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• Obama-supporting nun, 106, shocked by fame
The story of Sister Cecilia, who was born in Manchester, New Hampshire and voting by absentee ballot over the Internet, was picked up by Italy's leading newspaper, Corriere della Sera, and other media. "She is very proud to be an American," Sister ...
• UK bails out banks as Europe acts
Valuations do not take sufficient account of this yet, in our view." Germany and Italy are also expected to take measures to shore up their banks, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy predicted a series of announcements. According to media reports the ...
• Cocoa puffs: Italian cigars taste of dark chocolate
Pack Italy's latest cigars in your pocket, and people might say you smell good enough to eat. Toscanello Aroma Fondente, a half-sized conical cigar, has the color, taste and smell of dark chocolate. It is the latest product from Manifatture Sigaro ...
• European nations to guarantee bank debt
On Monday, the governments of Italy, Germany, France and others will present their individual ways of implementing the measures. The rest of the 27-member EU will have a chance to sign up to the measures when the countries meet Wednesday. The ...
• IMF chief warns of global financial meltdown
Bush huddled with economic chiefs from the G-7 — Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada — and officials from the IMF and World Bank, and said top industrial nations grasped the gravity of the crisis and would work together to solve it ...