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Bear sentenced to death for killing and disembowelling man as he jogged in woods
The bear was caught in the woods above the Val di Sole, in the northern Italian province of Trentino on April 17, just a few miles from the site of the attack
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Woman buys three houses for just £2.66 - and people say she's 'nuts'
The 49-year-old bought three run-down historic fixer-uppers in Mussomeli, Sicily and paid just €3 (£2.66) for them in total
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Man dies falling from Petra in Jordan as brother pays tribute to 'best friend'
Andrea Sferrazza was visiting Jordan on his own when he tragically fell from a path in Petra, suffering serious injuries. The tourist, who worked as a pizza chef in London, died in hospital on Friday
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Princess evicted from £400M villa with Caravaggio mural after row with stepkids
Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi was seen piling her four frise dogs into a taxi on Thursday following the eviction, and saying: "I feel like I'm in a surreal movie"
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Portofino set to start slapping tourists with £242 fines for selfies
The local government in Portofino has introduced no-waiting zones to stop tourists from 'lingering' for too long in popular beauty spots, with big fines for those who break the rule
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Man who bought house in Italy for just 85p had to sell it after missing deadline
Australian Danny McCubbin, 58, bought the house in Italy for 85p as part of a promotion to entice people to move to the area, but he had to sell it back as he missed a deadline
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Newborn abandoned in hospital as mum says 'I love you but can't care for you'
Little Enea was left on Easter Sunday in the Cradle for Life of the Mangiagalli clinic, part of the Milan Polyclinic. His mum left a message saying she loves him but cannot take care of him
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Woman 'torn apart' and mauled to death by brother's dog while bringing it food
Patrizia La Marca, 53, died in hospital after being savagely attacked by her brother's dog while she was bringing it food in Ventimiglia, northern Italy
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Visitors rush to see Michelangelo’s David statue after Florida censorship row
Tourists have shared photos of themselves with the famous Michelangelo statue David after Hope Carrasquilla, former principal at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, was fired for teaching a class on it
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Fraudster who pretended to be blind for 15 years caught scrolling through phone
A 48-year-old woman received £182,600 in disability benefits after claiming to be completely blind - but she has now been unmasked by the police and accused of fraud
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Seven dead from two families after horrendous crash on ‘dangerous’ road
The death of Maria Pia Giambona, 34, last night at an intensive care unit in the Sant'Antonion Abate Hospital in Trapani, Sicily, brought the grim death tally up to seven after a horror collision on a "dangerous road" in Sicily, Italy
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'We got a £99 Wowcher Mystery Holiday and had to leave the hotel after an hour'
Harriet Morphy-Morris signed up for the £99 Wowcher which includes flights and a hotel in a surprise location but she was so disappointed, she didn't even stay the night
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'Cretin' tourist dives 30ft into Venice canal wearing underpants as mayor rages
The young man, clad solely in his underpants, was filmed leaping from the top of the building and performing what looked like a belly flop into Venice's canal below
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25 people including kids hurt after poisoning fears at swimming pool
A large emergency response was seen at the Monti Lessini Sports Centre in Italy's Bosco Chiesanuova municipality, in Verona after a cloud of chlorine gas released during a swimming lesson poisoned 25, including nursery-aged children
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Missing girl case reopens after 30 years amid new claims she's held on island
Angela Celentano, a 30-year-old case of a missing Italian girl has reopened. Angela went missing at the age of three when she was on a family trip to Mount Faito, near Castellammare di Stabia
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Strictly Anton and Giovanni's Maserati stopped by cops while filming new series
The Strictly stars had been shooting their new travel series in Sicily when their Maserati was pulled over by Italian police while driving through the streets of Palermo
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Mountaineer survives being buried for 20 hours by avalanche in -15C temperatures
Carluccio Sartori was hit by an avalanche in the South Tyrol region in Italy. He survived being buried for 20 hours and when he was rescued, he could still talk despite having a body temperature of 24C
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Mafia boss' ex-girlfriend quizzed by police 'for helping him on the run'
Maria Mesi was jailed in the 1990s for sheltering Matteo Messina Denaro at her flat in Bagheria, Sicily. Letters found by police showed her love for the Mafia boss. She is now under investigation
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Top 20 must-haves for 'perfect' summer holiday - including a nearby beach
A poll of 2,000 sunseekers by loveholidays found the ideal summer trip would last ten days - and would include sightseeing, a hotel bar, and a decent sized swimming pool
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Newborn baby suffocates to death under mum who fell asleep after breastfeeding
The unnamed mother said she was exhausted from a 17-hour labour and asked several times for the baby to be taken to the nursery at the Sandro Pertini hospital in Rome before the tragedy happened
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Man arrested for letting undercover Mafia boss 'use his identity to buy clothes'
Matteo Messina Denaro used a false identity document with Andrea Bonafede's name to get access to health services and stay under the radar before he was arrested at a clinic in Palermo, Sicily
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Vatican to investigate unsolved mystery of teen who went missing 4 decades ago
Emanuela Orlandi, 15, was last seen going to a music lesson in central Rome before she disappeared in what has become one of Italy's most high-profile mysteries of all time
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Woman dies instantly after crashing car into tree driving home from night out
Elisa Scaletti, 20, died after crashing her car into a tree near her home in Villa di Tirano, Lombardy, northern Italy. Her 19-year-old friend, who was in the car with her, survived
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Brother of boy, 12, dissolved in acid by Mafia boss speaks out after his capture
Nicola Di Matteo's brother Giuseppe, 12, was kidnapped and killed in 1993 under the orders of Matteo Messina Denaro in an attempt to blackmail his father into not giving evidence against the mafia
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Mafia boss' lair filled with designer clothes and perfumes as he's finally found
Matteo Messina Denaro, the last 'godfather' of Cosa Nostra, was arrested yesterday in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run. At the home where he spent his final months, officers found perfumes and designer clothes
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