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'Wake up Italy,' marches take place in favour of same-sex civil unions

Thousands have taken to the streets of Italy in favour of same-sex civil unions. Their chosen slogan was “Wake up Italy, it’s time to be civilised,”

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Venice carnival opens in burst of light

Venice carnival season has opened in a burst of light, with floating illuminations and light displays marking the start of the annual event

Italy

Rome cops seize over $2.5 million in fake notes

Italy’s finance police stopped a suspicious vehicle in Rome – and found more than $2.5 million in counterfeit US currency! Two Italians inside the

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Italian director Etorre Scola has died in Rome aged 84

The Italian screen writer and director Ettore Scola has died in Rome at the age of 84. Scola, was considered one of the last greats of Italian

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Milan Fashion Week goes back to the future

Armani does futuristic ‘Futuristic’ appeared to be the buzz word at the Emporio Armani menswear show in Milan. Giorgio Armani sent out a team of

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Sicily meets Wild West at Milan Fashion Week

It was Sicily meets the Wild West at Dolce and Gabbana’s autumn-winter show for Men’s Fashion Week in Milan. Inspired by Sergio Leone’s popular

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Seventy injured in Sardinia metro collision

Dozens of passengers have been injured in a metro train collision in the Sardinian regional capital of Cagliari. At around 8 am local time two

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The last great master of Italian cinema, Ettore Scola dies aged 84

The Italian screen writer and director Ettore Scola has died in Rome at the age of 84. Scola, was considered one of the last great masters of

Sport

Movistar Yamaha unveil their new World Championship bike

Movistar Yamaha presented their 2016 MotoGP World Championship bike in Barcelona on Monday. Although the arrival of Michelin might shake up the

Sport

Kristoffersen joins Norway's World Cup party with slalom win

Hello and welcome to Gravity. The Swiss resort of Wengen was colonized by Norwegians. After the victories of Kjetil Jansrud and Aksel Lund Svindal

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Italy: five killed in suspected gas explosion

At least five people have been killed as the result of an explosion in north western Italy. The blast, believed to have been caused by a gas leak

Sport

AS Roma sack coach Garcia and line up Spalletti

AS Roma announced on Wednesday they have sacked their French head coach Rudi Garcia after two and a half years at the helm. Last season’s Serie

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Hirscher wins his first slalom of season in Santa Caterina

Reigning four-time overall world cup champion Marcel Hirscher claimed his first slalom win of the season on Wednesday. The Austrian opened up his

Sport

Alpine Skiing: Loeseth ends Norway's 16-year wait for slalom winner

Nina Loeseth experienced the dizzy heights at the top of a World Cup podium for the first time in her career on Tuesday after winning a slalom race

Economy

Ferrari debuts on the Milan stock market

Debut day for Ferrari…on the Milan stock exchange. The iconic marque completed its spin off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Monday. Ferrari first

Italy

Italian cities ban vehicles from streets to curb pollution

Streets around the Italian city of Naples were quieter than usual on Saturday (January 2). Cars, motorbikes and scooters have been banned until

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Dive into 2016

A hardy group of Romans braved a cold, misty rain on Friday (January 1) and threw themselves off a bridge in Rome into the freezing waters of the

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Italian authorities crackdown on illegal firecrackers

Police in Italy have seized several tonnes of illegal fireworks. In Caserta authorities confiscated a firework called ‘Bomb Paris,’ containing 10kg

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Italian government acts to curb pollution

A rise in the concentration of health-threatening dust particles causing pollution in many Italian cities has prompted the government to act. A host

Italy

Apple 'to pay 318 million euros' to settle tax dodging dispute with Italy

It is crunch time for Apple in Italy. The US tech giant has reportedly agreed to pay 318 million euros to settle claims of tax dodging there. Apple

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