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Italy marks one year since country's first known COVID-19 death

Ceremonies were held across Italy to remember virus victims on the anniversary of the first known COVID death in the country.

21/02/2021

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Sicily's Mount Etna erupts for fourth time in four days

Sicily's Mount Etna erupted for the fourth time in the last four days in the early hours of Sunday morning, spewing lava flows and sending up plumes of ash.

21/02/2021

Italy

The town of Codogno remembers being at the centre of Italy's epidemic

In a ceremony on Sunday, Codogno will mark one year since it recorded the first locally acquired case of COVID-19 in Italy.

20/02/2021

Italy

Euroviews. With Draghi, Italy has a chance to set aside Conte’s economic misadventures ǀ View

In moments of acute crisis, Italy relies on apolitical technocrats to make difficult decisions and demonstrate the long-term thinking its elected politicians cannot. It thus falls to Draghi to craft Italy's recovery.

20/02/2021

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Mount Etna spews lava as Europe's most active volcano erupts again

The eruption sent plumes of ash rising a few kilometres above the top of the volcano and, pushed by the wind towards the south, covered nearby cities.

19/02/2021

Italy

Injured hiker and dog rescued after seven days stranded in the Alps

The man had suffered a broken ankle and had several other injuries after falling several metres down a gully, but had managed to drag himself close to a stream.

19/02/2021

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Italy's Mount Etna volcano continues to scatter lava and ash

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, continued scattering lava, ash and volcanic stones on Thursday.

18/02/2021

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Mount Etna volcano explodes and closes nearby airport

Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Tuesday.

17/02/2021

Italy

New Italy PM Mario Draghi easily wins vote of confidence in Senate

The new government of national unity, drawing together elements across Italy's political spectrum, is also expected to win a similar vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament.

17/02/2021

Italy

Facebook fined €7 million in Italy for 'misleading' data practices

The Italian Competition Authority had already fined Facebook €5 million in 2018 and said the tech giant had ignored an order to correct its policies on user data.

17/02/2021

Italy

Black panther sightings near Bari prompt ban on outdoor activities

In the last two weeks, several witnesses have reported seeing a large, black feline around the province of Bari, Italy.

16/02/2021

My Europe Series

What will Italy’s new PM Mario Draghi mean for Italians and the EU?

Mario Draghi, the former ECB chief credited with saving the euro, is now faced with rescuing Italy from COVID-19 and its economic impact.

15/02/2021

World

Northern Italian town leading the way to eliminate use of fossil fuels

A town in Northern Italy is leading the way to reducing its reliance on fossil fuels, starting with a school powered by renewable energy.

15/02/2021

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Outgoing PM Conte hands over to new Italian PM Mario Draghi

Former European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi, the man credited with largely saving the euro currency formally took the helm as Italy's premier.

13/02/2021

Italy

Former ECB chief Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy's new PM

The former European Central Bank Chief was sworn in at a ceremony at the Quirinal Palace in Rome at noon on Saturday.

12/02/2021

Italy

Italian populist party supports Mario Draghi government in online vote

The Five Star Movement voted to support Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief, to form a new government in Italy.

11/02/2021

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Red dust from Sahara turns Italian alpine villages orange

The alpine village of Sestriere, in the Piedmont region, was blanketed as were several regions in Europe over the past week.

11/02/2021

Italy

Euroviews. Draghi is Italy’s best hope but the issues he'll face are huge | View

The fact Draghi's government depends on such a disparate group of political parties will restrict his room for manoeuvre and make it hard to reach consensus, argues Dr Luigi Scazzieri

11/02/2021

Italy

Amid a pandemic, Italian town rebuilds its earthquake-hit basilica

A tale of resilience in central Italy.

11/02/2021

World

Can Italy's disparate parties realign themselves under Mario Draghi?

Cecilia Sottilotta, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the American University of Rome says it's difficult to believe these very diverse parties are actually coming together.

11/02/2021

Destinations

Inside Milan’s reopening of Da Vinci’s Last Supper

The Italian hotspot is starting to bounce back and locals are invited to the front of the queue

10/02/2021

Italy

Mario Draghi enters final day of talks to form Italy's next government

The country's president has asked Mario Draghi, economist and former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), to find a majority in parliament.

09/02/2021

Italy

Italy: Salvini on board as two parties back a Draghi-led government

The populist 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League both signaled support for a Draghi-led government, saying they were ready to put aside bitter rivalries in the national interest.

06/02/2021

The Cube

TikTok agrees to block underage users in Italy

It comes after a girl, 10, died in Sicily while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge on the Chinese-owned network.

04/02/2021

Travel News

Did you know that quarantine was invented 600 years ago in Venice?

In the 15th century, Venetians found a unique way to deal with another devastating disease - the bubonic plague.

04/02/2021

Travel News

A town in southern Italy is selling run-down houses for just €1

Biccari also has bargain deals on ready-to-occupy homes with prices starting as low as €7,500.

04/02/2021