, ashe...
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Being dormant for almost eighty years, the residents of nearby Vesuvius town Pompeii thought that the volcano was no threat to their lives. Well, they were wrong. On the morning of August 24, 79 A....
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Naples (dpa) The southern Italian region of Campania is facing a
crisis with tons of uncollected rubbish accumulating across the area.
The situation could not...
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ROME, Dec 4 (Reuters) - An ancient Roman wood and ivory
throne has been unearthed at a dig in Herculaneum, Italian
archaeologists said on Tuesday, hailing it as the most
significant piece of woode...
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It was the jewel of Pompeii's libertines: a brothel decorated with frescoes of erotic figures believed to be the most popular in the ancient Roman city.
The Lupanare _ which derives its na...
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NAPLES, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Police in Naples clashed early on
Tuesday with protesters blocking access to a garbage dump,
dashing hopes of a peaceful end to a crisis over waste disposal
that has brou...
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The U.S. is leading a push to protect a type of red coral that grows deep in the world's oceans and seas, putting it at odds with Italian fishermen who have harvested the species for generations to...
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Rome (dpa) - Carlo Bono from Milan saw the sun "turn black".
Mariella Valvo of Casale Monferrato, in northern Italy, compared it
to "one of those American movies abo...
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Today is Friday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2007. There are 129 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing record damage and ...
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NAPLES, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A tense standoff between Italian
police and locals in Naples who were blocking access to a
garbage dump ended peacefully on Monday when the government said
it would annou...
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NAPLES, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Romano Prodi gave
Italy's former police chief four months to clean up a garbage
crisis in Naples where tonnes of rotting rubbish sparked clashes
between po...
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NAPLES, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Riot police fired teargas to
disperse protesters trying to stop truckloads of garbage being
brought into their Naples suburb for dumping on Tuesday. Prime Minister Romano...
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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and The Effects of It on Pompeii
Rubbish piling up in Naples' suburbs, tourist areas hardly affected
