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136 chasms opened up on Rome streets in first ten months of 2018. Rome is experiencing an exponential rise in the number of sinkholes opening up on the streets of the capital, according to the Italian Institute for Envi...
Italian rugby team to play against France, Ireland and Wales in Rome during 2019 Six Nations tournament. The fixtures for the 2019 Six Nations rugby tournament have been announced, with Italy playing three home matches...
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Rome refugee centre appeals for sleeping bags for homeless asylum seekers. The Joel Nafuma Refugee Center is participating in the global #GivingTuesday campaign by collecting sleeping bags, thermal socks and shoes "to h...
Rome announces permanent measures as city grapples with negative impact of mass tourism. Rome police have been given more power and resources to tackle behaviour considered inappropriate on the streets of the capital, f...
Italian director of Last Tango in Paris died in Rome on 26 November. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci has died in Rome aged 77 after a long battle with cancer.Bertolucci was best known for directing films such...
Vatican Christmas tree to face "competition" from Rome's Netflix tree. The Vatican has installed its Christmas tree in St Peter's Square, ready for decoration before being lit with energy-efficient Christmas lights on t...
Rome street artist Solo paints mural of Miwa in Tor Bella Monaca.A giant mural featuring the character Miwa from cult 1970s manga cartoon series Steel Jeeg (screened in Italy in the 1980s as Jeeg Robot d'acciaio) has app...
Rome's starlings cause havoc for motorists on Lungotevere. Rome city council has drafted in the help of falconers to move some of the wintering starlings - whose numbers are estimated between 1.5 and four million - away...
The Azzurri face reigning rugby world champions New Zealand in Rome on 24 November. The public in Rome is lucky to witness some of the best names in world sport competing in the Eternal City. From Roger Federer and Rafa...
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Thomas Jefferson University sign ground-breaking medical degree agreement  Rome's Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and the Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have cr...
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One woman murdered in Italy every 72 hours this year. Numerous initiatives are being held in Rome and across Italy this weekend to mark the United Nations-backed International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...
Italy faces the All Blacks in Rome rugby match on 24 November. The All Blacks, the reigning world rugby champions from New Zealand, face Italy's rugby team in a much-anticipated match at Stadio Olimpico at 15.00 on Satu...
The American University of Rome supports an innovative new project to survey the safety of Rome's trees using Ground Penetrating Radar.Those based in Rome will remember the massive storms that swept across Italy and caus...
Rome mayor says demolition sends "strong message" to Casamonica clan. Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has described as "historic" the seizure and demolition of villas built illegally by the Roman Casamonica crime family.The...
Landmark Rome bridge closed due to falling marble from Valadier Tower. Rome's historic Ponte Milvio bridge has been closed to pedestrians after fragments of marble fell from Torretta Valadier, the gateway triumphal arch...
Free museum week to be introduced in Rome and across Italy in March 2019.Italy's culture minister Alberto Bonisoli has announced that state museums and archaeological sites will have up to 20 annual days of free admissio...
Rome's main airport will have direct link to high-speed train services between Florence and Venice. Commuters travelling through Rome's Fiumicino international airport will soon have a direct link to Italy's high-speed...
New Roman edition of Monopoly to launch in Rome on 23 November.  A special Roman edition of Monopoly, the world’s most popular board game, will be launched officially in Rome on 23 November. The game, which is based ar...
Rome drops 18 points from last year's standard of living survey. Rome has been ranked 85th in the annual quality of life index of 110 Italian provinces undertaken by the newspaper Italia Oggi in collaboration with the U...
Ikea Eataly Roma launches store beside Rome's Ostiense train station. Swedish affordable furniture retailer Ikea has joined forces with high-end Italian food emporium Eataly to open the Ikea Eataly Roma store in the Ost...
Rome taking no chances after last year's "Spelacchio" Christmas tree fiasco. American media-services provider Netflix is sponsoring Rome's Christmas tree whose lights will be switched on in Piazza Venezia on 8 December....
Traffic restrictions in Rome on 18 November to curb air pollution. Rome has banned motorists from driving within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 18 November from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 until 20.30.Design...
Rome may be one of the world's culinary capitals but every now and then comes the urge to enjoy a classic hamburger with fries. Here is our guide to the best burgers in Rome, for those visiting or living in the Eternal C...
Eviction of Rome's Baobab Experience to leave "hundreds" on the street. The volunteer-run Baobab Experience migrant centre at Piazzale Maslax near Rome's Tiburtina station was cleared by police at dawn on 13 November.Th...
Visiting Italy and experiencing its culture is an exciting thing, but moving there as an expat brings new challenges, not least getting used to the cultural differences. From social etiquette to business culture, there i...
Only 16.3 per cent showed up to vote in Rome public transport referendum. A referendum on 11 November asking Romans to vote whether or not they wanted to liberalise the city's public transport network failed to reach th...
Virginia Raggi cleared of charge of lying over city hall appointment.Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has been acquitted by a court of charges of making false public statements about a senior city appointment dating back to the...
An abandoned soap factory in Rome hosts the underground murals of French street artist Seth and is open 24/7. "Otto!" hissed the wide-eyed little girl, chasing after her labrador through a gap in the wire fence, as if s...
Engineer's report into escalator accident at Rome metro station expected to take three months. Rome's Repubblica metro station is expected to remain closed to commuters for at least three months, following the collapse...
Romans to vote for or against liberalisation of city's public transport system on 11 November.A referendum allowing citizens of Rome to vote whether or not they want to liberalise the city's public transport network, unt...
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