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Wanted: A Healthy Cash Infusion for Italy’s Starved Cultural Institutions
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDOItaly’s new conservative government has slashed arts budgets for the next three years.
Italians Critical of Chinese Gift
COMPILED BY JULIE BLOOMA cultural exchange has turned into an awkward debate over aesthetics in Italy and China.
Italy Agrees to $5 Billion Libya Reparations
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSItaly agreed to pay Libya $5 billion in compensation for its 32-year occupation of the country ending in 1943, the Libyan foreign minister said on Saturday.
At Conference on the Risks to Earth, Few Are Optimistic
By ANDREW C. REVKINThe goal of the conference is to foster “a science without secrets and without borders,” mixing disciplines and cultures, in the hopes of propelling breakthroughs.
Spotlight on Local Laws Turns La Dolce Vita a Bit Sour
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDOWhat began as a bit of summer fun in the Italian news media spun into an incident after a London newspaper wrote: “Tourists beware: if it’s fun, Italy has a law against it.”
U.S. Tops Germany to Secure Spot in Men’s Water Polo Semifinals
By PETE THAMELWith an 8-7 victory, the United States staved off elimination and completed its stunning run by winning its group.

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