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Knights Templar 'Heirs' Sue Pope For Billions : NPR view story
68 votes- Submitted by cmcgill
- 3 months ago
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A group of people claiming to be the heirs of the legendary Knights Templar are suing Pope Benedict XVI, seeking more than $150 billion for assets seized by the Catholic Church seven centuries ago. Fiona Govan, who wrote about the lawsuit for London's Dai
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MASSIVE Internet outage across Asia and the Middle East! view story
66 votes- Submitted by cGt2099
- 10 months ago
- (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technol...)
- Became popular 10 months ago
Gosh, I hope this doesn't happen here. I mean, it shouldn't we have the best internet in the wor
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To the Ancient Rome and Back view story
54 votes- Submitted by kristijan1974
- 20 days ago
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- Became popular 20 days ago
The glory that was of ancient Rome never fails to fascinate anyone. Hearing the name reminds one of the colorful history of Rome from its wonderful days to the fall of Rome.
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Invitation to the Death: The Most Dangerous Roads of the World view story
63 votes- Submitted by solidworksalkan
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.trifter.com/Practical-...)
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Every year millions of people die because of accidents on the roads. Most of these accidents are due to drivers who are drunk or careless.
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NATO Secret Armies Linked to Terrorism? view story
55 votes- Submitted by Albionshores
- 3 months ago
- (http://macedoniaonline.eu/content...)
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Italy, 3 August '90, PM Andreotti confirms the existence of a secret army code-named Gladio within the state. “The reason was quite simple. They were supposed to force these people, the Italian public, to turn to the state to ask for greater security."
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Ancient and Medieval Rome and Italy | Wallpapers view story
33 votes- Submitted by milos31
- 8 months ago
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Ancient and Medieval Rome and Italy, monuments, travel, wallpapers, architecture,landscape, Venice
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We won't pay you protection, traders tell Mafia view story
43 votes- Submitted by cGt2099
- 10 months ago
- (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/m...)
- Became popular 10 months ago
A group of 100 shopkeepers in Palermo, the nerve centre of the Sicilian Mafia, have staged an unprecedented rebellion against the Cosa Nostra by refusing to pay protection money....
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36 Hours in Palermo - NYTimes.com view story
31 votes- Submitted by beijngblog
- 4 months ago
- (http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/07...)
- Became popular 4 months ago
After decades of postwar neglect, the Sicilian capital is poised for a comeback. Crumbling roads are being repaved, landmarks scrubbed clean and a newfound pride can be felt.
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Italian soldiers floored by 77-year-old Japanese woman view story
29 votes- Submitted by Kerry
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/n...)
- Became popular 5 months ago
Italian soldiers are facing the embarrassment of being beaten up daily by a 77-year-old Japanese grandmother.
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Italian man jailed for emailing nude photos of ex-lover view story
29 votes- Submitted by FatLester
- 9 months ago
- (http://www.reuters.com/article/in...)
- Became popular 9 months ago
An Italian man was jailed for more than two years for putting pornographic pictures of his ex-girlfriend on the Internet and sending them out in more than 15,000 emails.


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