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Rep-Air, the t-shirt that absorbs unpleasant and harmful toxins in the air

The simplest and most affordable way to become an eco-conscious hero and tackle air pollution.

Living

Salone del Mobile: the ultimate guide to this year's furniture, interior design trends

Design, culture and quality are some of the words that describe the Salone del Mobile Milano, the leading international and trendsetter furniture and design event.

Italy

Prosecutor explains significance of anti-Mafia trial

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Breathtaking aerial footage shows Italy's 'floating' cycle path on Lake Garda

Drone footage shows a new bike track on Italy's largest lake that will give cyclists the impression they are flying over the water.

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Cinema

Italian film director Vittorio Taviani dies at 88

Alongside his brother Paolo, Taviani made more than 20 films including "Padre Padrone", which took top honors at the 1977 Cannes film festival and Docudrama Caesar Must Die won the Golden Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 2012.

Italy

Italy's political parties fail to end stalemate. Persident Sergio Mattarella says forming a coalition government is a matter of urgency

Efforts to break the deadlock stalled on Friday after two days of talks ended in failure

Spain

Spain beats Italy, France as world's biggest wine exporter

Spain exported the most wine of any country in 2017, beating its main competitors France and Italy.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Trade tremors, solving Syria's war

Italy

Italian anger at French border police intrusion over migrants

Italy's Foreign Ministry has summoned the French ambassador to explain why armed French border police entered a clinic that cares for migrants. Claims that doctors and lawyers were intimidated.

Italy

Moroccan terror suspect detained in Italy

Italian police detain a 19-year-old Moroccan man in the latest in a string of terror-related operations.

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Young cancer survivor gets ride in Popemobile

While receiving treatment for leukemia, Peter Lombardi saw the Pope on television and said he wanted to meet him.

Italy

2,000 candidates apply for five jobs in Italy's public sector

Would you travel for over 13 hours to apply for a job if you knew you'd be one of 2,000 candidates? That's what thousands of people do in Italy every month.

Italy

Italian police arrest citizens with suspected to links to ISIL terrori

Charges include teaching children extremist and violent interpretations of Islam. Properties in eight cities across Italy were searched as part of the probe

Italy

Italy's election winners join forces to elect parliamentary speakers

Italy's rival parties had to put their differences aside in order to choose leaders of both houses of parliament

Italy

Women feel Italy's north-south divide with lack of access to epidurals

Italy is a country split in two when it comes to accessing pain relief during childbirth. In the south, less than 10 percent of women can opt for an epidural.

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Pope Francis prayed before the body of Saint Pio at San Giovanni Roton

It was Pope Francis’ first visit as Pope to the hill town in southern Italy where the bearded Capuchin monk spent most of his life

Europe News

Italian right-wing leader slams EU 'destroyers' in Strasbourg

Matteo Salvini denounced the European Union as “destroyers” for policies he said robbed citizens of the right to hope.

Economy

The Brief: The future of eurozone reforms and a meat scandal in Belgium

Economy

French eurozone plans to hit German speed bump

The currency bloc's reform faces complications, as the new German government needs time to settle in and resistance is building among northern countries.

Italy

Watch: covert camera catches carers ‘abuse elderly woman’

The footage, released by police in Italy, appears to show carers slap the woman and then spit in some food.

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