Italy Fake news: Man caught after trying to get COVID jab in prosthetic arm "He thought he could cheat the system and thus obtain the green pass without actually having had the vaccine." 03/12/2021
Travel News Snowfall blankets the Alps just in time for the ski season Enjoy these photos from the fresh snow that turned Italy’s South Tyrol mountains into a winter wonderland this past weekend. 02/12/2021
Art Villa featuring world's only Caravaggio mural on sale for €471 million A private property that's thought to be home to the world's only Caravaggio mural will be auctioned off in Rome next month. The mural itself is thought to be worth at least €300 million. 01/12/2021
No Comment Snowfalls, heavy rains and strong winds hit Italy and Spain Heavy rains and snow melting cause floods in Cantabria and Basque Country and Snowfalls, heavy rains and strong winds hit Central and Southern Italy 29/11/2021
Italy Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said. 26/11/2021
Italy Man arrested over alleged kidnap of cable car crash survivor in Italy Six-year-old Eitan Biran has been the focus of a custody battle between his maternal grandparents in Israel and his paternal relatives in Italy after surviving the crash in May. 26/11/2021
Italy Will a new French-Italian pact reshape Europe post-Merkel? Paris and Rome signed a landmark cooperation pact on Friday after years of bitter disputes. Can Europe's new bromance steal the show from the French-German couple? 26/11/2021
Art Uffizi Gallery exhibition highlights violence against women Titled 'Lo sfregio' ("The scar") the exhibition opened in advance for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It will be on view through December 19 at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence. 25/11/2021
No Comment Italian taxi drivers strike for better working conditions Italian taxi drivers joined in a nationwide strike on Wednesday in Rome asking for better working conditions for drivers and protesting against UBER and similar services that use the ride sharing app. 24/11/2021
Italy Italy frees man convicted of 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher The only person convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher was freed after serving most of his 16-year prison sentence, his lawyer said. 23/11/2021
Culture news Italy joins the list of countries creating real-life Squid Games In Rome, an entertainment event company are organising a real life 'Squid Game' simulating the hit Netflix series from start to finish. Thankfully, nobody gets hurt. 22/11/2021
Italy Residents of Vulcano told to evacuate at night over volcanic activity Tourists have been banned from visiting the small island near Sicily for one month due to dangerous levels of carbon dioxide. 22/11/2021
No Comment Italian events company recreates 'Squid Game' for fans In Rome, an entertainment event company organizes 'Squid Game' games simulating the hit Netflix series from start to finish. 22/11/2021
Italy A one-off or a new trend? Migrants smuggled to Europe in luxury boats Abandoned luxury sailboats line the coast of Calabria, as organised smugglers ask for top money from refugees seeking safety on the Old Continent in what might be a new trend. 22/11/2021
Travel News US tourists fined for breaking into Rome’s Colosseum to drink beer They’re not the first to commit crimes in the famous landmark. 18/11/2021
Italy Vatican corruption trial related to London building resumes The trial is the culmination of a two-year investigation and revolves mostly around the purchase by the Vatican of a €350m property in Chelsea with church money. 17/11/2021
No Comment Waterspout spotted off Sicily's coast amid storms A video filmed with a phone shows a waterspout off the Italian island of Sicily's coast near the city of Licata amid storms. 17/11/2021
My Europe Series Is Rome on the brink of a renaissance? A new mayor and tourists returning have sparked claims of a revival in the Italian capital. But not everyone is so optimistic. 15/11/2021
Art How this Italian city defied China in spotlighting dissident artist After letters of "veiled economic threats" from one country to another, Brescia takes the plunge in opening Europe up to the work of Badiucao. 15/11/2021
No Comment Over 300 migrants rescued off coast of Calabria The Italian Coast Guard rescued over three hundred young men and boys, mostly from Egypt, in heavy storms as their fishing boat floundered off the coast of Calabria Saturday night. 14/11/2021
Destinations Trentino: Hit the slopes in this magnificent Italian region Skiing's just been made easier in the Dolomites with the new 'starpass'. But there's lots more on offer if hitting the slopes isn't for you. 14/11/2021
Italy Italy loses 3 more players ahead of final World Cup qualifier Alessandro Bastoni and Davide Calabria are both injured, while fellow defender Cristiano Biraghi has returned home because of personal reasons. 13/11/2021
No Comment Chinese dissident artist holds exhibition in Brescia, Italy Chinese dissident artist Badiucao opens his first exhibition in the West, despite the Chinese Embassy's attempt to cancel it, in Brescia. 13/11/2021
Italy Nine-day standoff ends as migrant ship allowed to dock in Sicily "The relief on the Ocean Viking is indescribable." 12/11/2021
No Comment Flooded streets, rescuing as heavy rains hit Sicily Heavy rains in Sicily into Thursday opened up a sinkhole which swallowed up cars and threatened a residential block. 11/11/2021
Italy Italy offers boosters to those over 40 amid 4th virus wave Italy has already offered boosters to those 60 years old and older who received their last vaccine dose at least six months earlier. 10/11/2021