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In 2000 the richest one per cent of Italians owned 17.2 per cent of the countrys national wealth compared with just 10.6 per cent in 1989, according to a Bankitalia study published in Italian daily La Repubblica. The nex...
This year, the British Council celebrates its 60th anniversary in Italy, and while it is assessing its changing role over the years, the organisation is about to experience transition of a different kind: the lease on it...
The men stand in a line, adorned in feathered caps and fishing vests, preparing to cast. Eleven oclock and two oclock they say, back and forth. The lines snap forward then back, and then finally release, sending the bait...
Most people would be amazed to learn that Rome has its own tango underworld. A small community of about 800-1,000 people are either learning to tango or going regularly to the hidden milongas, or dancehalls, that are sca...
A major battle begun in 1953 is still being waged today to beat off incursions into and to consolidate the stupendously evocative countryside of ancient Rome. Thanks to past victories, a vast pastoral landscape of peace...
Italys referendum to change the highly conservative 2004 legislation on assisted fertility has not reached the necessary quorum of 50 per cent of the voters plus one. Across the country the turnout average about 26 per c...
Each year the Keats-Shelley House in Rome holds a poetry competition in both English and Italian for young people. This year the prizes in the English section were won by Adrian Moore, 9 years, in the 5-9 age group, Han...
Not to be outdone by Paris and Berlin, Rome is bringing the seaside into the city, onto the banks of the river Tiber. From 18 June it will be possible to go to the beach below the walls of the Castel S. Angelo, hire an u...
The Rome city council has decided that the areas of the city centre of Rome closed to unauthorised traffic during the day, known as the ZTL (zona a traffico limitato), will also now close on Friday and Saturday nights fr...
Ikea 2 is expected to open in Rome at 07.00 on 15 June.
Its home will be the biggest shopping centre in Europe, which is being built at Via delle Vigne Nuove beside the ring road (GRA), near the beginning of the Rome-F...
Troubled times for museums and libraries in Rome, as cutbacks are leading to staff shortages, waiting lists, and shorter opening times. In response to these numerous problems, the Italian labour union (UIL) will stage a...
Two species of white coral have been found off the coast of Puglia in the south of Italy. The coral, called Mardepora Oculata and Lophelia Pertusa, was thought to have been extinct in the Mediterranean since the sea warm...
Figures have been released by voluntary prison visitors that show that Italian prisons are housing excessive numbers of people, many of whom are suffering from serious infectious illnesses. On 1 June there were 59,012 pe...
A new survey of 13-19 year olds at one of Romes oldest secondary schools, the Tasso in Via Sicilia, reveals some of the habits, beliefs and passions of the so-called T Generation. In the poll, conducted by the students t...
On Sunday 12 June, Italy and 76 other countries will take part in the third annual event Fight Hunger: Walk the World to raise money and awareness to help end child hunger. The event is sponsored by the United Nations Wo...
The prefect for the province of Rome, Achille Serra, has decided to reintroduce the ruling that no drinks may be served in bottles or glasses at night in the most popular squares of Rome's historic centre during the summ...
In a referendum on 12 and 13 June, Italians will decide whether to amend or keep the present law that controls medically-assisted fertilisation. The law, which was passed by parliament in 2004, is considered one of the m...
Regulations governing football stadiums with seating for 10,000 or more spectators will change next season.
The move follows the recent increase in football violence in Italy. In a drive to stop hooligans, electronic, n...
Italians use on average 213 litres of water every day, according to a report published by the Italian department of civil protection. This is the highest and most-wasteful domestic consumption in Europe, probably because...
A political row about the successes and failures of the single European currency has been waged in Italy since the French and Dutch rejections of the European Union's constitution, on 29 May and 1 June respectively. The...
Over 90 per cent of Italians support the ban on smoking in public places, according to a new study by Italian research institute Doxa. In the survey of 3,114 Italians of 15 years and over, 87 per cent said they would ban...
Dividing rubbish for recycling became compulsory in Rome on 8 June. Anyone caught not putting rubbish into the correct container risks being fined from 50 to 619 and anyone found dumping rubbish on the street can be fine...
Beating off the likes of Coca Cola, Sony and even the mighty Ferrari, Nutella takes pole position this year for brand awareness in Italy, according to the Brand Asset Valuator from international advertising firm Young &...
From 15 June until 12 August, there will be an open-air sound and light display at the Galleria Borghese three nights a week. A performance of music, lights, voices and images will be projected onto the faade of the muse...
Some 92 per cent of Romans are generally satisfied about living in the Eternal City, more than locals in London (90 per cent), Paris (88 per cent), Berlin (87 per cent) and Madrid (85 per cent), according to a survey on...
World Day against Child Labour is celebrated on 8 June and figures have just been released to show that in Rome there are at least 1,134 child labourers under the age of 15 who are being deprived of the right to educatio...
Danish professional player and number one in Europe Iben Tinning furthered her cause by winning the BMW Ladies Italian Open at Romes Sheraton Golf Parco de Medici. Second and third respectively were two Italian players...
Some 15 million holidaymakers took advantage of the 2 June national holiday by spending four days at the beach, in the mountains or at their country retreats. Last weeks bridge was the first big exodus of the year and cr...
Following the application of a new Italian government ruling blocking the price of certain medicines until 2007, the Anti-Trust, the authority responsible for overseeing competition and fair play, has suggested that over...
From 7 June, cartons of fresh, pasteurised milk on sale in Italy must be labelled clearly with the place of its origin, not just where the milk was packed. More than 2.5 million litres of fresh milk are sold daily in Ita...
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