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Italy "deserves to smile" after all the sacrifices says Conte.
The coronavirus crisis should be used to "redesign" Italy, said premier Giuseppe Conte on 3 June as he laid out plans for the next phase of the covid-19 eme...
Municipal museums in Rome are free to all visitors on 7 June.
Rome's city-run museums, which reopened in recent days after being closed for more than two and a half months due to the covid-19 lockdown, will open their d...
President Mattarella bestows order of knighthood on heroic citizens.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has bestowed knighthood honours on 57 citizens who distinguished themselves by serving their community during the...
Rome is known as being a sanctuary city for stray cats, but the true extent of Rome’s love for animals has been evident in Rome’s legislation since 2005.
Roman Animal Rights Laws
While Italy has national laws for ani...
3 June marks a major step in Italy's coronavirus emergency timeline.
Italy welcomes visitors from the European Union and Schengen area countries from 3 June as the country makes a tentative return to international touri...
No injuries and cause of fire unknown in latest Rome bus blaze.
Rome. Seven city buses have been destroyed in a fire at a depot of the municipal public transport ATAC in the Magliana suburb.
Several teams of firefigh...
Italian football teams add their voices to worldwide protests against racism.
Football teams in Italy, including AS Roma and Torino, have posted pictures of their players kneeling in a symbol of support following the de...
Italian musicians support Blackout Tuesday, the social media movement organised in response to the killing of George Floyd.
Blackout Tuesday, the collective social media action by musicians, sports stars and celebrities...
New coronavirus infections and fatalities continue to fall steadily in Italy.
Italy registered 178 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours on 1 June, the lowest daily rise since 26 February, reports Italian news ag...
Around the world, developers of a vaccine against covid-19 are getting more and more worried now that the pandemic seems to be decreasing. It seems like a contradiction, but it is not.
To be successful in their research...
Italian authorities fear the spread of mafia tactics and organised crime As Italy attempts to live with the virus during phase two of lockdown, many businesses are still struggling to make sense of the future. While gove...
Lazio court rejects McDonald's appeal to go ahead with a fast food outlet near Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
McDonald's, the American fast-food giant, has lost its appeal against the city of Rome and Italy's ministry for...
Mystery as hundreds of fish die in the Tevere river in Rome.
Hundreds of dead fish have been seen bobbing on the surface of Rome's river Tiber over the weekend, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
The macabre disc...
Unrestricted travel between regions from 3 June sparks debate among Italy's local governors.
Italy has confirmed that unrestricted travel between regions can resume from 3 June as planned, the same day that the country...
Rome reopens municipal museums and extends exhibitions after their prolonged closure due to covid-19 lockdown.
Following the reopening of the Capitoline Museums and the Palazzo Braschi (with Canova exhibition) on 19 May...
1,000 Helbiz electric scooters hit the streets of Rome.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has announced the arrival of a fleet of 1,000 electric scooters, operated by American company Helbiz, and available on the streets of the...
Rome limited traffic zone or ZTL to remain open this summer.Rome's restricted traffic areas, or ZTL, will remain open to traffic until 30 August, as part of an order due to be signed by the city's mayor Virginia Raggi....
Special final opening for Secret Impressionists show at Palazzo Bonaparte.
Rome's Secret Impressionists exhibition, which was forced to close along with all Italian musuems on 8 March due to the coronavirus pandemic, is...
Popular venue in Rome park damaged by blaze during the night.
Vivi Bistrot, a popular venue in Rome's Villa Pamphilj park, was damaged by fire in the early hours of 28 May, according to reports in local media.
The blaz...
Italy celebrates 100 years of Fellini.Rome has honoured Federico Fellini with the decision to name a section of the city's Lungotevere after the great Italian film director whose centenary is being celebrated this year....
Bioparco di Roma reopens to visitors after lockdown.
Rome's Bioparco, the capital's zoo, reopens to the public on Friday 29 May, following a closure of more than two months due to the covid-19 crisis, with social distan...
Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill reopen after coronavirus lockdown.
The Colosseum Archaeological Park, which in addition to the Colosseum includes the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Domus Aurea, will reopen to t...
Rome to hand out massive fines for dumped masks and gloves.
Rome is to issue fines of up to €500 for those caught dumping used protective masks or plastic gloves on the streets of the capital during the coronavirus pand...
Rome struggles on after the trauma of lockdown and a lost spring
By Andy Devane
Lockdown in Rome was a dark time with little light. The eeriness of the situation was summed up perfectly in Quarantine Mood, a short film...
Pompeii to open in two phases and with new time slots for visitors.
Italy's archaeological site Pompeii reopens to the public, in two stages, after being closed for more than two and a half months due to the coronavirus...
Italy cancels Festa della Repubblica parade in Rome.
Italy's Frecce Tricolori fighter jets are conducting a nationwide tour ahead of the 74th anniversary of the nation's proclamation as a republic on 2 June.
The tour...
Volunteers proposal sparks division in Italy's coalition government.
Italy’s coalition partners are divided over a proposal to recruit 60,000 volunteers to enforce social distancing measures among crowds in the country'...
Romans consume two million ice creams over first post-lockdown weekend.
Rome's artisan gelato shops registered a boom over the first weekend after lockdown as customers flocked to gelaterie across the capital as well as...
Reports of price hikes at bars, restaurants and hairdressers in Italy.
Italy's consumers are being charged €2 to €4 more than before the coronavirus emergency as bars, restaurants and hairdressers add a 'covid tax' to t...
Pope blesses faithful in St Peter's Square for first time in nearly three months.
The public returned to St Peter's Square in the Vatican to receive a blessing from Pope Francis at midday on Sunday 24 May for the first...
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