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Rope-climbing workers help restore Rome landmark

They climbed the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar of Heaven to renovate its wooden roof beams after rain and wind damage.

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Could COVID-19 change Rome’s economic reliance on tourism?

For years the Italian capital economy has relied on tourism - a sector eviscerated by the coronavirus pandemic. Some locals in Trastevere think it’s time for a rethink.

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Paralympic champion and former F1 driver "stable" after crash

The condition of Alex Zanardi remains "serious". He underwent brain surgery following a crash with a lorry on Friday.

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COVID-19 may have been present in Italy as early as December 2019

An Italian National Institute of Health study has found that traces of coronavirus were present in wastewater samples from December 2019 in Turin and Milan.

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Milan won't remove statue of journalist who had Eritrean child bride

Black Lives Matters protesters in Italy have targetted the statue of the late Indro Montanelli.

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Italian farmers pay for workers' flights

Farmers in Italy have been paying for seasonal workers to return from abroad to harvest crops or risk bankruptcy

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Coronavirus: Tourists back in Venice for Doge's Palace reopening

Souvenir shops and restaurants have largely reopened and the tourists are back on the gondolas, but authorities call for a more sustainable tourism model.

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Entire ancient Roman town mapped out by radar technology

Researchers think the new technique could revolutionize the study of ancient settlements.

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Italy reopens borders - but will tourists travel there?

Italy reopened its borders to European travellers on Wednesday, as the country attempts to rescue its tourist industry.

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Europe divided on pace of lockdown easing says Euronews poll

The desire to ease restrictions in Italy, France and Germany is tempered by anxieties about the ongoing risk of coronavirus infection, an exclusive Euronews survey shows.

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Italy's archaeological site Pompeii reopens - but with restrictions

There were strict measures in place including temperature checks, one-way paths and spaced-out circles to keep people in queues apart.

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Euroviews. In Italy and further afield, pollution and poverty have played a part in worsening COVID-19 ǀ View

There are important clues in the patterns the disease is leaving that tell us quite a bit about what conditions can hasten its spread and worsen its lethality. So far, the areas where the most people are dying of the disease have been densely populated urban zones in China, Iran and northern Italy.

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COVID-19 has 'weakened' the case for the EU, finds Euronews poll

Seventy per cent of Italian respondents also said the EU has not done enough to help their country during the crisis — higher than the 60% and 57% observed in Germany and France respectively.

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Archaeological World Heritage site in Italy welcomes back visitors

Paestum becomes the first of Italy’s famous archaeological sites to reopen following the pandemic lockdown

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Mayors angry over lack of social distancing after lockdown eased

Mayors in some of Italy's worst-hit COVID-19 regions have hit out over people not respecting social distancing now that lockdown has been eased

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Italy's undeclared workers turn to food banks amid lockdown woe

Despite being illegal, undeclared work is common in Italy, with over three million people trapped in this form of precarious employment.

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Italian winemakers want to convert unsold stock into hand sanitiser

It would ease shortages of hand sanitiser in Italy and save the industry from wasting huge quantities of wine.

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Italian wins €1m Pablo Picasso painting with €100 lottery ticket

Her son had given her the ticket as a gift for Christmas. “Maybe it was the best decision of my life," he said.

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Artist lights SOS flares to mark Day of Light

Artist lights SOS flares to mark Day of Light in Brixen (Bressanone) Italy, where Water Light Festival in May was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pompeii to unveil new remains as it reopens after COVID-19 lockdown

The site of the Roman city of Pompeii - destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD (CE) - is returning from lockdown in expanded form.