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Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, March 17
(Agencies and Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-18 18:56
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 A statue on the monument of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the hero of Italian unification, is seen before celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Italy's unification, at Gianicolo hill in Rome March 15, 2011. Italy is about to mark the 150th anniversary of its unification but in a country where local identity is often supreme and a sense of nationhood is elusive, there are more party poopers than candles on the birthday cake. With its prime minister mired in sex and corruption scandals and its image abroad at a low point, even the government's decision to declare March 17 a public holiday did not manage to inject a sorely needed dose of sense of pride and unity. [Photo/Agencies]
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