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Italy holds funeral for quake victims as search continues

Italy held a state funeral in pouring rain on Tuesday for some of the victims of an earthquake which levelled mountain communities last week, killing at least 292 people.

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Questions mount as 250 dead, thousands displaced in central Italy's quake

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 250 with thousands were still displaced on Thursday as rescuers continued a grim search for corpses and powerful aftershocks rocked the devastated area.

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Quake death toll hits 159 in Italy as rescuers search for survivors

The death toll hit 159 in a major earthquake in central Italy as rescuers were working through night to search and dig out survivors on Wednesday.