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After an agreement was reached between the province of Rome and the regional members of the national confederation of small enterprises (CNA), the provision of free wireless internet is to become a reality in 4,200 publi...
Under a new initiative called Poste con Roma, it is now possible to receive civil registry documents from post offices in Rome. The sign to look out for is "Sportello Amico" whose operators can provide a range of certifi...
Water was found to be leaking into the Umberto I tunnel which connects Via Nazionale with Via del Tritone, causing a small part of the ceiling to collapse. The fire brigade has declared it unsafe and the city has ordered...
As Christmas decorations are put away for another year, Rome's refuse collection service AMA has asked people not to dispose of their Christmas trees in bins but rather recycle them at any of the city's 11 collection poi...
The 2011 sales season in Rome and Lazio kicks off on 6 January. Known as the Befana in Italy, the feast of the Epiphany is a public holiday and marks a slightly later start than usual to the shopping bonanza which began...
The 2011 sales season in Rome and Lazio kicks off on 6 January. Known as the Befana in Italy, the feast of the Epiphany is a public holiday and marks a slightly later start than usual to the shopping bonanza which began...
Using the most advanced technology available the Vatican newspaper L
Non-biodegradable plastic bags have been on the way out in Italy for years, so when you next go to the supermarket you probably won
Pope Benedict XVI has signed a new law to bring Vatican banking regulations into line with those of the European Union and other international authorities.
A new financial authority is to be set up to regulate the Va...
For anyone who is not a resident in Rome the cost of entry into the 17 city-run museums goes up by
Both the Palazzo delle Esposizioni and Le Scuderie del Quirinale
In its latest initiative to boost awareness of its numerous cultural sites throughout the country, Italy
The monumental Christmas tree that rises every year in the centre of St Peter
Afghanistan – a never-ending hell on earth, where thousands have died and scores of thousands have been wounded in only the latest years of struggle, and where you might think that no sane civilian would venture vo...
Busy preparing for the festivities, it is likely that many of us don
Busy preparing for the festivities, it is likely that many of us don
The missing head of Mephistopheles from the commemorative stone monument to Johann Wolfgang Goethe in the Villa Borghese gardens has been recovered. Stolen on 29 October, the head was recently discovered in relatively go...
After the violent street clashes by protesters on the afternoon of 14 December, authorities are taking stock of the damage caused to the city centre. In a preliminary assessment Rome's mayor Gianni Alemanno estimates the...
The three-vote victory of Silvio Berlusconi
As the fate of Silvio Berlusconi and his government hang in the balance James Walston looks at possible successors and what may happen after 14 December.
To follow Walston
After an extensive renovation programme which lasted six years, the 1,900sqm Propaganda Fide Missionary Museum has opened at its headquarters: the Vatican's Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples near Piazza di S...
Spanish retail giant Zara has moved into Palazzo Bocconi, the recently restored building on Via del Corso once occupied by La Rinascente. Open to the public from 10 December, the five-floor flagship store becomes Zara's...
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