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Frecce Tricolori to fly over Rome on 4 November. Italian president Sergio Mattarella will attend the annual ceremony at Rome’s Altare della Patria to mark national unity and armed forces on the morning of Wednesday 4 No...
Italian premier condemns last night's gun attack in Austria. Italy's top police and intelligence officials are to convene today in a meeting called by interior minister Luciana Lamorgese in response to last night's terr...
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Rome to declare day of mourning for Proietti on 5 November. Rome bid farewell to one of the city's favourite sons, Gigi Proietti, the actor, director, comedian and musician who died on 2 November, the day of his 80th bi...
AS Roma legend is recovering in isolation at his home in Rome. Francesco Totti, the former Italy and AS Roma striker, tested positive for covid-19 last month, reports Corriere dello Sport. Totti is currently in isola...
Italian government and regional leaders draw up new covid-19 restrictions. The Italian government is set to introduce a nationwide curfew at 21.00, to battle the second wave of covid-19, according to news agency ANSA....
Proietti died on his 80th birthday due to heart problems. Gigi Proietti, the much-loved Roman actor, director, musician and comedian, died in Rome today, 2 November, on his 80th birthday. Proietti had been in hospita...
Italy shut theatres and cinemas last week under new covid-19 decree. Italy will "also close museums" as part of a new decree, expected imminently, to curb the spread of covid-19, said the minister for culture and touris...
All Saints’ Day, or Ognissanti, on Sunday 1 November is a public holiday in Italy. However this year it falls on a Sunday so it won't make any difference to the closure of schools or public offices. The celebration o...
Italian government considers local lockdowns in coronavirus hot spots. The Italian government is considering new restrictions, including provincial lockdowns and limiting travel between regions, in an attempt to curb th...
Florence mayor condemns violence and vandalism in historic centre in "surreal, terrible and painful night" for Tuscan city. Protesters clashed with police in central Florence last night during an unauthorised protest ov...
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According to the data published by the Italian Ministry of Health, 31,084 new cases of covid-19 have been registered today in Italy whilst 215,085 swabs have been carried out.  199 deaths have been registered the last...
Third season of Netflix series Suburra hits TV screens in today.Netflix is back with the third and final season of the crime series Suburra, set in Rome's underworld, which will be available to view from 30 October in 19...
Italy's right-wing politicians seize upon Italian link in France terror attack. The Tunisian man accused of killing a man and two women at a church in Nice on 29 October, beheading two of his victims, arrived in Italy i...
Italy's new coronavirus restrictions come as a devastating blow to the cultural sector which was just getting back on its feet after a nightmare year. By Andy Devane The Italian government's recent order to close all...
Protests against Italy's covid-19 restrictions turn violent in Verona, Genova and Palermo. Italy's wave of protests over the latest covid-19 restrictions continued last night with clashes in the northern cities of Veron...
205 deaths attributed to covid-19 have been registered in Italy in the last 24 hours. The number of new cases is still rising, 24,991, and an extra 24,000 swabs were taken compared to yesterday. This is what emerges from...
Rome police clash with protestors as Italy registers record high number of new covid-19 cases. Italy has approved a stimulus package worth €5.4 billion to support businesses hit by the government's new restrictions aime...
Like many other performing arts institutions around the world, Rome’s illustrious Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia shut down in early March 2020, cancelling the remainder of the season’s concerts....
Police wade into Trevi Fountain to drag protester out of the water. Rome police fined a 24-year-old Venezuelan man €1,500 after he climbed onto the Trevi Fountain and jumped into its waters at lunchtime on 26 October....
New covid-19 rules spark protests across Italy amid concerns over rising social tensions. Protests broke out in cities across Italy last night, in some cases turning violent, as the nation's new restrictions to battle t...
The social commentary in the rhymes of Trilussa still rings true in Rome today. “But he’s famous!” goes a voice outside a bar in Trastevere. A footballer? Politician? Big Brother contestant? Film star? “Ok, was famou...
Italy imposes its harshest new restrictions since the spring as the nation registers a record high number of new coronavirus cases. Italy has imposed fresh restrictions including the closures of bars and restaurants at...
Forza Nuova protest against Italy's "health dictatorship" in central Rome. Rome witnessed violent scenes in Piazza del Popolo and the nearby Flaminio neighbourhood last night, 24 October, as far-right protestors clashed...
Street protests in Naples over prospect of lockdown as Italy registers over 19,000 new coronavirus cases. Italian police used tear gas against protestors during riots in the southern city of Naples as the Campania regio...
Rome bans takeaway sale of alcohol on Friday and Saturday nights.Rome has banned the takeaway sale of alcohol on Friday and Saturday nights, from 21.00 until 07.00 the following morning, as part of efforts to curb the sp...
Conte admits "growing concern" about covid-19 contagion in Europe and Italy. "Italy must avert a second nationwide lockdown," said premier Giuseppe Conte on Friday 23 October, calling on people to remain alert and respe...
Closure will affect popular nightlife areas in Rome at weekends. Rome will shut down some of the capital's areas most associated with nightlife, on weekend nights, in response to Italy's covid-19 emergency. The order...
Rome police caught vandal who now faces criminal charges for vandalising the Fountain of the Moor. One of Rome's celebrated fountains, the Fontana del Moro in Piazza Navona, has been vandalised by a 61-year-old Italian...
Zingaretti appeals for sense of responsibility in battling covid-19. The president of Italy's central Lazio region, which includes Rome, has requested that people reduce their social contacts for the "next 20/30 days" i...
Rome seeks to reduce crowds on public transport to allow for social distancing. Rome is set to draft in private buses in a bid to reduce crowding on the city's public transport network, according to reports in Italian m...
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