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Michael Burns, a 31-year-old Irishman from Belfast, confessed why he now had more Italian friends than fellow-foreigners. To be honest, I now realise people of my own tongue will inevitably move on at some time. The Ital...
The chips are down for Italys most famous car-maker, Fiat. The firm is up to its eyebrows in debt, struggling to withstand the pace of an increasingly competitive market and facing restless trade unions worried about an...
The summer sales' season in Rome and Lazio begins on Saturday 10 July and will run for six weeks. The Confcommercio, the confederation of retail shopkeepers, has proposed a set of rules for sales shopping.
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As from1 July everyone in Italy between the age of 14 and 18 must have a licence to drive a moped or a 50 cc miniature motorcar. To obtain the licence it is necessary to pass an oral but not a practical driving exam.
Th...
Immigrants in Italy from outside the European Union who are waiting for a renewal of their permesso di soggiorno (permit of stay) will be able to travel home this summer, thanks to a special ruling from the ministry of t...
The run off voting in Italian provincial and city elections on 26 and 27 June was a blow to Silvio Berlusconi's Casa della Libert coalition. The opposition centre-left gained ground, winning 51 provinces compared with 1...
Rome will be hosting the second stage of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) golden league championships at the Stadio Olimpico on Fri 2 July, 14.30-23.00. At stake is $1 million jackpot to be s...
Less than six years ago the Anglican Centre in Rome moved into sumptuous new premises in the south wing of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. The interior was designed by Sally Thomas, a consultant from California, who has recently...
In the run off vote for provincial and city council administrations 22 provinces and 6 provincial capital cities will reopen their polling booths on Saturday 27 June from 15.00 - 22.00 and on Sunday 28 June from 07.00 -...
A new church at S. Giovanni Rotondo in Puglia, dedicated to San Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, will be inaugurated on 1 July at 16.30. The church, commissioned by the Capuchin brothers in the town, which...
There has always been a sumptuously rich literary culture in Romes plethora of libraries and bookshops. However, there is a discrepancy between the abundance of these literary offerings and their accessibility to the gen...
Englishman Arthur Acton and his American wife Hortense created a garden for all seasons, independent of flowers, at the villa of La Pietra on Via Bolognese, near Florence. Their son, Harold Acton, the last private owner...
In the old days, art lovers had to creep into the dark, dusty corners of churches or walk through miles of indifferent works in museums to find their favourite masters. Today, blockbuster shows tear work from the surroun...
One down and two more to go. For Italy more than anywhere else in Europe the elections to the European parliament on 12 June were the first round of a two-year campaign. With very few exceptions, the personalities of the...
A fig-tree that grows in the Forum itself, the meeting place of Rome,
is sacred because things struck by lightning are buried there,
and all the more so for being a reminder
of the fig-tree under which the nurse o...
One down and two more to go. For Italy more than anywhere else in Europe the elections to the European parliament on 12 June were the first round of a two-year campaign. With very few exceptions, the personalities of the...
In the old days, art lovers had to creep into the dark, dusty corners of churches or walk through miles of indifferent works in museums to find their favourite masters. Today, blockbuster shows tear work from the surroun...
The Keats Shelley House McDonald's Piazza di Spagna poetry prize 2004 is divided into two sections, English and Italian, and into three age groups. This year the 5-9 age group was given the themes "Flight in a balloon"...
Englishman Arthur Acton and his American wife Hortense created a garden for all seasons, independent of flowers, at the villa of La Pietra on Via Bolognese, near Florence. Their son, Harold Acton, the last private owner...
There has always been a sumptuously rich literary culture in Romes plethora of libraries and bookshops. However, there is a discrepancy between the abundance of these literary offerings and their accessibility to the gen...
Kenya is taking part in the annual festival of the Dionysia cultural centre for the first time. This years initiative, called Playroom Africa, will present aspects of the history, culture, music, theatre and visual arts...
American Independence day, 4 July, is being celebrated in Rome on Sun 27 June, 16.00-23.00, with an outdoor barbecue party at a pool-side venue. The party is organised by the American Round Table, and tickets cost 25 Eu...
Romes gay pride parade takes place on Sat 3 July. The details of the coulorful parade have not yet been finalised, but will be available from the Mario Mieli cultural association. Furthermore, on Thurs 24 June the Gay Vi...
The American International Club of Rome (AICR) held its annual awards ceremony for outstanding citizens on Fri 11 June. The awards recognise individuals who have contributed to cross-cultural relations in the internation...
The Miracle Players are back again at the Roman Forum for another summer season. The English-language theatre group presents a show with the usual mix of humour, satire and wit that tells of the facts and myths of the mo...
Children aged 5-12 can spend their summer holidays at educational play camps at the Museo Civico di Zoologia, Via U. Aldovrandi 19 (Villa Borghese), until Sept. Activities have a different subject every week, Mon-Fri 08....
Italy's match yesterday against Sweden proved just how much talent the Italian Azzurri have in their ranks but have failed to click due to bad combinations. The entry of Pirlo, Cassano, Gattuso and a revitalised Del Pier...
Sunday, 20 June (20.00) marks the second annual Concerto di Solidariet in Rome for the people of northern Uganda to help one-time child soldiers who are victims of the civil conflict in the area. The concert will be held...
A giant advertisement on a building visible from the central Piazza Venezia may have to come down according to a recent court ruling. The judge has accepted that tenants living in the building could suffer physical and p...
A collection of memorabilia, which once belonged to the late Duke of Windsor and his wife Wallace Simpson, is to go on sale at an auction at Christies in Rome on Thursday 17 June.
The collection, which is being sold by...
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