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The Kitchen

Chef Nino Mosca’s Parmigiana di Melanzane Napolitana | The Kitchen

Nino Mosca, Napolitan chef and maitre de maison of Relais & Chateaux Il Bottaccio in Tuscany, Italy, shares his Parmigiana di Melanzane recipe.

16/09/2021

Italy

Italy first in Europe to require all workers to have COVID health pass

The move aims to improve vaccine uptake and reduce the infection rate amid a potential surge in COVID-19 cases this winter.

16/09/2021

Art

Dante's Divine Comedy revived in 3D video 700 years after poet's death

Engravings by Gustav Dorè illıustrating Dante's Divine Comedy have been digitized in high resolution and enlarged for a truly atmospheric effect inside the Basilica of Santa Croce

15/09/2021

Italy

Italy launches probe into kidnap of sole cable crash survivor

Since the boy's release from hospital, his paternal family in Italy and his maternal family in Israel have been fighting over his custody.

15/09/2021

Earth News

Italians are asking Vogue to apologise for this 'hypocritical' cover

This month’s edition of Vogue Italia features a beautiful scene from Rosignano, cropping out a toxic chemical plant that pollutes the coast.

15/09/2021

Culture news

'The Last Duel' and 'On the Job: The Missing 8' premiere in Venice

Filipino director Erik Matti and his cast premiered "On the Job: The Missing 8", the filmmaker's latest thriller movie at the Venice International Film Festival on Friday.

11/09/2021

Tech News

Italy's data authority seeks assurances over Facebook smart glasses

The Italian watchdog said it wanted to be informed on measures Facebook has put in place to protect people occasionally filmed.

11/09/2021

Culture news

Venice Film Festival: 'Leave No Trace' and 'The Accusation' premiere

The two movies are in competition for the Golden lion — the Venice International Film Festival's top prize.

11/09/2021

My Europe Series

In Italy, the Afghan exodus has sparked a heated and divisive debate

Italy was on the frontline of Europe's last refugee crisis.

10/09/2021

Europe News

Brussels demands bankrupt Alitalia repays €900mln 'illegal state aid'

The EU's anti-trust watchdog has found Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A. (ITA) is not the economic successor of Alitalia.

10/09/2021

Culture news

Jamie Lee Curtis snaps up Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement

Venice Film Festival welcomed the cast of Russian film “Captain Volkonogov Escaped” on the red carpet this Wednesday and Jamie Lee Curtis won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement.

09/09/2021

No Comment

Coast guard rescue migrants off coast of Lampedusa

The Italian Coast Guard rescued 125 migrants along the coast of Lampedusa. The organisation said the migrants were trapped on a reef, pushed there by rough seas.

09/09/2021

Italy

Afghan girls pursue football dream in Italy after fleeing Taliban

They used to play in a football team in Herat but when the regime swept to power, the girls decided to escape, fearing for their lives.

09/09/2021

The Cube

Anti-vaccine demonstrators had planned violence, say Italian police

Italian police have raided the homes of several anti-vaccine activists ahead of demonstrations against the COVID-19 health pass.

09/09/2021

Italy

Tobacconist accused of stealing customer's €500k-winning scratch card

A 70-year-old woman had brought the winning scratch card to his shop to be validated.

08/09/2021

Economy

Experts see greater role for public policy and state regulation in post pandemic years

World-renowned economists Joseph Stiglitz and Mario Monti give their insight into economic recovery in the post-pandemics years.

07/09/2021

Italy

Vaccine distribution needs to be fairer, says Italy's health minister

There has been controversy recently over whether richer countries should administer booster shots with vaccine coverage so low in some poorer nations.

07/09/2021

Italy

Venice Film Festival: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas bring star power

The two Spanish actors are in Venice for the premiere of their comedy, "Competencia Oficial".

05/09/2021

Italy

G20 health ministers gather in Rome as COVID pass under pressure

Talks at the Campidoglio palace are aimed at scaling up the response to present and future pandemics.

05/09/2021

Italy

Chilean Director Pablo Larraín's new take on Diana premieres at Venice

"Spencer" is part comedy, part tragedy and even part gothic horror but what it isn't is historically strictly accurate.

04/09/2021

Italy

Benigni wins lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

The festival's artistic director Alberto Barbera praised Benigni saying few artists have his talent, comic timing, satire and huge acting ability.

02/09/2021

Italy

Wild boar 'invasion' in Rome suburb sees mayor sue local government

The animals are blamed for causing car crashes, attacking people and pets, as well as feasting on piles of uncollected rubbish.

02/09/2021

Italy

Non-EU workers in Italy entitled to maternity allowances, rules ECJ

Italian authorities had refused to grant maternity and childbirth allowances to non-EU citizens who hold a single work permit.

02/09/2021

Travel News

Travelling within Italy? You'll need a Green Pass

Protestors have threatened to block trains with their bodies.

01/09/2021

Italy

Milan building fire 'reminiscent' of Grenfell disaster, officials say

Italian firefighters said they were continuing to search a 20-story apartment building in Milan that was destroyed by fire, but said that there was no indication that anyone was missing inside.

30/08/2021

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Mount Etna spews lava, plumes of ash in Sicily

The activity of Europe's largest active volcano caused ash and lapillus to fall on some villages on the slopes of the volcano, according to the Catania Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology

30/08/2021