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Nightly curfew in Italy's 'yellow' covid-19 zones moves to midnight as the nation's vaccination campaign hits record levels. Italy's curfew will be pushed back to midnight from 7 June in a further step towards scrapping...
Florence mayor plays violin for Sophia Loren. Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren received the keys to Florence at a ceremony in Palazzo Vecchio on 5 June. After conferring the honour, Florence mayor Dario Nar...
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Soldier's letter reaches his family 78 years after he died on the battlefield in Russia. A letter written by a young Italian soldier on the Russian Front during world war two has been delivered to his niece 78 years aft...
Rome buses continue to catch fire. A bus operated by Rome's public transport company ATAC burst into flames while in service in the Flaminio area of the capital at around 10.30 this morning, 4 June. There was nobody in...
Tourists returning to Rome will notice many changes when they travel to the Italian capital. The last year and or so has taken its toll on Rome, turning a usually bustling city into what felt like a ghost town at the he...
After Milan and Turin, LeasysGO! launches in the Italian capital. LeasysGO! has become the latest car-sharing company to launch in Rome, offering drivers a completely electric service. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi welco...
Italy pins Palme d'Or hopes on Nanni Moretti's new movie Tre piani. Tre piani (Three floors) by Italian director Nanni Moretti has been nominated for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers announ...
Wanted in Rome interviews Antonio Barreca, director general of Federturismo, one of the key figures in Italy's travel and tourism industry. by Marco Venturini What is the current situation of tourism in Italy? The h...
Cinema in Piazza festival returns to Rome this summer with free films, big names and a new location. Rome film fans can look forward to watching movies on the big screen under the stars again this summer with the return...
Italian regions get green light to extend covid-19 vaccine appointments to everybody aged over 16 from today. Italy's regions can make covid-19 vaccination appointments available to all people aged over 16 from Thursday...
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Festa della Repubblica military parade in Rome cancelled for second year due to covid-19. Italy celebrates Festa della Repubblica, Italy's Republic Day, with a national public holiday on Wednesday 2 June 2021. This y...
Ciampi's name spelt wrong on city plaque. A ceremony in Rome to name part of the capital after former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi did not go according to plan this morning over a misspelling on the plaque....
Italy takes another step towards normality as people can once again drink coffee at the bar. Italy's restaurants and bars can open for indoor service as well as outdoors from 1 June, in another step towards normality as...
Mafia turncoat who revealed secrets of Cosa Nostra has been freed from Rome prison. There was anger and disbelief in Italy last night at the news that one of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra's most infamous killers has walked f...
AIFA gives green light for covid-19 vaccine to be used on 12 to 15-year olds. The Italian drug regulator (AIFA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccine for 12 to 15-year olds, according to a statement relea...
Italy's streaming platform for Italian culture becomes a reality. Italy launched ITsART - an ambitious streaming project known as the 'Netflix of Italian Culture' - on 31 May. The online platform gives access to Ital...
Two brown bears from the Whipsnade zoo were shot after escaping from their enclosure.  Whipsnade Zoo Chief described the break away as an “immediate threat to human life” that forced the keepers to shoot them dead amid...
Italy reports lowest daily tally of covid-19 fatalities since mid-October as pressure on hospitals continues to drop. Italy registered 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday 30 May, down from 83 the day before, the hea...
Rome bus and metro strike day before national public holiday. Rome commuters face disruption to public transport services on Tuesday 1 June due to a 24-hour strike called by numerous trade unions representing workers in...
Three Italian regions move from moderate-risk yellow zones to lowest-risk white zones. The Italian regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Molise and Sardinia will become 'white zones' - the lowest-risk category under Italy's...
Rome airport greets US tourists with welcome gifts. Rome's Fiumicino airport welcomed around 300 tourists and travellers from the USA who landed in the Italian capital on 28 May after taking covid-tested flights from Ne...
New Primark outlet to be located in large shopping centre to the east of the capital. Primark, the low-cost Irish fashion chain, has announced that it will open a second store in Rome, at the RomaEst shopping mall, on 1...
Where to get tested and what kind of test to receive are two important questions that may not have obvious answers.Covid has been an all too familiar part of our lives for close to a year now. While the rollout of vaccin...
Weekly number of covid-19 cases in Italy drops for 10th week in a row. Italy has seen a sharp decline in the number of hospital and intensive care admissions for covid-19 over the last 50 days, according to a report fro...
Apple Via del Corso will be one of the company's most important stores globally. The Apple flagship store on Via del Corso in central Rome will open on Thursday 27 May at 10.00, the American technology giant has announc...
Florence museum expected to reopen as soon as possible after evacuation. An evacuation was underway at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on the morning of 26 May due to the dense smoke from a chimney on the museum's roof,...
All you need to know about Carlo Calenda, front runner for Mayor of Rome.  Rome will vote on its next mayor in October 2021. The field currently includes incumbent Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, who will look to secure a se...
Lazio region launches drive to attract visitors as Italy attempts to kickstart its covid-hit tourism industry this summer. The Lazio region around Rome has launched a tourism campaign to entice holidaymakers into stayin...
Rome hosts one of the most beautiful horse shows in the world.  The 2021 Piazza di Siena horse show-jumping competition returns to Rome after being cancelled last year due to the covid-19 pandemic. The prestigious eq...
MAXXI to launch contemporary art museum in L'Aquila this weekend. MAXXI L'Aquila, the long-awaited contemporary art museum in the Abruzzo capital, will be inaugurated by Italy's culture minister Dario Franceschini on Fr...
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