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First day of school in Italy for 5.6 million students.
Schools reopened in much of Italy on 14 September, for the first time since 4 March, in the early days of the covid-19 emergency.
This morning saw the return to...
Underage British tourists allegedly gang-raped by up to eight men in town near Matera.
Four men between the ages of 19 and 23 have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of two 15-year-old British girls...
Rome to display world's most important private collection of ancient art.
The legendary Torlonia Collection, considered by many as the world's most important private collection of ancient marble sculptures, will at long...
Prenestino suburb is now home to "il nasone più bello di Roma"
A newly-restored drinking fountain in a Roman suburb is being hailed as the "most beautiful nasone in Rome," reports Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica....
Italy's new academic year begins with the reopening of schools on 14 September.
Around 13,000 teachers and staff in Italian schools have registered positive results after being tested for covid-19, days before Italy reo...
Conte to attend funeral as charges facing suspects are stepped up to murder in a case that has shocked Italy.
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte is attending the funeral today of Willy Monterio Duarte, the 21-year-ol...
New porcelain zebra crossing on Via Giulia designed to avoid continuous maintenance.
Villa Giulia, one of the most beautiful streets in Rome's historic centre, will soon have a 'permanent' pedestrian crossing with white...
Retake Roma's 15,000 volunteers work hard to tackle Rome's urban decay.
“Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was Retake Roma. It was built up over 10 years, by thousands of people, in every district of the city. Ten...
Plans to create a "covid-free" route between Rome and Milan.
All passengers on flights between Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa will soon undergo a rapid swab test for covid-19, according to plans announced by the Lazi...
A brief and informal guide to the Inheritance Tax in Italy.
Inheritance tax rates and specificities differ from country to country, so here’s a brief and informal guide to the Italian Inheritance Tax as it compares with...
Canadian designer Daniel Voshart conjures up photorealistic portraits of 54 Roman emperors.
We have all seen the statues, either in books or in real life, but did you ever wonder what the Roman emperors actually looked...
Italian Tennis Federation angry that Rome tennis tournament will take place without the public.
The 2020 Internazionali d'Italia tennis tournament, also known as the Rome Masters or the Italian Open,will take place behi...
"They were jumping on him when he was lying helpless on the ground" says key witness in killing of Willy Monteiro Duarte.
An autopsy carried out on the body of Willy Monteiro Duarte, who was beaten to death by a gang in...
Archaeologists discover vast ancient pool complex but are baffled over its original function.
Italian archaeologists have announced the discovery of an ancient stone pool, dating to the fourth century BC, in an area of...
"Daily Tampon" saliva test gives results in just three minutes.
Italy's health ministry has approved a rapid saliva test for covid-19 which provides results in just three minutes, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
Th...
American Overseas School of Rome responds to covid-19 case.
A number of students and teachers at the American Overseas School of Rome, a prestigious private school in north Rome, have been placed in isolation after a Ye...
"We didn't touch him," say the brothers accused in the death of Willy Monteiro Duarte.
Two brothers who are among four people accused of beating to death a 21-year-old Cape Verdian-Italian in Colleferro south of Rome on...
Italy's culture ministry to restore Palazzo Silvestri-Rivaldi in Rome.
An abandoned Renaissance palace in the shadow of the Colosseum is to be restored by the Italian culture ministry under its €103 million Grandi Proge...
Welcome to your guide for spending a day exploring the gorgeous city of Rome and only taking a small handful of money with you. This is Exploring Rome on a budget!
Please note, this guide is designed assuming you have...
Predicted impact of covid-19 on Italian tourism is worse than expected.
Italy's tourism industry has suffered more than predicted this summer due to the covid-19 crisis, according to a joint report by tourism confederat...
Death of Willy Monteiro Duarte has caused outrage in Italy.
Four men in their 20s have been arrested on charges of manslaughter in the beating to death of a 21-year-old Cape Verdian-Italian man in Colleferro, a town so...
For locals or students in Italy there is a convenient way to travel in Lazio with the COTRAL buses.
Many expats or Erasmus students will tell you that one of the best parts about staying in Europe is that the whole con...
Rome says the new requirement is "not a declaration of war on plus size" police officers.
Rome has launched a recruitment drive for 500 new municipal traffic police, or vigili urbani, in the coming months, with a stipul...
Turnout for Rome no mask protest smaller than expected.
Around 1,500 people demonstrated on 5 September in central Rome against Italy's covid-19 regulations, with barely anybody in the crowd wearing masks or keeping the...
First case of covid-19 among students at reopened school in Rome.
A final-year student at Marymount, a prestigious private international school in north Rome, tested positive for covid-19 on 4 September, two days after...
Race against time to save Rome's iconic pine trees.
Rome residents may have noticed an unusually heavy carpet of pine needles, covered in sticky honeydew, under some of the city's umbrella pines, or stone pines, in rece...
Lazio Region leader condemns planned march as "irresponsible madness".
Two thousand people are expected to attend a rally in Rome against Italy's covid-19 regulations, in particular the protocols introduced by the healt...
Silvio Berlusconi, according to Forza Italia sources, was hospitalized last night at the San Raffale Hospital in Milan as a precautionary measure. The same sources specify that the clinical situation is stable and not wo...
Survey by Save the Children finds parents in Italy worried about return to school.
The reopening of Italy's schools and the return of students after a six-month school closure due to the covid-19 pandemic is causing wor...
Rome's municipal museums are free to all visitors this Sunday.Rome's city-run museums will be open for free to all visitors on Sunday 6 September.
There are new rules attached to the monthly appointment, held on the fir...
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