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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

World News

Murder enquiry launched into death of Italian model who testified against Silvio Berlusconi

Italian magistrates said on Friday they had opened an investigation into possible murder after the mysterious death of a Moroccan model who was a regular guest at former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties.

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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

Ukraine

What is the Ukrainian government's 'blacklist'? | Euronews answers

Russians dominate the list as tensions between Moscow and Kiev have reached a post-Soviet era high. What is the list about and who is on it?

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".

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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.

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.

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

World News

Italy's prime minister halts project to build train line to France

The move is designed to calm a dispute over the project which had threatened to bring down the government.

World News

Italian and British climber found dead on Pakistan's "killer mountain"

Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi were attempting a rare winter ascent of the 8,126-metre in the Himalayas, considered one of the hardest mountaineering feats in the world.

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."

Spain

Firefighter’s ‘vortex of worry’ over human trafficking probe

Spanish firefighter Miguel Roldán was told by an Italian court he was being investigated for human trafficking after he took part in mission to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean.

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.