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...tried with 22 other al-Qaeda suspects in Belgium's biggest ever terrorism trial. Seventeen of the other defendants were convicted on a range of lesser charges; five were acquitted. Setback for Silvio ITALY In a surprise sign of unrest within Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ruling coalition, the lower house of parliament passed two opposition amendments to a bill to overhaul the media industry. The bill, which critics say will benefit Berlusconi's business empire, must now return to the upper house, delaying its final approval. Berlusconi had characterized the secret ballot as a vote of confidence...
...Sunday against No. 8 UNC, Charnock only managed one shot, as the Tar Heels out-shot the Crimson 14-3. But despite the most recent setback, Harvard’s offense is rejuvenated by young stars such as Charnock, freshman Charles Altcheck, Hoff—who was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week—and the Tornaritis brothers...
...think [the failure of the WUSA] is certainly a setback for women’s soccer and for women’s sports in general,” co-captain Katie Hodel, who is also a Crimson editor, wrote in an e-mail. “I know growing up I would’ve loved to have had professional women players as role models and I think the league provided that for a lot of young girls...
...appliance maker Merloni Elettrodomestici started turning out Ariston appliances--washing machines, dishwashers and refrigerators--with RFID readers that will eventually allow them to communicate with products bearing smart tags. Washers, for instance, will be programmed to read clothing labels for cleaning instructions. But that vision had a setback last spring, when Benetton nixed RFID tagging for its Sisley line because privacy groups threatened a boycott. Benetton is still determined to use RFID for inventory, hoping to replicate a system in place at Prada's New York Epicenter store. Sales personnel there can search inventory without leaving clients, thanks to RFID...
...specific deadline is set, and the process could take a very long time. The second division is between "old" and "new" Europe, those countries that mostly support the U.S. and those that mostly don't. But although familiar wails emanate from certain quarters every time there's another setback for European unity, economic and political oneness isn't always possible - or desirable. Europe can survive and thrive with euroskeptics in the house. And if the Continent can't forge an identity without first agreeing on a common foreign policy, then it may never learn its true name. Like any battered...