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Italian prime minister's bad English goes viral

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is facing an upward struggle to master the English language skills after videos mocking his latest efforts clocking up more than two million YouTube hits.

Language and culture

Top 10 videos: How not to speak Italian

From Brad Pitt trying to pass himself off as an Italian to an amusing video explaining the difference between “scopare” and “scappare”, YouTube is full of language-related gems.

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Italian war veteran finds himself on YouTube

Francesco Brambilla, 93, only discovered YouTube last week, when curiosity about his son's new tablet computer led him to the site. He was then surprised to discover himself in a video taken of his regiment ahead of its departure to the Russian front in 1942.

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Singing priest becomes YouTube hit

Father Bruno Maggioni, from Limbiate near Milan, has become a star on YouTube after a video of him singing and dancing at a wedding was posted on the video website.