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4th Annual International Wine Tourism Conference in Perugia

This year Perugia will host the 4th Annual International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop between the 30th of January and the 2nd of February.

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Amanda Knox Acquitted - To Be Immediately Released

After a ten month appeal process, an Italian court has just overturned the sentences of Amanda Knox and Rafaelle Sollecito for the murder of Meredith Kercher.

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Prosecutors Seek Life in Prison in Amanda Knox Appeal

A review of DNA evidence cast doubt on the original murder conviction.

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Prince to Headline Umbria Jazz Festival

The famous performer will take the stage on the 15th July.

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Amanda Knox's Parents Charged with Libel

With their daughter sentenced to 26 years in prison, Amanda Knox’s parents are facing their own legal trouble in Italian courts.

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"Knox never harmed a living thing" says former FBI Agent

Retired FBI agent Steve Moore is so sure that Amanda Knox is innocent of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher that he lost his job at Pepperdine University for refusing to be silent about the case. Mr Moore has been interviewed by newspapers in several countries regarding his conclusions about the tragedy and has also appeared on television in the US. Pat interviewed him for Italy Magazine.

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Kercher scholarship announced

The University for Foreigners in Perugia is to introduce a new scholarship in memory of Meredith Kercher, the British student who was murdered in the city on 1st November 2007.

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Perugia inundated by chocoholics

Perugia’s Eurochocolate 2010 is in full swing, and more than a million visitors are expected before this year’s edition ends on 24 October.

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Eurochocolate - have your chocolate and eat it too!

This year the Eurochocolate festival runs from 15-24 October, but if you can’t make it to Italy’s “Green Heart” during the ten days it turns cocoa-brown, don’t despair. Here are some suggestions for chocolate loving travelers throughout the autumn and winter..

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Knox bullied into confession, says former FBI agent

A retired FBI special agent has analysed documents relating to Amanda Knox's confession to the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in 2007 and has concluded that she was bullied by police.

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