In the fourteenth century, ships that arrived in Venice,Italy, from areas infected with bubonic plague had to stay outside port for forty days.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

After his education in Italy, he studied with Max Born in Germany, just as Robert Oppenheimer had.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

She wrote to one of her friends about her dream of one day owning a house with an art collection like the one she had seen in Italy.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

It will not happen,". Among countries confirming new pledges were Britain with 1,200,and Italy with one thousand.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

He said that in this moment of sadness and mourning for the whole community of Messina and Italy, we feel deeply and intimately united with those affected by the recent tragedy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

La Russa said that the villainous and cowardly aggressors who have once again hit in the most vicious way should know Italy will not stop its mission, and will continue to assess it with its international allies.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17