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Italy's former prime minister Matteo Renzi throws down the gauntlet

Matteo Renzi tells his ruling Democratic Party he wants a leadership contest before any national vote

13/02/2017

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Could a 'smart mirror' replace your doctor for disease diagnosis?

When you look into a Wize Mirror, it looks back at you.

13/02/2017

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Takeaway: looking glass

This “magic mirror” has been made by European researchers It reads your face and tells you about your health A set of cameras capture possible signs of health problems Depth sensors analyse your face

13/02/2017

Italy

Venice Carnival begins in style

It is carnival time in Venice – and for flamboyant dressers, it is heaven on earth!

11/02/2017

Italy

Italy: Clashes at protest rally against far-right

Tension flared in Italy on Saturday on the fringe of a largely-peaceful demonstration against a meeting of European far-right political groups.

11/02/2017

Italy

Italian students turn violent over turnstiles

There have been ugly scenes in Bologna in Italy after riot police and students clashed inside the city’s university for a second day.

10/02/2017

Italy

The House of the Chaste Lovers - Open for Valentine's Day

It could be the perfect place to spend Valentine’s Day.

10/02/2017

Italy

Italy and Tunisia to tackle terrorism and migration

The two countries strengthen ties to deal with common issues like terrorism, migrant-trafficking, tourism and energy

09/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Virtual reality comes to Emperor Nero's Golden Palace in Rome

The Golden Palace in Rome, built by Emperor Nero is getting the virtual reality treatment.

08/02/2017

Italy

'Mafia art collection' on display in southern Italy

It is no ordinary exhibition…because the precious paintings featured all belonged to an art-loving mobster!

07/02/2017

Markets

Italy's UniCredit selling 13 billion euros of new shares

Italy's biggest bank UniCredit is selling 13 billion euros of new shares to rebuild its capital reserves following writedowns on bad loans.

07/02/2017

Italy

Italy-Libya sign agreement to curb flow of migrants to Europe

Italy’s prime minister has signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya to curb the flow of migrants to Europe.

02/02/2017

Italy

Italian police arrest three people for arms smuggling to Libya, Iran

Three Italians have been arrested on suspicion of running an arms trafficking ring.

31/01/2017

Italy

Former Italian rail bosses convicted over 2009 disaster

Mauro Moretti and Michele Mario Elia were convicted over the derailment and explosion of a freight train carrying liquid petroleum gas through the Tuscan town of Viareggio in 2009.

31/01/2017

Italy

1000 refugees plucked from the Mediterranean

An Italian coast guard ship, the Spanish humanitarian group Proactiva Open Arms and a Caribbean-registered supply vessel went to the aid of six rubber dinghies and three wooden vessels.

28/01/2017

Italy

Italy: 'FBI join police' in 'Ndrangheta crackdown

More than 30 people have been arrested in a probe into the business interests of the ‘Ndrangheta, the organised crime group based in the southern Calabria region of…

26/01/2017

Italy

Italy avalanche: rescue operation over as final bodies retrieved

The search and rescue operation at the avalanche-hit Hotel Rigopiano is over.

26/01/2017

World

This should make you a more confident airline passenger

When it comes to air transport, an emergency can quickly turn into a crisis situation. Be it severe weather, a security threat or a cyber attack. How does the industry prepare for a crisis?

25/01/2017

Italy

Italy: Calls for immediate election after court ruling

Italy’s Constitutional Court has modified a contested electoral law, in a move that could pave the way for early elections this year.

25/01/2017

Italy

Italy: Avalanche death toll rises as quake-hit Italians protest

More bodies have been found in the buried ruins of a hotel in central Italy, razed by an avalanche a week ago today.

25/01/2017

Italy

Italy: 5-star Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi in 'abuse of office' probe

Rome’s first female mayor is under investigation over the appointment of the brother of her former right-hand man, who is currently in custody suspected of…

25/01/2017

Sport

Italy triumphs in Kronplatz Giant Slalom

Federica Brignone wins the Women's Giant Slalom in Kronplatz

24/01/2017

Italy

Italian court to review voting law

Italy’s Constitutional Court plays a regular part in Italian politics but the country’s new electoral law, or Italicum as its known, may give it a reduced role in…

24/01/2017

Italy

Italy holds first funerals for avalanche dead

The first funerals for victims killed in the hotel Rigopiano in central Italy, which was destroyed by an avalanche last week, have been held.

24/01/2017

Italy

Six killed in Italy after rescue helicopter crashes

Six people have been killed in central Italy after a rescue helicopter crashed.

24/01/2017

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Bad weather in Italy

The region of Calabria, in southern Italy, has been hit by bad weather.

24/01/2017