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Italian says coronavirus face mask she bought... came from Wuhan

Lots of people have been purchasing protective masks amid reports of the spread of coronavirus - but one Italian has noticed the one she brought is from Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak.

30/01/2020

Italy

Thousands stranded on cruise ship amid coronavirus scare

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship docked at Civitavecchia on Thursday, but passengers were prevented from getting off after one person - from Macao - came down with flu-like symptoms.

30/01/2020

World

Liliana Segre: Auschwitz survivor talks about her experience

Segre was deported from Italy to Auschwitz in 1944 when she was 13 years-old. She was one of 776 Italian children under the age of 14 who were sent to the Nazi concentration camp. Only 25 survived

29/01/2020

Italy

Italian bandits burn cars and scatter nails in failed highway robbery

A gang made off with €5m in a similar heist on the same stretch of highway in 2014.

29/01/2020

Italy

Salvini fails to win key Italian regional election

The Democratic Party was leading with 50% of the votes in Emilia-Romagna, against 45% for Salvini’s League, according to projections.

27/01/2020

Italy

Holocaust survivor: 'Silence was the best choice' after Auschwitz

Just 35 of the 776 Italian children sent to Auschwitz survived. Liliana Segre was one of them.

26/01/2020

Italy

Salvini, sardines & strongholds: Will one vote topple the government?

Sunday could see fatal cracks appear in Italy’s coalition government. Here’s how.

26/01/2020

Italy

Italy's right-wing leader Salvini targets leftist region in key vote

Matteo Salvini is trying to trigger a political earthquake in Italy this Sunday.

25/01/2020

Italy

In Foggia, Puglia, an upstart mafia wages war

Unlike the Cosa Nostra, mafiosos in Puglia aren't reluctant to attract attention.

22/01/2020

Italy

Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement

Italy foreign minister Luigi Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement

22/01/2020

Italy

All roads lead to Rome - and so does all traffic

All roads lead to Rome - and so does all traffic

21/01/2020

Italy

'Sardines' movement in Bologna, Italy hopes to block far-right

Thousands of protesters gathered in Bologna in northern Italy ahead of a regional vote on Jan 26 as Salvini hopes to topple the Five-Star Movement.

19/01/2020

Italy

One of art world's biggest mysteries solved as missing painting found

A gardener found the missing painting in the walls of the art gallery.

17/01/2020

Italy

Watch: NATO is 'united and adaptable' says Jens Stoltenberg

The NATO Secretary General was speaking in Italy.

17/01/2020

No Comment

Battered faces of female celebrities appear in Italian street art

The battered faces of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel stare out of posters in Milan created by Italian artist Alexsandro Palombo to raise awareness of violence against women.

16/01/2020

Earth News

Versace stops using kangaroo skin as wildfires spread in Australia

The luxury fashion house has enforced a ban, but many other exotic animals are still hunted for their skin.

16/01/2020

Italy

This earthquake-hit city is testing 5G to protect from future tremors

L’Aquila suffered one of the worst earthquakes in Italy's history. Now it is testing to see how 5G technology can help protect it in the future.

15/01/2020

Italy

Russia and Turkey push for ceasefire in Libya

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the ceasefire effort and announced talks would take place in Berlin.

11/01/2020

Italy

Albanian father rescues son who had been kidnapped to live under IS

After 5 years of not knowing where his son is, an Albanian father manages to rescue his son out of Syria. His mother had taken him to live under the IS.

06/01/2020

Italy

Suspected drunk driver hits young German tourists, killing six

The driver of the car had a high blood alcohol content and was driving particularly fast, a police source told The Associated Press.

05/01/2020

Italy

Fashion magazine swaps photos for illustrations in green gesture

Vogue Italia is highlighting the need for more sustainability in fashion with its first issue of 2020, in which photos are replaced with illustrations.

04/01/2020

Italy

Wake up & smell the coffee: Italy wants UNESCO protection for espresso

Italian campaigners are giving it their best shot.

03/01/2020

Italy

Tiny Italian enclave in Switzerland now belongs to Italy... again

The enclave has ping-ponged between Italy and Switzerland over the years. Now it's back with Rome.

03/01/2020

Italy

Ibrahimovic: 'I'm looking for a last bit of adrenaline' with AC Milan

The Swedish football star has signed for six months with the option to extend for another year.

03/01/2020

No Comment

Grandfather, 68, among New Year's Day divers into Rome's River Tiber

After it was lunch with the grandchildren and then a nap.

01/01/2020

Italy

Watch: Rome holds special parade to welcome in the new year

Marching bands took centre stage in the Italian capital on Wednesday as it toasted the arrival of a new decade.

01/01/2020