Italy

Italy

Earthquake hits Sicily after Mount Etna eruption

The 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck shortly after 3 am.

26/12/2018

Italy

Toddler dies after botched circumcision in Italy

US citizen of Libyan descent arrested in Italy for manslaughter after death of toddler following botched circumcision

24/12/2018

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Mount Etna erupts with reports of more than 130 earthquakes

The Mount Etna observatory on Monday said that lava and ash are spewing from a new fracture on the active Sicilian volcano amid an unusually high level of seismic activity.

24/12/2018

Italy

Pompeii petrified horse found frozen and ready for action

In AD79 the ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by an eruption that killed more than 2,000 people. The city’s ruins have become one of the most visited archaeological sites in the world.

24/12/2018

Italy

Italy 2019 budget: Proposals for 6,000 euro green car subsidy approved in upper house

There are plans for a 6,000 euro subsidy for green cars. Larger vehicles running on traditional fuel will be slapped with higher taxes.

23/12/2018

Italy

The miracle of Matera: city prepares for year of culture

In partnership with Matera 2019

Euronews' Marta brambilla Pisoni reports from Matera as the city gears up for its opening ceremony as European Capital of Culture 2019.

19/12/2018

Earth News

The old silk factory using Da Vinci's 500-year-old machine design

A small but historical workshop is going centuries back in time to make silk.

19/12/2018

Italy

Italy budget crisis averted after EU agreement

A deal between Italy and the European Commission over its contested 2019 budget appeared to have been reached.

19/12/2018

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A European Culture Capital’s 21st Century Renaissance

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On a crisp winter’s day, locals gather in a Southern Italian piazza, in the shadow of a 13th century convent, to raise a visionary new architectural structure. It takes a village to hoist the spired earth-toned building — though it’s made of cardboard.

19/12/2018

Italy

Top Italian architect to oversee Genoa bridge reconstruction

The renowned Genoan architect Renzo Piano works' include the London Shard, the Pompidou centre in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York.

19/12/2018

Italy

Watch: Italian artist uses makeup to create 3D illusions

With Luca Luce, nothing is ever what it seems.

18/12/2018

Italy

Genoa bridge demolition begins

Four months after the collapse that cost 43 lives and disrupted an entire region's cross-border transport, Italian engineers prepare to destroy and rebuild.

16/12/2018

Italy

Exhibition explores Pompeii's ancient links to Etruscans

Exhibition explores Pompeii's ancient links to Etruscans

14/12/2018

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#AskSpace: What's the cause of climate change, and when will the ice c

In partnership with ESA - The European Space Agency

#AskSpace: What causes climate change, and when will the ice caps melt? ESA Director of Earth Observation Josef Aschbacher answers your questions.

14/12/2018

World

Italy's Conte promises to reduce deficit target to avoid EU sanctions

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has met with European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker for the latest round of budget talks. Initially rumoured to be have been called off – the results of the meeting gave new optimism to a topic that had put Italy at loggerheads with Brussels.

13/12/2018

Italy

Black acrid smoke spreads across Rome after a fire in a rubbish dump

As twelve teams of firefighters battle to put out the blaze, critics have slammed the capital's beleaguered waste manager and warned of a growing garbage ‘crisis’ in the capital.

11/12/2018

Italy

Italian churches offer shelter to migrants

Italian priests say migrants will have shelter at the church after the country announced a new bill that abolishes humanitarian protection.

10/12/2018

Italy

Milan building towards a brighter, greener future

Architect Stefano Boeri has created a small island of greenery in the heart of Milan.

10/12/2018

Italy

Salvini blames austerity for French unrest

Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini says EU needs to adopt policies to stimulate growth.

09/12/2018

Italy

Italy fines Facebook €10m over data misuse

An Italian watchdog fines Facebook €10million for misleading users of its data practices. In addition, the authority demanded the company state how it uses data on its website and app.

08/12/2018

Italy

Verdi's "Attila" opens La Scala season

Triumph for Chailly and Abdrazakov as audience warms to tale of fall of Rome.

08/12/2018

Italy

Italy: Six dead and dozens injured in nightclub stampede

Six people have died and dozens were injured after a stampede broke out in a small town on Italy's Adriatic coast.

08/12/2018

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Nativity figures of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un popular in Italy

Italian families are displaying figurines of Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un and Cristiano Ronaldo next to Jesus' crib in nativity scenes this Christmas. There's even space for Silvio Berlusconi

07/12/2018

Destinations

Back to Stonehenge: Italy's luxury cave fad

It's like being a privileged castaway.

07/12/2018

Italy

Vehicle tax drives budget fallout among Italy's ruling populists

The ruling Five Star Movement and its coalition partner, the League party, look to have had a falling out over the budget.

06/12/2018

Italy

Scores arrested in massive EU crackdown on organised crime network

Members of the 'Ndranghatea Italian mafia group have been arrested in a massive swoop.

05/12/2018