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Legambiente and the Dipartimento della protezione civile (department for civil protection) have launched a nationwide campaign entitled: Dont play with fire. The summer heat and lack of rain has fed the latest round of f...
The great ball, that sits 120 m up on top of the dome of St Peter's basilica, is being washed by restoration experts, for the first time since it was put up in 1593. They have found that the ball is completely covered in...
Romes hairdressers, barbers and beauty centres can now open on Mondays thanks to a new city council ruling. From now on they may remain open six days if they wish, and can work between 07.00 and 22.00, as long as they do...
The Movimento difesa del cittadino, an Italian consumer protection association, has awarded its annual prize "Cittadini on line 2005" to the Rome city council call centre 060606. The award has been given for the helpline...
A new type of traffic sensor to detect overtaking cars has caught 495 offending vehicles in its first seven days in use.
The sensor has been placed on a dangerous bend on the Via del Mare between Rome and the beach at O...
New fines for traffic offences are due to come into force in Italy if parliament converts a government proposal into law by the end of August. The fine for driving while under the influence of drink or drugs is expected...
Italian gas and electricity bills are among the highest in Europe, in part due to the lack of competition and the continued dominance of Enel and Eni (Italys major energy producers). The cost of electricity and gas in It...
Everything is ready for the biggest concert ever to be held in Italy, on Saturday 2 July at the Circus Maximus in Rome, as part of the Live8 series of concerts organised by Sir Bob Geldorf to raise awareness of poverty i...
After years of campaigning by local groups, the Tiburtina archaeological park will soon become a reality. The mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, has requested 5 million to purchase the first 10 hectares. As for the remainin...
In 2004, women in Italy had more children than in the past 15 years, according to Istat, Italys national institute for statistics. Birth rates in Italy had been declining for 30 years, reaching a low-point of 1.19 childr...
There are five different motions to tighten up gun-control laws waiting to be examined by the Italian parliament. All of them have become more urgent after the tragic event near Novara in north Italy this week when a 54-...
The football federation has told Italys most famous football referee, the bald-headed Pierluigi Collina, who became famous when he refereed the World Cup final match in South Korea in 2002, that he can have one more year...
Every day, some 2.5 million Italians pay for their lunch with buoni pasto (luncheon vouchers), creating a business that is worth 2.5 billion per year. Since 20 June, when cafs and restaurants in Turin began a boycott of...
The summer sales will begin officially in Rome on Saturday 9 July and will end on Friday 19 August. Shop keepers are expected to reduce their prices by as much as 33 per cent from the start of the sales, hoping to sell a...
Horses in Rome may have to wear red and grey knicker-type garments from the beginning of July. If a city ruling comes into force, the horses that pull the brightly-coloured tourist carriages will be wearing these underpa...
From the 1 July 2005, holders of Italian driving licences who have not had any points removed since the penalty system was introduced in 2003 will receive a bonus of two points.
All Italian driving-licence holders have...
Anyone who has a passion for Ferrari motorcars and a big bank account, should hasten to Maranello, home of the Ferrari racing team. On Tuesday 28 June at 18.00 Sotheby's, the fine art auctioneers, are holding a sale of F...
The cost of calls from fixed to mobile phones in Italy is among the highest in Europe and must fall, according to the Autorit per le comunicazioni (AC), the countrys communications authority. A study by London-based cons...
Anyone who wishes to drive a low-powered motorcycle and does not hold any other sort of driving licence, will have to take a test to get a patentino or mini driving licence.
The test was previously required only by youn...
An exhibition entitled Luigi Moretti: La Casa delle Armi, le sue opere e il suo archivio, has opened at the Italian central state archives EUR. Luigi Moretti (1907-1973) was an Italian architect, famous for his design fo...
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