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Battle for Italy's olive trees: deadly bacteria devastating groves in Apulia

The spectre of an agricultural catastrophe hangs over southern Italy with the spread of a bacteria that is devastating olive tree groves. Xylella

03/07/2015

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Heatwave in Europe: Zoo residents get frozen treats

03/07/2015

Sport

Catania supporters protest match-fixing

Some 3,000 supporters for the Sicily-based football club Catania have held street demonstrations amid allegations of match fixing. It is alleged the

28/06/2015

Italy

Italy: regional leaders refuse to take more migrants

Nearly 500 more migrants arrived in Sicily on Thursday after being picked up by a Swedish boat in the Mediterannean. One of them died on the journey

25/06/2015

Italy

Scaling new Lego heights: children build world's tallest tower in Milan

More than half a million bricks and five days of labour from thousands of children has resulted in a Guinness World Record for the tallest Lego tower

25/06/2015

Italy

Coastguards rescue 3,700 Mediterranean migrants in two days

More than 3,700 migrants were rescued on Monday and Tuesday in the Mediterranean as part of the EU’s coastguard operation. On Monday 2,741 were

23/06/2015

Sport

Goalkeeper Reina returns to Napoli

Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina has secured a move back to Napoli after signing a reported three-year contract with the Serie A club. After eight

23/06/2015

Sport

Catania president one of seven arrested over suspected match-fixing

Seven people have been arrested on charges of match-fixing involving Italian second division side Catania. Among the seven people accused of ‘fraud

23/06/2015

Italy

Laura Antonelli dies at the age of 73

Italian actress Laura Antonelli has died at the age of 73 at her home in the seaside town of Ladispoli, near Rome. She appeared in over 40 films in

23/06/2015

Culture news

East meets West in men's spring-summer fashion in Milan

Dolce & Gabbana remained rooted in their beloved Sicily but continued to find foreign influence in its rich heritage at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

22/06/2015

Italy

Pope prays before Shroud of Turin during northern Italy visit

The mistreatment of migrants escaping war and injustice “makes one cry.” The words of Pope Francis, as he visits the Italian city of Turin. He has

21/06/2015

Italy

Children’s drawings offer insights into the terror of Syria’s war

19/06/2015

Italy

Italy: stranded migrants mark Ramadan on the rocks

Migrants trapped in Italy are marking the holy month of Ramadan on the rocks. Turned back from the French border, dozens of people – mainly Eritreans

19/06/2015

Italy

Italian police smash a major international mafia drugs ring

Italian police have broken an international mafia drug trafficking ring , seizing more than four tons of pure cocaine worth one billion euros

18/06/2015

Sport

Sinisa Mihajlovic was appointed coach of AC Milan

16/06/2015

Italy

Italian police struggle to contain Ventimiglia migrants as French accused of foul play

After Italian police rounded up a group of migrants and attempted to get them on a bus, they were unable to prevent them fleeing after an angry crowd

16/06/2015

Italy

Italian PM: Europe cannot close its eyes to migrant crisis

A group of African migrants have been left languishing on rocks overlooking the Italian coast, after being turned back at the French border. They

15/06/2015

Italy

Migrants wait for fourth day on Italian-French border as Paris blocks their entry

Dozens of African migrants remain stranded in Ventimiglia on the Italian-French border after French customs officers maintained a border closure for

15/06/2015

Italy

Migrants refuse to go away as French police prevent them crossing the Italian frontier

A stand-off continued on Sunday between French police and African migrants trying to cross over from the northern Italian coastal town of Ventimille

14/06/2015

Musica

From The International New York Times' Center stage: Teatro alla Scala

11/06/2015

Italy

International monitors deplore rising ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine

OSCE observers have reported more evidence of heavy weapons and fighting around Donetsk, while the Ukrainian government has officially claimed part of the country is occupied by Russia.

10/06/2015

Italy

Putin hails "special relationship" with Italy on Milan visit

Italy’s playing host to the Russian President at the Milan Expo. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi offered no sign of breaking ranks with his European

10/06/2015

Italy

Two nuns rescued after three days stuck in lift

Two nuns have been rescued after three days stuck in an elevator in Rome. The women, aged 58 and 69, were from Ireland and New Zealand respectively

09/06/2015

Sport

Khedira joins Juventus

After weeks of speculation, Juventus have signed Germany midfielder Sami Khedira from Real Madrid on a free transfer. The 28-year-old, who was linked

09/06/2015

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Helping farms produce more crops with less water

Is it possible – in agriculture – to produce more with less water? That’s the aim of a European research project taking place in Bologna, Italy

08/06/2015

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Do you know: can crops grow without water?

08/06/2015