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Italy

The last great master of Italian cinema, Ettore Scola dies aged 84

The Italian screen writer and director Ettore Scola has died in Rome at the age of 84. Scola, was considered one of the last great masters of

19/01/2016

Sport

Movistar Yamaha unveil their new World Championship bike

Movistar Yamaha presented their 2016 MotoGP World Championship bike in Barcelona on Monday. Although the arrival of Michelin might shake up the

19/01/2016

Italy

Italy: five killed in suspected gas explosion

At least five people have been killed as the result of an explosion in north western Italy. The blast, believed to have been caused by a gas leak

16/01/2016

Sport

AS Roma sack coach Garcia and line up Spalletti

AS Roma announced on Wednesday they have sacked their French head coach Rudi Garcia after two and a half years at the helm. Last season’s Serie

13/01/2016

Musica

Naples Nutcracker shines at Teatro San Carlo

Among its remarkable gems, both natural and artistic, Naples can boast Europe’s oldest opera house, Teatro San Carlo. To see out 2015 and welcome in

07/01/2016

Sport

Hirscher wins his first slalom of season in Santa Caterina

Reigning four-time overall world cup champion Marcel Hirscher claimed his first slalom win of the season on Wednesday. The Austrian opened up his

06/01/2016

Sport

Alpine Skiing: Loeseth ends Norway's 16-year wait for slalom winner

Nina Loeseth experienced the dizzy heights at the top of a World Cup podium for the first time in her career on Tuesday after winning a slalom race

05/01/2016

Economy

Ferrari debuts on the Milan stock market

Debut day for Ferrari…on the Milan stock exchange. The iconic marque completed its spin off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Monday. Ferrari first

04/01/2016

Italy

Italian cities ban vehicles from streets to curb pollution

Streets around the Italian city of Naples were quieter than usual on Saturday (January 2). Cars, motorbikes and scooters have been banned until

02/01/2016

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Dive into 2016

A hardy group of Romans braved a cold, misty rain on Friday (January 1) and threw themselves off a bridge in Rome into the freezing waters of the

02/01/2016

Italy

Italian authorities crackdown on illegal firecrackers

Police in Italy have seized several tonnes of illegal fireworks. In Caserta authorities confiscated a firework called ‘Bomb Paris,’ containing 10kg

31/12/2015

Italy

Apple 'to pay 318 million euros' to settle tax dodging dispute with Italy

It is crunch time for Apple in Italy. The US tech giant has reportedly agreed to pay 318 million euros to settle claims of tax dodging there. Apple

30/12/2015

Italy

Warm Alpine weather brings fires and flowers

Wildfires sweeping through a forest in the Venetian Alps have destroyed some 100 hectares of woodland. Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze in

29/12/2015

Italy

Record pollution forces Milan to take cars off roads

Pollution in Italy’s industrial powerhouse Milan has got so bad the mayor is taking action, along with his counterpart in Rome and some other smaller

29/12/2015

Italy

900 migrants reach Italy as Renzi vows to support Libyan gov

After three nights on a Norwegian rescue ship, some 900 migrants disembarked in the Italian port city of Palermo early on Monday morning. More than

28/12/2015

Italy

Italy steps up fight against pollution

Some of Italy's major cities take action against levels of pollution that experts warn have reached unhealthy heights.

28/12/2015

Italy

Sporting Lorci five-a-side team quits after mafia-style threats

High-ranking five-a-side football team Sporting Locri is quitting the game after a series of threats made against the club’s president and his

27/12/2015

Italy

Ex-porn star Rocco Siffredi calls for sex education in Italy's schools

Almost 23,000 people have signed a petition backing former porn star Rocco Siffredi’s call for sex education to be taught in Italian schools. In

24/12/2015

Sport

Kristoffersen wins night slalom as Hirscher suffers near miss with drone

Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway continued his fine form of late to win a World Cup night slalom race in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy. The 21-year-old

22/12/2015

Italy

Traffic restrictions across northern Italy as pollution levels smash EU limits

Cities across northern Italy are on high smog alert due to unseasonably mild temperatures and low rainfall. Traffic in Rome and other major

22/12/2015

Sport

Jansrud wins inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom

Kjetil Jansrud won the Alpine skiing world cup’s inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom race on Monday to cap off Norway’s strong showing in Alta Badia

21/12/2015

Italy

Italy defies the EU and halts a cull of olive trees

Italian authorities have stopped a cull of olive trees in the south of the country that was ordered by the EU earlier this year over fears of a

20/12/2015

Sport

Aksel Lund Svindal dominant in Val Gardena

He did it again..for the fifth time. Aksel Lund Svindal clinched the downhill crown in Val Gardena to add to his four other victories in this

19/12/2015

Italy

Sicily: Vhils completes 'world's largest mural'

Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto — known as Vhils — has completed what’s believed to be the world’s largest mural. Located in Catania, Sicily, the

19/12/2015

Italy

Italy: 'Puppeteer' former Masonic lodge head Licio Gelli dies, 96

Liccio Gelli, the former head of Italy’s outlawed P2 Masonic lodge, has died, at the age of 96. Nicknamed ‘The Puppeteer’, he has been linked to some

16/12/2015

Business Series

India's Mahindra Group buys Italy's Pininfarina

The Italian car and industrial designer Pininfarina is now in Indian hands. Its new owner is the Mahindra Group, which has said it will acquire a

15/12/2015