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John Malkovich denied access to Venice hotel due to expired COVID pass

The 68-year-old star was in the City of the Doges for two days filming the American series 'Ripley'.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo arrests two suspects over killing of Italian ambassador

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the main suspect is still at large.

Design

Sale of €450 million Caravaggio mural mansion collapses with no buyers

The Roman home, which is in strong contention to be Europe's most expensive property deal this year, will be marked down in price as a result.

Food and Drink

Tourists tuck in across Italy honour pizza patron Saint Anthony

Pizza-makers far and wide were hard at work making a cheesy, doughy national favourite on January 17 to celebrate the food's patron saint.

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Ukraine's Oksana Lyniv becomes first female conductor at Bologna's Teatro Comunale

Born in Brody, western Ukraine, to musician parents, Lyniv conducted her first orchestra when she was just 16 years old before going on to study at the Lysenko music school in Lviv.

Italy

Police in Italy see red after being given pink face masks

It's fair to say they weren't exactly tickled pink by this move.

Italy

Watch: Italy, EU bid farewell to EP president David Sassoli

David Sassoli, European Parliament president, died earlier this week at the age of 65.

Italy

Two young men arrested over New Year's Eve attacks on women in Milan

Nine women say they were assaulted by groups of young men in Milan's main square during the celebrations.

Destinations

Watch Europe’s aeronauts soar over the Alps in hot air balloons

COVID-19 restrictions can’t stop these enthusiasts from taking flight

World News

France's 'tidal wave' of COVID infections as records broken in Italy

France reported more than 360,000 new infections on Tuesday.

Italy

Nurse arrested on suspicion of giving fake COVID vaccines to 45 people

Four other alleged accomplices have also been detained.

Italy

'Horrendous': Catholic Church slams swastika-draped coffin at funeral

The swastika-emblazoned Nazi flag was branded “a horrendous symbol irreconcilable with Christianity".

Italy

Italy: new COVID rules threaten to isolate the country's islanders

Unvaccinated residents of a number of islands in the southern European country might find themselves stranded since the new regulations require the full jab to use the ferries to the mainland.

Italy

Unvaccinated banned from Italian bars, restaurants, public transport

The latest restriction comes as COVID-19 infections are soaring past 100,000 per day in the southern European country.

Destinations

These are Brits' top holiday destinations for 2022

Brits are planning to go on more holidays in 2022 to make up for lost time.

Italy

Italy to limit the number of tourists coming to Venice

In a few weeks, travellers will only be able to visit the city once they have booked their one-day €5 tickets online, in a move aimed at limiting the number of entries.

Culture news

Italy send Parthenon fragment to Athens in Elgin Marbles nudge to UK

About half the surviving 5th century B.C. sculptures that decorated the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis are in the British Museum in London, which has long resisted Greek appeals for their return.

Italy

Fugitive arrested after being spotted on Google Maps' Street View

An image available on Google appears to show a man who looks like Gammino outside a fruit shop in Galapagar in July 2018.

Culture news

Banksy-funded boat brings migrants to safety in Lampedusa

Thirty-one migrants sailing on an overcrowded wooden boat were rescued off the coast of Tunisia by the Banksy-funded Louise Michel vessel and taken to the small Italian island of Lampedusa.

Italy

Italy introduces mandatory COVID vaccination for the over 50s

It comes with COVID infections surging to record levels.

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