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Italian website for vaccination appointments targeted by hackers

Hackers attacked the IT systems behind COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region.

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Anger rises as uncollected rubbish leaves stench on streets of Rome

Residents and business owners are furious as the city's hot temperatures make the smell overwhelming.

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Italy to relax COVID-19 restrictions in six more regions

The regions of Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Lazio, Piedmont and Puglia, and the autonomous province of Trento, have had their risk level downgraded to "white zones".

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Italy in shock after three people killed in shooting near Rome

A gunman shot and killed an elderly man and two young boys on Sunday before barricading himself in a home outside Rome. He was later found dead.

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Rome's mayor criticised after floods cause nursery school evacuation

According to some local politicians, up to 80mm of rain fell in fewer than two hours.

World

LGBT activists urge Italian government to approve anti-homophobia law

Italy is close to approving a law punishing misogyny and hate crimes against LGBT people. But right-wing politicians oppose the measures.

Italy

Heaven or sacrilege? Italy's pizza vending machine stirs controversy

Italy's national dish is now available via a vending machine in Rome but what's the verdict on the street?

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Verdict imminent for Americans accused of killing Italian policeman

Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, are accused of homicide after a scuffle in which an Italian police officer was stabbed to death near their hotel in Rome in summer 2019.

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Rome's Colosseum to get new floor to restore 'majestic' central view

The wooden retractable floor will allow visitors to stand where gladiators once fought.

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Emperor Constantine's hand reunited with finger after 500 years

A missing finger from a giant statue of the Roman Emperor Constantine has been reunited with his hand after being missing for over 500 years.

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63% of European city dwellers want a ban on petrol and diesel cars

A majority of people across 15 European cities support only emission-free cars being sold after 2030.

Sport

Vergne displays perfect timing to win opening race of Rome E-Prix double-header

Jean-Eric Vergne (DS TECHEETAH) picked his moments perfectly to drive from fifth to victory in the opening race of the Rome E-Prix double-header around the streets of the EUR District, heading home Jaguar Racing pair Sam Bird and Mitch Evans - the British squad's first double podium.

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Road sign typo 'sotps' Italians in their tracks during pandemic

Road sign typo 'sotps' Italians in their tracks during the pandemic

Moments

How Ancient Roman ruins can teach the world about accessible travel

We explore the iconic Roman Colosseum from an accessibility perspective.

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Bullets sent in envelope to Italy's former prime minister Matteo Renzi

Italy's former prime minister thanked people for their messages of support after the incident and called on the country to move "forward together with freedom and courage".

Italy

Mario Draghi enters final day of talks to form Italy's next government

The country's president has asked Mario Draghi, economist and former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), to find a majority in parliament.

World

Italy's president set to hear solutions for country's political crisis

Last week the country's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned after ex-PM Matteo Renzi withdrew his party from the governing coalition.

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Italy relaxes some of its Covid-19 measures

Restaurants and museums reopen in Italy as country eases restrictions.

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‘This is civil disobedience’: Rome restaurants defy COVID-19 closures

One restauranteur said recent losses were making it impossible to provide for his children, adding that government financial aid wasn't enough.

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Romans jump into Tiber river in New Year's Day tradition

Divers jumped off the Cavour Bridge into Rome’s Tiber river on New Year’s Day, keeping up the annual tradition that has been going on for decades.