Italy

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Truffle tourism: The thrills and dark secrets of Italy's €60m industry

I went on a 5* break in Piedmont, Italy, to explore the intriguing world of truffle hunting.

09/11/2022

Culture news

How the discovery of 24 ancient statues will rewrite Italy's history

Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered more than 24 perfectly-preserved bronze statues dating back to ancient Roman times in thermal baths in Tuscany, in what experts are hailing as an extraordinary find

09/11/2022

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Watch: Italians protest at Geo Barents ship at centre of port standoff

On Monday, three migrants not allowed to disembark their boat in Italy were rescued after jumping into the sea in desperation off the Mediterranean.

08/11/2022

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Sicily: Desperate migrants throw themselves off blocked rescue boats

Three migrants jumped off a rescue boat on Monday after not being allowed by the Italian government to disembark in Catania, Sicily.

07/11/2022

Italy

Captain of rescue ship with 35 migrants refuses to leave Italian port

The captain of a charity-operated migrant rescue ship refused Italian orders to leave a Sicilian port Sunday after authorities conducted a medical selection of the passengers and did not allow 35 to get off.

06/11/2022

Italy

Dozens of migrants stopped from disembarking by Italy’s new government

Italian authorities prevented 35 migrants they did not deem as “vulnerable” from getting off a boat in Sicily on Sunday as Italy's new far-right-led government takes a hard line against privately run maritime rescue ships operating in its waters.

06/11/2022

Food and Drink

Local food festivals preserve Italy's obscure regional dishes

Some towns play traditional music while people dance, others let younger generations to get giddy with gaudy fairground rides. Nearly all stage historic processions, but however the night is celebrated, food is the main and most important ingredient.

06/11/2022

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Italian rally calls for country to stop sending weapons to Ukraine

Some 30,000 people took to the streets in Rome on Saturday calling for peace and disarmament in Ukraine.

05/11/2022

Italy

Hundreds of migrants in limbo as Italy closes ports to NGOs

NGOs have condemned Italy's decision to block its ports to humanitarian vessels, as hundreds of migrants remain stranded at sea waiting for safe passage.

05/11/2022

Art

Climate activists throw soup at Van Gogh painting in Rome

A painting by the Dutch master Vincent van Gogh on exhibition in Rome is the latest masterpiece targeted by climate activists

04/11/2022

Italy

Italy urged to allow 1,000 migrants disembark from NGO rescue ships

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Italy would not bear "the burden of this arrival alone".

04/11/2022

Culture news

Actor Kevin Spacey to receive achievement award in Italy

Two weeks after being cleared by a US court of sex abuse charges, actor Kevin Spacey is to be rewarded by Italy's national film museum

04/11/2022

Europe News

Italian PM delays justice reforms tied to EU post-pandemic funds

Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet also scrapped a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers -- both seen as key decisions made by her predecessor Mario Draghi.

01/11/2022

Europe News

Italy: Meloni's deputy minister blasted over 2005 Nazi uniform photo

The photo in question shows Bignami in a Nazi uniform standing next to another man wearing an SS armband at a bachelor party.

01/11/2022

Italy

Italy marks 20th anniversary of deadly Molise earthquakes

Most of the 30 victims were killed when a school collapsed in the town of San Giuliano di Puglia.

31/10/2022

Italy

Footballer Pablo Marí undergoes surgery after knife attack in Italy

Spanish footballer Pablo Marí has undergone surgery to treat wounds he received during a supermarket attack in Italy on Thursday that left five injured and one dead.

28/10/2022

Italy

Search on for two pilots after firefighting plane crashes in Sicily

Italian authorities say the aircraft had been tackling a forest fire near Mount Etna on Thursday.

28/10/2022

Italy

One dead, footballer among five wounded in Italy stabbing rampage

Italian police have arrested a 46-year-old Italian man who they suspect to be the attacker, but say there is no suggestion of terrorism.

27/10/2022

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Protesters for end of controversial migrant deal between Italy and Lib

The deal has been criticised over alleged poor treatment of migrants at detention centres in North Africa.

27/10/2022

Italy

Lampedusa 'almost alone' amid hundreds of migrant arrivals, says mayor

Migrants continue to arrive on Italy’s shores despite a controversial immigration policy.

27/10/2022

Italy

Italian 'white supremacist' arrested on suspicion of inciting hatred

The 23-year-old allegedly spread neo-Nazi content online, possessed weapons, and had made death threats against an Italian senator who survived the Holocaust.

27/10/2022

Italy

Mafia-ridden Naples neighbourhood given fresh hope with new university

It's been called "a victory over prejudice".

27/10/2022

Culture news

Gaddafi-inspired artwork wins prestigious MAXXI art prize

An art piece inspired by the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's visit to Italy in 2009 has won the prestigious MAXXI Bulgari Prize

27/10/2022

My Europe Series

Italy’s fascist takeover: 100 years on, is the ideology still alive?

The March on Rome resulted in a coup d’état and Mussolini’s rise to power

27/10/2022

Italy

Right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wins senate vote

Italy's right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has won the second and final vote of confidence required by the constitution to govern.

27/10/2022

Design

Searching for the Eternal: Celebrating the art of painting on stone

A new exhibition in Rome explores painters from the 17th century who used stone instead of canvas after numerous works of art were looted during invasions. They sought to make their art last forever.

26/10/2022