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Michelin to shed 1,600 jobs in European plant shake-up

Michelin says it is closing several European sites with the loss of around 1,600 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan. The French tyre company

Italy

The Trevi Fountain and the Dolce Vita!

A fountain in the Trevi district in Rome Designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft)

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Andrea Bocelli sings cinema classics

With his new album ‘Cinema’ reaching No.3 in the pop charts, Andrea Bocelli has become the first classical artist to have 10 top 10 albums.

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Hovercraft innovation: multi-tasking on a cushion of air

Some 50 years after its first appearance, the hovercraft has a role as a versatile and adaptable vehicle, particularly in emergency situations

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World News

Rome mayor resigns - again

Rome’s chaotic city politics have left the Italian capital without a mayor, after Ignazio Marino resigned on Friday. Francesco Paolo Tronca, the

Italy

Italy's 'Martian Mayor' withdraws resignation

Italian politics is known for its twists and turns and Thursday (October 29) was no exception. Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino has withdrawn the

Italy

Florence Cathedral museum opens its doors to the world

“If you haven’t seen this, you haven’t seen Florence,” according to the website of the new Opera del Duomo museum, which has opened in the capital of

Italy

20 million people visited Milan Expo, a 'huge success'

Milan's World's Fair was visited by more than 20 million visitors

Tunisia

Italy won't extradite suspect in Tunis Bardo Museum attack

An Italian court refused on Wednesday (October 28) to extradite a Moroccan man suspected of having supplied weapons for the attack on Tunisia’s Bardo

Economy

Lukewarm response to Poste Italiane market debut

Italy’s biggest sale of state assets in a decade failed initially to generate much excitement on the Milan stock exchange. The government’s disposal

Economy

Investment, innovation help job prospects in France, Italy, Portugal

France is showing a slight improvement in its employment figures as a result of the first economic growth since 2007. Examples from the automobile

Italy

From Fascism to 500 Fendi fashionistas

A 70-year-old monument to Italy’s Fascist era has found a new use as the HQ for fashion brand Fendi. The restored “Square Colosseum” was built by

Economy

Netflix goes South, YouTube turns Red

Netflix enters three more European markets this week: Spain, Portugal and Italy. The video-streaming giant revealed its intentions back in June but

Italy

Italy flies 70 refugees to Scandinavia

70 refugees have flown from Italy to Finland and Sweden as part of the first phase of the European Union’s relocation plan. The majority of the group

Economy

Ferrari IPO races onto Wall Street

Ferrari briefly left the racing track behind on Wednesday to race to a new destination – Wall Street. Car enthusiasts will now be able to own a piece

Italy

NATO: biggest military exercise in 13 years

NATO is launching its biggest military exercise in 13 years, mobilising 36,000 soldiers, sailors and air crews from more than 30 countries to test

Italy

Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees arrive in Cagliari

The Italian Coast Guard says the 781 migrants and refugees rescued off the coast of Libya over the weekend have arrived in Cagliari in Sardinia. This

Italy

Scanning history in Pompeii

What was life like in Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago? Using CAT scan technology, experts are now able to uncover tantalising insights into how people

My Europe Series

Riace, Italy: a haven for refugees?

Breathing new life into Europe's deserted rural villages by taking in refugees: that's the fight that Riace, in southern Italy, has been waging for more than 15 years. But are things there really goin

Italy

Five people dead after floods in Benevento, Italy

At least five people have died after storms in central Italy caused major flooding and landslides. Italian news agency ANSA reported a 70-year-old

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