He said gain pride and confidence as the country's influence and status grew on the world stage.

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Italy's prime minister and Rome's mayor, both on the left, sided with the Vatican in a row over a World Gay Pride parade to be held in Italy's capital next month.

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In 2007, a BBC poll for World Book Day voted Pride and Prejudice as the book most respondents could not live without.

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And one example it used to point to as a source of pride was the world-beating high-speed train system.

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