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Brangelina buy Italian maison

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have purchased a $40 million mansion in the Valpolicella hills.

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Miss Italia - the mystery of the transsexual

For several weeks there have been rumours that there is a transsexual among the 2010 Miss Italia finalists and, as the contest nears its final stages, the speculation is reaching fever pitch.

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Bathers find Roman cargo boat

Casual bathers between Torre Borraco and San Pietro in Bevagna on the Gulf of Taranto [Puglia] found the remains of a Roman cargo boat two hundred metres from the shore on Tuesday.

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Dog lifeguards are a hit with tourists

The phrase “dog days of summer” has taken on a whole new meaning for tourists on some of Italy’s beaches, where, as well as the traditional human lifeguard, they may well see a red-uniformed dog.

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First female gondolier for Venice

After 900 years of male domination, the 425-strong Ente Gondola of Venice has accepted its first female member and the feminine word “gondoliera” has entered the language...

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An unusual custody battle

This story began when a young Milanese man called Marco and his fiancée from Loano [Liguria] adopted a four-year-old [male] mongrelcalled Vicky...

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A different kind of beauty queen

Kate Moss, eat your heart out, for on Saturday Italy crowned its twenty-first “Miss Ciccione d’Italia” or “Miss Chubby” in the village of Forcoli, near Pisa.

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The demise of the latin lover?

Italy’s famous “Latin lovers” are no longer a hit with women from foreign countries, reports Vie Del Gusto magazine. According to a poll, four out of five women tourists were unimpressed by Italian men’s attempts to woo them.

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Clooney fever in Milan court

There were chaotic scenes both outside and inside a Milan court on Friday, the day George Clooney came to town. The actor was there to testify against three people who allegedly used Clooney’s name without his consent for a fashion label.

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Milanese honour at stake

Milan, Italy’s second city and its undisputed fashion capital, may be facing humiliation by the end of July because it is in danger of being left off the board in a new version of Monopoly.

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