[b]An Italian presenter has been criticised for wearing a crucifix and rosary beads while reading the news. Marina Nalesso, 44, has worn the religious accessories on several occasions during broadcasts on Italy's state-owned channel TG1.[/b]
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[b]The Venetian journalist, now based in Rome, said her reason for wearing them was 'for faith and to make a statement', according to the Daily Express.
RAI, the country's national public broadcasting company, permits religious symbols to be worn by newsreaders, despite demands from some quarters to have them banned.[/b]
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