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Meet the Turin-born champion athlete not allowed to represent Italy

Despite being born in Turin, Italian rules mean Great Nnachi will have to wait until her 18th birthday before she can apply for Italian citizenship.

Living

Going the extra mule: Animals help Italians collect their rubbish

The Italian town of Artena, about 30km from Rome, has found an effective and creative solution with no environmental impact to waste management: mules.

Climate

Mont Blanc under surveillance over fears glacier could collapse

Local authorities are placing the Planpincieux glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc under special surveillance in case it collapses due to climate change.

Italy

'Lucifer' pushes Italian temperatures near 49°C, fans wildfires

Italian authorities expect 17 cities to be on "red alert" by Saturday amid the heatwave, while firefighters continue to battle wildfires in several regions.

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Italy

Tensions in Italy over bid to rename park after Mussolini's brother

A cabinet member's bid to rename a park after Benito Mussolini's younger brother has sparked outrage in Italy.

Italy

Italy fears an increase in migrants from Tunisia's political crisis

Two weeks ago, Tunisia's President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of the parliament

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Tourists and locals on the hunt for water in Rome heatwave

in Rome, tourists and locals hunt for fountains to refresh themselves and cope with the high temperatures.

Italy

Italy's citizenship law back in focus as multicultural stars triumph

The debate was sparked anew after complaints about the bureaucratic headaches confronting Italian-born athletes who want to compete for their country but lack citizenship.

Travel News

Venice floods: Watch tourists wade through knee-deep water

Rare summer flooding has left Venice’s St Mark’s square up to 1 metre deep in water.

My Europe Series

How a bill to fight homophobia has split Italy & sparked a culture war

“If you criticise the Zan bill, you’ll be accused of being a homophobe – which just isn’t conducive to having a constructive debate.”

Italy

Letter sent to Pope containing bullets intercepted by postal workers

A letter addressed to Pope Francis that contained bullets was intercepted by postal workers in Italy.

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Protests against COVID health pass held across Europe

Protests against COVID health pass were held across Europe on Saturday 7 August.

Italy

Italian police nab woman reputed to be Naples crime boss

Maria Licciardi, 70, was one of the victors in a long-running blood feud between alliances of clans that left Naples littered nearly daily with bodies earlier this century, prosecutors say.

Italy

Italy allows 2 boats with 800 migrants on board to dock in Sicily

Earlier this week, Italy appealed to the European Union to press other member states to take some of the thousands of asylum-seekers who have arrived in the country in recent months, a sharp uptick since 2020.

Italy

Italy makes COVID 'Green Pass' mandatory for public venue access

The Green Pass, which is an extension of the EU's digital COVID certificate, contains a QR code with the personal information of every citizen.

Nature

Wildfires in Sardinia likely to have killed 30 million bees

The beehives on 20,000 hectares of land were destroyed by the fires.

World News

Fake COVID-19 certificate sales rise as health passes become mandatory

With COVID-19 certificates becoming mandatory for many people around the world, some anti-vaxxers are turning to social platforms to buy fake health passes, at a cost of around 100€.

World News

COVID cases fall in the Netherlands and UK while Romania pushes jabs

Some countries in Europe are seeing their number of COVID-19 cases fall, while others fear a fourth wave of infections is underway.

Italy

Italy's Draghi wins confidence votes on justice reforms

The Italian Premier risked his government's survival by putting the bill on a key judicial reform to a confidence vote, which he won.

Travel News

Italy has the highest number of people unable to afford a holiday

Some 35 million of the poorest in Europe can't afford a one week holiday. About 7 million of them are Italians.

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