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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Italy

Italy issues warrant for grandfather of cable car crash survivor

Shmulik Peleg is accused of taking his grandson to Israel against the wishes of his Italian relatives.

10/11/2021

Italy

Two tourists on trial in Italy over fatal Lake Garda boat crash

The collision on June 19 killed left two people dead.

10/11/2021

Art

Pope to open new diversity art space in Vatican's Apostolic Library

The Vatican Library will host exhibitions combining old and new that reflect Pope Francis's progressive appeals on climate and other issues.

09/11/2021

Italy

Italian coffee company using solar energy to roast beans

An Italian company has devised a way to roast coffee beans by just using the Sun's energy and dramatically cutting Co2 emissions

07/11/2021

Italy

German ship with 800 rescued people sails to Sicily after days at sea

The humanitarian organisation Sea-Eye said its vessel Sea-Eye 4 was granted permission to dock by Italian authorities, on Saturday evening.

07/11/2021

Italy

Well-preserved 'slave room' unearthed in ancient Roman city of Pompeii

Archaeologists have unearthed what they think was a room for slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii

07/11/2021

Italy

Treasured toys given new life in Doll Hospital in Naples

In the centre of Naples, there is a special place where emotional well-being is restored and poignant memories saved from oblivion.

06/11/2021