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Residents queue for supplies at supermarket after coronavirus outbreak

Several towns in Lombardy have gone into lockdown after a sharp outbreak in northern Italy.

23/02/2020

World

Back to Earth: Luca Parmitano reflects on his mission on board the ISS

After six months as commander of the International Space Station, the Italian space explorer has his feet back on solid ground.

17/02/2020

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Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival

A plumed angel dressed in an orange ball gown descended from the bell tower high above the Venice lagoon down into a crowd of thousands packed into St. Mark's Square for the annual carnival "flight of the angel" ceremony Sunday

17/02/2020

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How winegrowers are transforming grape waste into cosmetic products

In partnership with the European Commission

Thanks to BestMedGrape, a European project that brings together winegrowers, researchers and entrepreneurs from several Mediterranean countries, the waste of grapes after the harvest is being used to produce cosmetics and health products.

17/02/2020

Italy

Thousands take part in 'sardines' rally in Rome

Several thousand people gathered in Rome on Sunday to join a rally organised by the anti-populist 'Sardines' movement.

16/02/2020

Italy

Bid fails to strip Italian dictator Benito Mussolini of honorary title

The town where Mussolini set up Italy's fascist German-puppet republic is standing by the late dictator.

15/02/2020

Italy

Italian banks are closing Iranian citizens' accounts over US sanctions

Italian banks can not refuse their service on the basis of nationality but many Iranians facing banking difficulties say there is no other reasons being their accounts being closed.

13/02/2020

Italy

Matteo Salvini sent to trial over alleged 'migrant kidnapping'

Italy's Senate votes to send ex-interior minister Salvini to trial over alleged 'migrant kidnapping'

12/02/2020

Italy

'Coronavirus and high-tide fears' impacts Venice Carnival tourism

Venice Carnival is off to an unusual start as 'coronavirus and high-tide fears' see tourism rate going down compared to previous years, according to the Italian press.

09/02/2020

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364 cross-country skiers enjoy Moonlight Classic

The Moonlight Classic is a unique event that sees hundreds of cross-country skiing enthusiasts gather in Alpe di Siusi. They are lured both by the idea of skiing under the moonlight and by the prestige that the contest has acquired over the years.

08/02/2020

Italy

Italy has 30 junior ministers with no official role

The second government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has nominated 42 deputy ministers and undersecretaries, yet 30 of them have no title.

08/02/2020

Italy

High-speed train derails in Italy killing 2 railway workers

A train derailed in Italy, killing two railway workers and injuring at least 27 people.

06/02/2020

Italy

Italy accepts 363 migrants and refugees rescued at sea

The Open Arms charity ship that rescued them had been repeatedly denied permission by both Italy and Malta to allow them to disembark.

01/02/2020

Italy

Coronavirus: Cruisers disembark but as European cases on the rise

W.H.O. have declared coronavirus a public health emergency

31/01/2020

Italy

Italian says coronavirus face mask she bought... came from Wuhan

Lots of people have been purchasing protective masks amid reports of the spread of coronavirus - but one Italian has noticed the one she brought is from Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak.

30/01/2020

Italy

Thousands stranded on cruise ship amid coronavirus scare

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship docked at Civitavecchia on Thursday, but passengers were prevented from getting off after one person - from Macao - came down with flu-like symptoms.

30/01/2020

World

Liliana Segre: Auschwitz survivor talks about her experience

Segre was deported from Italy to Auschwitz in 1944 when she was 13 years-old. She was one of 776 Italian children under the age of 14 who were sent to the Nazi concentration camp. Only 25 survived

29/01/2020

Italy

Italian bandits burn cars and scatter nails in failed highway robbery

A gang made off with €5m in a similar heist on the same stretch of highway in 2014.

29/01/2020

Italy

Salvini fails to win key Italian regional election

The Democratic Party was leading with 50% of the votes in Emilia-Romagna, against 45% for Salvini’s League, according to projections.

27/01/2020

Italy

Holocaust survivor: 'Silence was the best choice' after Auschwitz

Just 35 of the 776 Italian children sent to Auschwitz survived. Liliana Segre was one of them.

26/01/2020

Italy

Salvini, sardines & strongholds: Will one vote topple the government?

Sunday could see fatal cracks appear in Italy’s coalition government. Here’s how.

26/01/2020

Italy

Italy's right-wing leader Salvini targets leftist region in key vote

Matteo Salvini is trying to trigger a political earthquake in Italy this Sunday.

25/01/2020

Italy

In Foggia, Puglia, an upstart mafia wages war

Unlike the Cosa Nostra, mafiosos in Puglia aren't reluctant to attract attention.

22/01/2020

Italy

Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement

Italy foreign minister Luigi Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement

22/01/2020

Italy

All roads lead to Rome - and so does all traffic

All roads lead to Rome - and so does all traffic

21/01/2020

Italy

'Sardines' movement in Bologna, Italy hopes to block far-right

Thousands of protesters gathered in Bologna in northern Italy ahead of a regional vote on Jan 26 as Salvini hopes to topple the Five-Star Movement.

19/01/2020