Italy

Italy

This earthquake-hit city is testing 5G to protect from future tremors

L’Aquila suffered one of the worst earthquakes in Italy's history. Now it is testing to see how 5G technology can help protect it in the future.

15/01/2020

Italy

Russia and Turkey push for ceasefire in Libya

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the ceasefire effort and announced talks would take place in Berlin.

11/01/2020

Italy

Albanian father rescues son who had been kidnapped to live under IS

After 5 years of not knowing where his son is, an Albanian father manages to rescue his son out of Syria. His mother had taken him to live under the IS.

06/01/2020

Italy

Suspected drunk driver hits young German tourists, killing six

The driver of the car had a high blood alcohol content and was driving particularly fast, a police source told The Associated Press.

05/01/2020

Italy

Fashion magazine swaps photos for illustrations in green gesture

Vogue Italia is highlighting the need for more sustainability in fashion with its first issue of 2020, in which photos are replaced with illustrations.

04/01/2020

Italy

Wake up & smell the coffee: Italy wants UNESCO protection for espresso

Italian campaigners are giving it their best shot.

03/01/2020

Italy

Tiny Italian enclave in Switzerland now belongs to Italy... again

The enclave has ping-ponged between Italy and Switzerland over the years. Now it's back with Rome.

03/01/2020

Italy

Ibrahimovic: 'I'm looking for a last bit of adrenaline' with AC Milan

The Swedish football star has signed for six months with the option to extend for another year.

03/01/2020

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Grandfather, 68, among New Year's Day divers into Rome's River Tiber

After it was lunch with the grandchildren and then a nap.

01/01/2020

Italy

Watch: Rome holds special parade to welcome in the new year

Marching bands took centre stage in the Italian capital on Wednesday as it toasted the arrival of a new decade.

01/01/2020

Italy

Pope Francis apologises for slapping woman's hand outside Vatican

The Pontiff said he was sorry for 'losing patience' with the woman.

01/01/2020

Italy

Rescue ship Alan Kurdi docks in Sicily carrying 32 migrants

Aid groups were on hand to offer assistance, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

29/12/2019

Italy

Avalanche in Italian Alps kills woman and two girls

They had been skiing at 2,400 metres on the Val Senales glacier in South Tyrol on Saturday.

28/12/2019

Italy

Italy PM Conte warns Russia and Turkey are setting Libya agenda

Conte also said his government will launch an ambitious programme to tackle tax evasion. amid a stagnant economy.

28/12/2019

Italy

Italy's education minister resigns over lack of funding

The fallout from Italy's newly agreed budget has seen education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti resign.

26/12/2019

Italy

'I think of the children in Yemen' says Pope in Christmas message

"There is darkness in human hearts but the light of Christ is greater," Pope Francis told the crowd at St Peter's Square on Christmas morning.

25/12/2019

Italy

Pope Francis Christmas message: God loves 'even the worst of us'

Pope Francis is ringing in the new year in Rome.

24/12/2019

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Venice expects 130cm 'acqua alta' peak

A 120-cm peak of the acqua alta (high water) was reached in Venice on Saturday and a 130-cm peak is announced for Sunday.

21/12/2019

My Europe Series

Italy's 'sardines' have bigger fish to fry

They call themselves the sardines and have taken to the streets of Italy in mass protests. We find out who they are and where they are heading.

20/12/2019

Europe Decoded

Serie A sorry for “inappropriate” paintings in anti-racism campaign

Italian clubs AS Roma and AC Milan say they were “very surprised" by the lack of communication and do not believe "this is the right way" to tackle racism. Serie A later apologised for the "inappropriate" paintings.

17/12/2019

Italy

Italy approves €900 million rescue for bank Popolare di Bari

The Italian government bailed out Popolare di bari for €900 million on Sunday.

16/12/2019

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Riccardo Muti conducts Christmas concert in Italian Senate

Christmas Concert in the Italian Senate with world-famous director Riccardo Muti conducting the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra.

16/12/2019

Italy

Italy: 54,000 Brindisi residents evacuated as WWII bomb defused

More than 54,000 residents were evacuated from the southern Italian city of Brindisi as experts defused a British bomb dropped during WWII.

15/12/2019

Italy

Thousands of Italy's anti-Salvini "sardines" protest in Rome

They have no party symbols, mottos or flags. They are mainly young people, and in only a month they have filled Italy's major squares to protest against far-right leader Matteo Salvini.

14/12/2019

Italy

King Kong, ET and the Alien on display at Carlo Rambaldi exhibition

Special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi was awarded Oscars for all three creatures, after learning how to make his first mechanised dummies at his father's bicycle repair shop.

11/12/2019

Spotlight

Foundation promotes sustainable food production

In partnership with Barilla

The Barilla Foundation is trying to tackle the climate crisis by promoting sustainable food production.

07/12/2019