Italy

Italy

Teenage bus-hijacking hero to be granted Italian citizenship

The Egyptian teenager who raised the alarm after his schoolbus was hijacked and set ablaze in Milan last week is to be granted Italian citizenship

27/03/2019

Italy

Italy joins China's Belt and Road plan

The "Belt and Road" infrastructure project hopes to link China to Europe and speed up the process of getting goods to markets. Italy is the first member of the Group of Seven industrialised powers to endorse such a deal.

24/03/2019

Italy

What's it like living in Italy as a migrant?

NBC Left Field takes a look at families who’ve already found a home in Italy and how Italians are helping them have a better life.

22/03/2019

Italy

Egyptian boy hailed a 'hero' for calling police in Italy bus hijack

An Egyptian is being hailed a "hero" for hiding his cellphone from bus driver and calling police in Wednesday's school bus hijack.

21/03/2019

Musica

Sumptuous "La Traviata" charms La Scala with Plácido Domingo and Angel

Sumptuous opera "La Traviata" charms La Scala with Plácido Domingo and Angel Blue

21/03/2019

Smart Regions

Bridging history and modernity: the multipurpose space shaking up Pisa

In partnership with the European Commission

The EU funded 'Officine Garibaldi' is a multipurpose space bringing together the local community as well as visitors to Pisa. It provides cultural events, co-working spaces for local entities, as well as many other functions.

21/03/2019

Italy

Man who hijacked Italy school bus acted as 'lone wolf'

A school bus driver went on a rampage with 51 students aboard before setting the vehicle ablaze in an apparent protest over Italy's migration policy, police said.

20/03/2019

Italy

Italy: Politician opposed to mandatory vaccines gets chicken pox

Massimiliano Fedriga, a member of the far-right League party, who opposed mandatory vaccination of children is hospitalised with chicken pox.

20/03/2019

No Comment

Italy: Land artist ploughs giant portrait of Xi Jinping with tractor

Days before the arrival of the Chinese President, a land artist has used his tractor to plow out a huge portrait of the Chinese leader in a field in northern Italy.

19/03/2019

Italy

Watch: Angels of Beauty erase graffiti from famous facades using laser

Generations of visitors to cities such as Florence have left their mark. But this unwanted legacy is being erased thanks to lasers which remove graffiti from historic buildings without damaging their fragile surfaces.

19/03/2019

Italy

'The ports remain closed,' Italy's Salvini warns migrant rescue NGO

Matteo Salvini has reiterated Italy's ports are closed to migrant rescue boats after an NGO ship asked to dock.

19/03/2019

Green News

A tour of Italy’s secluded Cetacean Sanctuary

This underwater world brims with friendly barracudas, endangered loggerhead turtles and giant groupers.

19/03/2019

Italy

This robotic prosthesis could make life easier for amputees

The CYBELEGs PLUS PLUS programme is working to develop a robotic prosthesis to reduce physical and cognitive effort for amputees.. But their use could be much more wide-reaching.

18/03/2019

Next Series

The robots making life easier for amputees

In partnership with The European Commission

Researchers aim to reduce the amount of work the physical body needs to use a prosthetic. Tests on prosthetics and exoskeletons are being made at the Bio-Robotics Institute in Pontedera, Italy.

18/03/2019

Living

Eco-friendly designers create haute couture fashion out of trash

Eco-friendly designers create haute couture fashion out of trash.

17/03/2019

Living

Ciociaria: “Little England" in wild Italy

Environmental-friendly farms and luxury resorts are popping up in one of the most unspoiled corners of the Italian countryside

16/03/2019

Italy

Too 'ugly' to be raped — Italy's top court opens probe into sentence

Italy's top court has opened a probe into a sentence by an Ancona appeals court that found the victim in a rape case was "too ugly to be raped".

12/03/2019

Next Series

Rethinking recycling: cracking the problem of composite materials

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris travels to northern Italy to meet the European researchers developing better ways to recycle composite materials such as carbon and glass fibre.

11/03/2019

World

Troubled France-Italy high speed railway hits further major delay

The troubled high speed rail project between France and Italy has hit another delay - the Italian Prime Minister has put construction tenders for the scheme on hold.

11/03/2019

World

Mayor of Bologna claims 'spaghetti bolognese' is 'fake news'

"It is strange to be famous all over the world for a dish that isn’t ours," said the mayor of the Italian city.

11/03/2019

Italy

Sour grapes? Italian investigators uncover fraudulent balsamic vinegar

Italian authorities have seized millions of euros worth of crushed grapes used to make fraudulent wine products

09/03/2019

Italy

The rise and rise of gluten-free in Italy | NBC Left Field

“In Italy, bread is the foundation of our culinary tradition. As soon as someone’s diagnosed with celiac disease, they’re immediately terrified about how they’ll live without bread."

08/03/2019

Italy

'Europe needs take the positives from populism, not just fight it'

If citizens don't feel Europe is listening, they will turn away.

07/03/2019

Living

The revival of an elite bread from Sicily

We travel to ‘Italy's Barn’ where Tumminia is having a momentum

07/03/2019

Italy

Salvini criticised over controversial League party Women's Day leaflet

League party leader Matteo Salvini has come under fire after a controversial Women's Day leaflet was published.

06/03/2019

Italy

Italy's finance ministry asks for consultants willing to work for free

Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finances is criticised after posting an announcement on its website asking for consultants who are willing to work for free.

06/03/2019