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Milan: Experiencing 5* luxury in Italy’s most stylish city

You can feel how many illustrious people have walked the corridors and strolled through the gorgeous courtyard of this hotel.

Italy

World's top economies endorse global corporate tax at G20 summit

The leaders of the world's major economies are gathered in Italy this weekend as Rome hosts its first G20 summit, with the global health crisis, economic recovery, and climate change at the top of this year's agenda.

Romania

Romania police recover high-performance bikes stolen from Italian team

The bicycles went missing last week from a hotel in Lille, where the Italian team was staying during the UCI World Track Championships.

Italy

Italy’s senate rejects divisive bill aimed at fighting homophobia

Italy’s senate moved to block a divisive bill that aimed to fight homophobia.

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Culture news

Campari to raise Aperol prices in 2022 to offset surging costs

Fan of Aperol Spritz? Bad news. Expect to see your sunshine go-to cost a little bit more next year.

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Storms in Italy: red alert in Sicily and Calabria

Storms in Italy: red alert in Sicily and Calabria

Italy

Two dead in Sicily as heavy rain causes flash floods

"The situation in Catania and its province is very critical," Regional President Nello Musumeci said.

Health news

COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over', warns WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned there will be more pandemics in the future.

Eco-Innovation

Which country is paying people to eco-proof their holiday homes?

Italy is offering to cover 110 per cent of the costs for residents to make their homes eco-friendly and energy efficient.

World News

Cable car crash survivor should return to Italy, says Israeli court

An Israeli court has ordered 6-year-old Eitan Biran to be returned to his relatives in Italy amid a bitter custody battle.

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Heavy rains leave widespread devastation on Sicily

The body of a 67-year-old man who was carried away by a flooded river was found in an orange grove in Sicily on Monday. Rescuers are still searching for the man's wife.

Italy

Man asks police to jail him because life at home is 'unbearable'

The carabinieri in Tivoli said the 30-year-old Albanian national, who was under house arrest, "could no longer cope with the forced cohabitation with his wife".

My Europe Series

How a COVID pass protest sparked a debate in Italy on its fascist past

Violence at the end of a COVID pass protest in Rome reminded some of Italy's fascist era. Others have rejected such comparisons, calling them an exaggerated conflation.

Italy

Italy's Salvini goes on trial for refusing migrant ship docking

Salvini is charged with kidnapping.

Destinations

Revealed: The best holiday destinations in Europe 2021

The World Travel Awards has crowned these locations the best in Europe 2021. We pick some of our highlights.

Italy

Amnesty calls for inquiry into COVID deaths in Italian nursing homes

Amnesty International has called for an independent parliamentary inquiry into COVID-19 deaths in Italian nursing homes.

Italy

Italy's Berlusconi acquitted in corruption trial

Lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian premier, say he has been acquitted by a court in Siena of corruption on Thursday.

Travel News

Flight attendants strip off clothes in protest against airline closure

Flight attendants belonging to bankrupt Italian airline Alitalia are stripping off their old uniforms in protest against the national carrier’s closure.

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Demonstration in underwear for the former flight attendants of Alitalia

Dozens of former flight attendants of the defunct Italian airline Alitalia removed their uniforms during a demonstration, wearing only underwear.

World News

Eleven mafia suspects arrested on suspicion of luxury car tax evasion

Police in Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria conducted raids against suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta mafia organisation.

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