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National strikes proclaimed by public transport unions. Rome commuters will be affected by several nationwide public transport strikes on Thursday 6 July, including a 24-hour strike action. Two of the strikes, decl...
30 nasoni fountains being turned off each day in Rome. Rome’s water management company ACEA has begun turning off the city's “nasoni” drinking fountains in a bid to conserve water as Italy grapples with prolonged drou...
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Virtual reality transports visitors to the opulent past of Rome's Domus Aurea. The Domus Aurea as You've Never Seen it Before is the name of the new virtual reality experience awaiting visitors to the recently re-opened...
Shoppers should be wary of discounts more than 50 per cent. Summer sales in Rome and throughout the Lazio region begin officially on Saturday 1 July with discounted clothes, shoes and accessories on offer for the foll...
Irish airline would invest as long as it got majority of Alitalia. Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair has reiterated its offer to buy the troubled Alitalia carrier but only if "major changes" were made and it became the m...
Cinema festival guests include David Lynch, Ian McKellen and Vanessa Redgrave. Organisers of the Rome Film Fest have announced the "first sneak previews" of the 12th edition of the festival, scheduled between 26 Octob...
Rome mayor and singer Antonello Venditi unveil plaque in Trastereve. A plaque dedicated to the late Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla was unveiled in the city's Trastevere district on 27 June by the mayor of Rome...
Rome celebrates its Sts Peter and Paul with public holiday and fireworks at Piazza del Popolo. Rome celebrates its patron saints, Peter and Paul, with a public holiday in the capital on Thursday 29 June. All public of...
Rare discovery of ancient wooden ceiling in Rome's S. Giovanni district. Rome archaeologists have announced the discovery of two ancient Roman rooms which feature a charred wooden ceiling and intact pieces of furnitur...
Summer campaign calls on Romans not to dump their pets. The city of Rome has launched a campaign urging residents of the capital not to abandon their pets as they head off on summer holidays. As part of the campaig...
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Rome could close or reduce water from "nasoni" as city faces drought. Rome's water management company ACEA is considering the closure or reduction of water from the city's "nasoni" drinking fountains, according to rep...
Results a blow to PD secretary Renzi as he struggles to reunite party. The centre right scored a clear victory in local election run-offs across Italy on 25 June, taking almost all of the 22 regional or provincial cap...
Transport minister calls off strike on 26 June. Monday's transport strikes in both Rome and Milan have been called off by the minister for transport, Graziano Delrio. According to the ministry of transport website...
Car2go and Enjoy offer services to and from Rome's main airport. The Car2go car-sharing system has launched a new service connecting Rome commuters with the capital's Leonardo Da Vinci airport in Fiumicino. There i...
Order restricts drinkable water being used in Rome gardens and swimming pools. Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has issued an order requiring the capital's inhabitants to limit the amount of potable water being used to irrig...
National strike will affect Rome buses, metro and trains. Rome commuters will be affected by a nationwide public transport strike – the second in ten days – scheduled between 08.30 and 12.30 on Monday 26 June. The...
Raggi vows to continue even if indicted. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi risks prosecution on charges of abuse of office and for making false public statements, following the conclusion of a six-month investigation by Rome...
Electric-powered race cars come to Rome in April 2018. Rome will host a Formula E series race for electric-powered cars in the capital's southern EUR suburb on 14 April 2018, according to an announcement by the sport'...
Raggi says she is “slowly changing the whole system” in Rome. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has awarded herself "7.5 out of 10" after reporters asked her how she would evaluate her first year in office. The mayor, a me...
Complicated legal procedures for minors and inadequate reception facilities drive many youngsters to abandon the system and make their own way. Piazza Fiume may seem an unlikely place for a night shelter for unaccompa...
Smoke from Casetta Mattei fire visible from centre of Rome. Fire fighters are battling to put out a major bushfire that has engulfed several hectares of land in the south-west Rome suburb of Casetta Mattei. The fir...
Rome transport minister launches urban plan of sustainable mobility. Two additional cable cars in Rome have been proposed by the city's transport councillor Linda Meleo as part of the capital's urban plan of sustainab...
The strike will affect buses, metro, regional trains, air traffic and sea travel Rome's commuters will be affected by a 24-hour public transport strike on Friday 16 June, called by trade unions to protest privatisatio...
500 migrants evicted in Rebibbia amid Raggi moratorium controversy. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has backtracked on her controversial call for a moratorium of new migrants arriving in the capital, after Italy's interior...
Police give Rome visitors time to get used to new rules. Rome police say they are issuing warnings to tourists who unwittingly find themselves flouting a new order prohibiting eating, drinking, sitting or swimming in...
Grillo backs Raggi plan to close capital's Roma camps. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has called on Italy's interior ministry for a moratorium on the arrival of new migrants in the capital, citing the "strong migratory pre...
Rome mayor bans eating and drinking at city's historic fountains. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has signed a new order banning eating and drinking at the city's historic fountains as part of a move to protect the city's...
Three out of four regional capitals go to run-off as centre-right and centre-left coalitions return to the fore. Local elections in Italy on 11 June saw a poor performance by the populist Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) and...
Rome mayor welcomes ruling against plan by Italian culture minister. Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini is to appeal after the Lazio regional administrative tribunal (TAR) ruled against his January decree est...
Enjoy announces new Fiumicino airport service from 1 July. The Enjoy scooter sharing system is to cease operating in Rome from July, just over one year after launching in the capital. The company says it is bailing...
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