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Poor Romano Prodi. From the moment he won the elections almost two years ago, it was clear that he was going to have a tough time holding a very fractious coalition together and defending his majority of two seats in the...
The Iowa caucus on 3 January marked the official kick off for what Americans are likely to remember as the longest and most expensive electoral campaign in their nation
Aperitivi hours offer a social outlet where you can relax, enjoy a glass of wine and light snacks in the company of friends before heading out for dinner. Different bars in Rome offer various types of aperitivi nibbles r...
On 15 March 44 BC Julius Caesar lay prone and dying in an area of Rome now known as Largo Argentina, after having been stabbed by Brutus. Today, it is likely that where the bloody corpse of Caesar once lay you will find...
With winter in full swing and the holidays fast approaching, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. The stress of finding the right gifts, deciding where to celebrate New Year, planning menus and, for many ex-pats, trying to ge...
The most celebrated and fascinating Christmas crib in Rome is hidden away so well that few foreign visitors ever get to see it. The Presepio dei Netturbini, the manger scene belonging to Rome
Not so long ago taking a taxi was a luxury, an extravagance for special occasions. Now it has become a frustrating part of ordinary life and taxi strikes are just as infuriating, perhaps even more so, than other public t...
A gleaming white marble figure, elegantly reclining on a marble cushion, has always been the centrepiece, the icon, of the Villa Borghese museum, a treasure trove that is rivaled only by the Medici collection in the Uffi...
The recent murder of a British student in Perugia has brought to public attention the tens of thousands of foreign students attending schools and universities across Italy. Meredith Kercher was studying languages at Leed...
African cinema in Rome
The annual festival dedicated to films from or about the African continent takes place in Rome, 1-9 Dec.
On 14 November 2007, throngs of mourners came to pay their respects at the funeral of 26-year-old Gabriele Sandri, a local DJ and Lazio football fan shot through the neck by a police bullet the previous Sunday while sitt...
It might seem a paradox but in the fractious atmosphere of Romano Prodi
The mid-1980s was a promising period in Italy. The Azzurri were the champions of the soccer world. A dip in oil prices triggered a brief economic recovery. And, in the sleepy villages just outside the Marchigiana port ci...
In London and Paris playgrounds with good equipment in congenial surroundings are abundant. Here in Rome there are activities for children provided by Explora Children
The main difference between Rome and Canada is that here I don
Five men took the podium at the Campidoglio on 28 July this year to present an expansion plan for terminal C at Rome
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