Italy

Italy

Rome's mayor criticised after floods cause nursery school evacuation

According to some local politicians, up to 80mm of rain fell in fewer than two hours.

09/06/2021

Italy

Italian Coast Guard detains German NGO migrant ship

The Italian Coast Guard detained a migrant rescue vessel belonging to a German NGO for not complying with security rules, they said.

05/06/2021

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Venetians protest against the impact of cruise ship tourism

Protesters expressed all their disappointment since liners had been banned from entering the city’s historic centre less than a month ago.

05/06/2021

Italy

Steel plant in Naples becomes focus of new regeneration scheme

After much bureaucratic delay, two million square meters in the west part of the city are to be restored to their former glory.

05/06/2021

Italy

Cruise ships restart in Venice; protesters decry their risks

The first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart on Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the enormous ships be permanently rerouted.

05/06/2021

Italy

Tourists fined €3,000 for stealing sand, shells from Italian beach

The tourists had planned to sell the contraband on the internet.

05/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Italy

After failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Italy have come roaring back. In qualifying, at least. Can they take their hot form into EURO 2020?

04/06/2021

Cult

Uzbekistan participates in Venice's Architecture Biennale for the first time

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan

How will we live together? That is the main theme of the 2021 edition of the International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Uzbekistan, a first time participant, answers it with 'Mahalla: Urban Rural Living'.

02/06/2021

Mobility

This city's smart trams will rival self-driving cars - when they exist

New smart tech to help cut pollution and improve mobility and sustainability is being trialled on Florence's trams. It could change how our cities work.

02/06/2021

My Europe Series

Naples' murals are a battleground for justice and a brighter future

Parents of children allegedly killed by police or the local mafia have been using street art to campaign for justice and warn other youngsters to steer clear of crime.

02/06/2021

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Humanoid robot aims to read and react to human emotion

A humanoid robot called Abel is being developed to help recognise and react to human emotions.

02/06/2021

Europe News

Ex-owners of Italian steelworks jailed over deadly factory pollution

The former owners of Ilva steelworks, Fabio and Nicola Riva, were handed 22 and 20 years in jail respectively for allowing their Taranto-based factory to emit deadly pollution.

01/06/2021

Italy

Outrage in Italy as notorious mafia killer released early from prison

The news of Giovanni Brusca's early release after 25 years in jail sparked a wave of emotion in Italy. The 64-year-old man is believed to have taken part in hundreds of murders for the Sicilian mafia.

01/06/2021

Italy

Multi-ethnic food truck helps migrant women start new life in Bologna

They fled war and poverty, now they're bringing a taste of home to Italy: Meet the female refugees carving out a new career in the kitchen.

01/06/2021

Italy

Swiss motorcyclist Jason Dupasquier dies in Italy crash

The 19-year-old died at a hospital in Florence on Sunday after a collision during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

30/05/2021

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Sicily's Mount Etna erupted again, releasing thick plumes of ash

Sicily's Mount Etna erupted again in the early hours of Sunday 30 May 2021, spewing lava and releasing thick plumes of ash.

30/05/2021

Italy

Judge finds technician responsible for Italy cable car disaster

The devastating incident in the Piedmont mountains last Sunday, which killed 14 people, was caused by the disabling of an emergency brake.

30/05/2021

Italy

Funeral of Italian ballerina Carla Fracci takes place in Milan

The funeral of Italian ballerina and cultural icon Carla Fracci has taken place with hundreds applauding the hearse as it arrived.

30/05/2021

Italy

First European female astronaut to command International Space Station

Samantha Cristoforetti was the first Italian woman in space and only the third woman in the world to have spent time on the station.

29/05/2021

Cult

Venice Architecture Biennale explores how will we live in the future

The pavilions on display aim to show how architecture can shape the way we live and face up to challenges including climate change, rising inequalities and access to healthcare.

29/05/2021

Mobility

The 'flying boat' that might keep Venice afloat

A new all-electric hydrofoil 'flying boat' is making waves in Italy and hoping to define the future of boating.

28/05/2021

Sport

Football coach Antonio Conte leaves Italian champions Inter Milan

Conte was reportedly unhappy about the club’s decision to sell players in this coming transfer window because of financial constraints.

26/05/2021

Italy

Giulio Regeni: Italy awaits court hearing on student's murder case

Italy is investigating four high-ranking Egyptian security officials in the 2016 kidnapping, torture and killing of an Italian student doing doctoral research in Cairo.

25/05/2021

Italy

Three arrested in Italy cable car crash as new details emerge

Police in northern Italy have made three arrests in the cable car crash that killed 14 people after investigators revealed the brake was deliberated deactivated to keep the funicular working.

24/05/2021

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Italian firefighters at scene of crashed cable car

Italy's transport minister was heading Monday to the scene of a cable car disaster that killed 14 people when the lead cable apparently snapped and the cabin careened back down the mountain until it pulled off the line and crashed to the ground

24/05/2021

Italy

Italy's poet Dante Alighieri given symbolic re-trial 700 years on

The author of the Divine Comedy left Florence in 1302 never to return.

24/05/2021