Italy

Italy

Hospital employee paid €538,000 - despite never turning up for work

Police said the suspect allegedly had someone threaten a hospital superior in 2005 to keep him on the payroll.

23/04/2021

Italy

Artisans and workshops in Naples struggle due to lack of tourism

COVID-19 pandemic restrictions are proving costly to shops and businesses worldwide - but in Naples, they may be fatal to artisan workshops in the street of San Gregorio Armeno.

22/04/2021

Italy

Albanian suspect in 2016 Nice attack arrested in Italy

The suspect has been identified as Endri Elenzi and is alleged to have provided arms for the 2016 attack.

22/04/2021

Italy

Italy's M5S founder criticised for defending son in sex assault claims

Italy's Five Star Movement founder Bebbe Grillo has been criticised for defending his son from sexual assault allegations in a passionate video.

21/04/2021

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Italian entertainment workers protest against Covid closures

Hundreds of showbiz workers gathered in the centre of Rome to protest against the coronavirus lockdowns that have closed the curtains of theatres, cinemas and live music.

18/04/2021

Italy

Italy's Salvini to stand trial over migrant rescue ship standoff

Palermo prosecutors have accused the Italian ex-interior minister with dereliction of duty and kidnapping for leaving a migrant rescue ship stranded at sea for 19 days in August 2019.

17/04/2021

Italy

Italy moves toward slow reopening with outdoor dining

Dining al fresco will be permitted again in Italy's lower-risk regions starting April 26.

17/04/2021

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Airline workers protest against possible Alitalia layoffs

Around 1,000 Alitalia workers stage a protest to demand more state aid for the beleaguered Italian airline and to reject the EU's calls for its dramatic downsizing.

15/04/2021

Work

Inside the project to create a 3D 'twin' of Michelangelo’s David

David conquered Goliath, but can modern experts overcome challenges to make a 3D copy of Michelangelo's majestic statue worthy of the Renaissance giant?

14/04/2021

Italy

Italian doctor given life in prison for murdering eight patients

Leonardo Cazzaniga and his mistress, nurse Laura Taroni, gave lethal cocktails to patients at Saronno Hospital near Milan between 2011 and 2014.

14/04/2021

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Restaurant owners scuffle with police in Rome lockdown protest

Fed up with anti-Covid measures, Rome's business owners and restaurant workers protest on a square in the Italian capital

12/04/2021

Sport

Vandoorne bounces back from disappointment to take Formula E Round 4 in Rome

Belgium’s Stoffel Vandoorne produced a stunning display to clinch the second race of a thrilling Formula E double header in Rome on Sunday.

11/04/2021

Italy

Salvini may avoid trial over kidnap allegations

Italian prosecutor tells court there is no reason to put the right-wing leader, Matteo Salvini, on trial for alleged kidnapping

10/04/2021

Italy

Italian PM slams ‘dictator’ Erdogan over von der Leyen chair incident

Mario Draghi said he was “very displeased by the humiliation” the EU Commission president suffered during her meeting with the Turkish president.

09/04/2021

Italy

Italy brings the curtain down on state censorship of films

Hundreds of films have been censored in Italy, most famously Bernardo Bertolucci's 1972 classic "Last Tango In Paris".

07/04/2021

World

Getting vaccinated – with a shot of culture on the side

Museums remain closed in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in Naples people can get their culture fix while getting vaccinated.

07/04/2021

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Italian business owners protests over virus measures

Protesters scuffled with police outside the Italian Parliament in Rome on Tuesday as restaurant workers and other businesses affected by lockdown lashed out at COVID-19 restrictions

06/04/2021

Travel News

Does this Italian girl have the best home school set-up in the world?

Meet the little girl in Italy whose classmates are baby goats.

06/04/2021

Italy

Pope urges COVID-19 vaccines for poorest nations in Easter message

Describing vaccines as an ”essential tool" in the pandemic battle, Pope Francis called for a “spirit of global responsibility” to ensure the poorest nations can access the shots.

04/04/2021

Italy

Easter celebrations muted by COVID pandemic for second year running

From socially-distanced gatherings outside to virtual masses, Easter has been tempered for a second year amid lockdowns and pandemic restrictions.

03/04/2021

My Europe Series

Stuck between freedom and health, Sardinia's COVID-19 dilemma

Italy is back in lockdown as it battles another wave of COVID-19. This decision is a controversial one in Sardinia where they are successfully managing the virus.

02/04/2021

Italy

Italy's digital divide: One third of students don't have access to online lessons

Not having a computer is a major issue when studying at home. And the fact that Italy kept schools shut for longer than many European countries as a result of the pandemic means that many have no option but to home school.

01/04/2021

Italy

Rome expels two Russian embassy officials in espionage sting

Italy’s special operations forces in Rome staged the sting “during a clandestine operation between the two, surprising them red-handed immediately after the handing over of classified documents by the Italian official in exchange for a sum of money,

31/03/2021

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Pastry chef turns Easter Eggs into art

Walter Musco turns his shop in Rome's working-class Tor Marancia district into an art gallery displaying Easter eggs sculpted in hommage to great names from the worlds of art and literature.

31/03/2021

Italy

Mafia member arrested after tattoos spotted in YouTube cooking video

In January, Italy began one of the largest organised crime trials in its history against the 'Ndrangheta mafia syndicate.

29/03/2021

Italy

Cruise ships to be diverted away from Venice, says Italian government

Italy had already banned cruise ships from docking in St Mark's Square but has now diverted all to the city's industrial port in Marghera.

26/03/2021