Italy

Italy

Italy bridge: Pictures, videos from Genoa motorway collapse

Pictures and videos from the scene of the Morandi Bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy show the gravity of the accident.

14/08/2018

Italy

Italy PM declares state of emergency over deadly bridge collapse

Italy has declared a 12-month state of emergency in the Liguria region in response to the motorway bridge collapse in Genoa.

14/08/2018

Italy

Why are so many Italians against vaccines?

Critics say Italy's move to row back on making 10 vaccines mandatory for schoolchildren will take the country back to the Middle Ages. But what do people on the other side of the argument think and why does Italy have a growing anti-vaccine movement?

13/08/2018

Italy

Two-dozen residents in one town claims Caravaggio ancestry

Around two dozen people in the town of Caravaggio, Italy, are apparently related to the painter. The discovery of some bones in a small cemetery in the 1950s helped to reveal these branches of his family tree.

10/08/2018

Italy

Italy's new labour law explained

On Tuesday, the Italian parliament passed laws that would tackle short-term work, precarious labour practices and penalise firms relocating abroad. The new wide-ranging law, called the “dignity decree”, is one of the first victories for the left-right coalition government between the 5-Star Movement

09/08/2018

Italy

Italian government criticised for change to vaccination law

#GME Italy’s law change sparks controversy after ruling coalition says parents no longer need proof of children’s vaccinations. @TesaArcilla spoke to Dr Mark Muscat from the World Health Organisation.

09/08/2018

Italy

Italian sisters claim direct heritage to Mona Lisa

Natalia and Irina Strozzi believe they are the direct descendants of the woman behind Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, The Mona Lisa

08/08/2018

Italy

Venice cafe sparks outrage online with €43 bill for coffee and water

A cafe in Venice’s famous St Mark’s Square has sparked outrage online after a picture shared by a disgruntled customer of his €43 bill for two coffees and two bottles of water went viral.

08/08/2018

Italy

Controversial Turin-Lyon railway divides Italy

The new tunnel is splitting opinion within Italy's new government and drawing criticism from protestors unhappy about high costs and environmental impact.

07/08/2018

Italy

Two dead, dozens injured in Bologna motorway blaze

Two lorries collided on the motorway near Bologna airport in northern Italy on Monday, causing a major explosion and killing at least two people, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

06/08/2018

Italy

Euroviews. Unlike Salvini, Italians still believe in welcoming strangers | View

A new survey of Italian attitudes to migration and refugees finds more ideological diversity than commonly assumed. Economist and researcher Tim Dixon unpacks findings that show more nuances than the populism dominating headlines.

06/08/2018

Earth News

Ideas and exploration at Venice Architecture Biennale

The subtitle this year is 'Freespace', but how that is interpreted is left wide open.

01/08/2018

Italy

U.N. says migrants' return to Libya by Italian boat could be illegal

The U.N. migration agency say some of those involved in the case have made contradictory statements about where it took place, which is key to establishing migrants’ rights.

31/07/2018

Italy

Are hate crimes on the rise in Italy?

In the past two months, there have been 33 alleged cases of racially targeted hate crimes in the country, compared to just 28 in 2016.

31/07/2018

Italy

Trans Adriatic Pipeline: What's at stake between Italy and US

Final stages of TAP's construction are under review as Italy’s new environment minister calls the project "pointless", as he says there's a lack of demand and Washington sees TAP as crucial in its strategy to contain Moscow influence on the old continent

30/07/2018

Italy

Four takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Italy PM Giuseppe Conte

Donald Trump and fellow populist Giuseppe Conte hold a press conference after their meeting at the White House on Monday. Here is what you need to know.

30/07/2018

Italy

French skier lost 64 years ago identified with of social media

A French skier who went missing in the Alps more than 60 years ago was identified via social media.

30/07/2018

Italy

Children forced into ‘survival sex’ at Italy-France crossing, says NGO

Children seeking to cross into France via northern Italy are being forced to sell sex in exchange for a safe crossing, food or a place to sleep, according to a new report by Save the Children Italy.

29/07/2018

Italy

Rome: Bees used as pollution monitors

The tiny insects collect pollen from thousands of plants daily, in quite a tight radius and then their honey and wax are tested for various toxins. The project's been set up by Italian beekeepers and the carabinieri to understand the air pollution

27/07/2018

Italy

The Tour de France winner who helped save hundreds of Jews

Gino Bartali was not only Italy's champion cyclist. He also saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during World War II.

27/07/2018

Italy

Maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher in search of tasters

The popular Italian confectionary company says no prior experience is necessary for the role.

27/07/2018

Cinema

Italian National Hero made into an animation

Cyclist Gino Bartali helped around 800 Jews escape the holocaust because he smuggled fake documents in the frame of his bike. He pretended to be training but was carrying messages and photographs for passports to the Italian Resistance

27/07/2018

Cinema

75th Venice Film Festival announces line-up

75th Venice Film Festival announces line-up

25/07/2018

Italy

Italy bus employees donate holiday days to colleague with sick child

Employees of a bus company in Italy donated their paid leave days to a colleague so he could spend more time with his disabled child.

25/07/2018

Italy

Former Fiat Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne has died

The 66-year-old had fallen gravely ill after what the company had described as shoulder surgery in a Zurich hospital

25/07/2018

Italy

Holidaymakers and locals help rescue 56 migrants arriving by boat

Holidaymakers and locals at Cape Rizzuto in the Italian region of Calabria assisted 56 migrants that arrived on the beach on a sailboat.

24/07/2018