Italy

Italy

Rescue ship with 64 migrants onboard denied entry

The ship is currently near the Italian island of Lampedusa but Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said it should "go to Hamburg" as it is German-registered.

05/04/2019

Italy

Violent protest against Roma families in Italy triggers investigation

The Mayor of the Italian capital has called for an investigation into ugly scenes that broke out on Tuesday over the transfer of a group of Roma families to a government-run centre.

04/04/2019

Earth News

Prosecco seems to be on the precipice of disaster (again)

Our collective thirst for Prosecco is causing potentially disastrous consequences for the environment in North Eastern Italy where it is produced.

04/04/2019

Italy

Juventus teenage striker Moise Kean suffers racist abuse from stands

Juventus team mates, and even the team manager, accused Kean of being 'partially' responsible for the racist abuse he suffered in Cagliari.

03/04/2019

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Udderly petrifying: Helicopter rescues stranded cow in Italy

Italy's fire brigade rescued a cow stranded near the coast in Stintino, Italy.

02/04/2019

Italy

Sperm whale washes up dead with 22 kgs of plastic in its stomach

The whale’s stomach had a mixture of garbage bags, plastic bags, fishing nets, plates, tubes, and a bag of a washing machine liquid.

01/04/2019

Italy

Protests in Italy as far-right party holds family values conference

Demonstrators say long-established rights like abortion and divorce are under threat

31/03/2019

Destinations

The Sicilian 4-start resort taking ‘eco’ to the next level

You might have to miss one or two showers to stay in this wild paradise.

29/03/2019

Italy

There's a reason why the pope doesn't want you to kiss his hand

It has to do with germs...

28/03/2019

Italy

Allowing adoption of embryos 'would attack Italy’s abortion rights’

The right-wing party says abortions are at the root of the country's current demographic crisis.

28/03/2019

Italy

Fast food's 2,000-year-old ancestor unearthed in Pompeii

The frescoed counter served drinks and snacks including coarse bread with salty fish and lentils.

28/03/2019

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Pope Francis doesn't want anyone to kiss his papal ring

On Monday, (March 25) Pope Francis visited a Catholic shrine in Loreto, he repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people bowed and tried to kiss the ring on it.

27/03/2019

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

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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

Earth 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