The spring election season is upon us. On 13 and 14 May there were local elections in Sicily and on 27 May a good portion of the rest of Italy will go to the polls to elect their municipal and provincial administrations....
Luna Rossa, one of the four yachts in the Vuitton Cup semi-final, won its first race out of a possible nine in the semi-finals on 14 May against the strong United States yacht, BWM Oracle. The other race was won by Emir...
Taxis in Rome are on strike between 08.00 and 22.00 on Tuesday 8 May. They will also be taking part in a march from Piazza della Repubblica and Piazza SS. Apostoli between 10.00 and 14.00, which will mean diversions on 4...
The Roseto Comunale, or public rose garden, in Via di Valle Murcia overlooking Circo Massimo is now open to the public, displaying 1,200 types of rose. Visitors can admire a huge variety of colours among the flowers, inc...
By the end of July, new ticket barriers requiring ticket holders to run their passes over an electronic reader will be installed in all metro A and B stations eliminating the open passageway for season ticket holders alt...
The Vatican Library is set to close for three years from mid-July for rebuilding and restoration work, a library spokesman confirmed. The work will involve installing air conditioning and dust protection as well as overh...
The Canile Comunale della Muratella, which houses around 2,000 abandoned dogs in need of a new home, will be participating in the international pet adoptathon day on Saturday 5 May with non-stop opening from 10.00 until...
People like me, born in the middle of the New Forest soon after the war, are privileged. There was beauty everywhere, and music. Grasshoppers and bees were the stringed instruments of the garden orchestra; birds its choi...
For a couple of months now, sinister vans have been patrolling the streets of Rome. Reports are that the vans are blue and that on the side they bear the legend
In 1996 world leaders gathered at the World Food Summit in Rome pledged to halve the number of hungry people in the world by 2015. This commitment was reiterated in 2000 as part of the United Nations (UN) development goa...
Alitalia flight crew will strike for 24 hours on Thursday 3 May over ongoing contract renewal negotiations with the result that the airline has had to cancel 356 of the 711 flights scheduled for the day. Of these, 20...
Due to the unseasonably high temperatures, the ministry of health is currently drawing up an emergency plan to deal with health risks related to hot weather, particularly for those most at risk, namely senior citizens an...
The government has warned that Italy risks a drastic shortage of water, coupled with possible power blackouts, during the coming months. Following a mild winter with little rainfall, rivers and lakes are already severely...
Qualified mother tongue teachers are needed for morning/afternoon lessons in state schools for Cambridge Primary, Lower Secondary, and Secondary 2. CELTA or equivalent teaching cer...
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