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Killing of mother bear is disaster for Italy's critically endangered Marsican bears.
An investigation is underway after a female Marsican bear known as Amarena was shot dead in Italy's central Abruzzo region on Thursday...
Italy's president travelled to scene of tragedy at Brandizzo.
Italian trade unions representing rail workers have called a four-hour nationwide strike after five maintenance workers were killed while fixing railway tra...
Guide to Rome cinemas screening English-language films.
There are numerous cinemas in Rome showing movies in their original English-language versions, with subtitles in Italian. Here is a guide of where to find cinemas...
Train was travelling at speed of 160km/h.
An investigation is underway after a train hit and killed five railway workers on tracks in the Turin area of northern Italy at around midnight on Wednesday 30 August.
Two ot...
Police shot and wounded man who attempted to run over Don Coluccia.
An Italian priest known for taking a stand against organised crime was almost run down deliberately by a motorcyclist during a candle-lit rally against...
Influencer Venus disappears from social media.
Italy's much-criticised tourism marketing campaign featuring Botticelli's Venus as a "virtual influencer" is the subject of an investigation by the audit court of Lazio, re...
Rome tourism councillor hits back at Italian culture minister.
Video footage of rats running around amid rubbish near the Colosseum has sparked a row between Rome officials and Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiulia...
First concert at Circus Maximus since Travis Scott controversy.
Italian singer-songwriter Max Pezzali will perform at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Saturday 2 September in the final concert of the summer at the landmark...
City says Rome is home to seven million rats.
Rome's city administration has moved to tackle a rat infestation after a viral video on social media of rats roaming around amid rubbish near the Colosseum made world headli...
The strikes in the U.S. film industry have given the independent Italian production Comandante a chance in the spotlight.
Selected to open the 80th Venice International Film Festival, it is the revolutionary way that t...
Markell will be 39th US ambassador to Italy.
The new US ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, Jack Markell, arrived in Rome on Saturday accompanied by his wife Carla.
A former governor of Delaware, Mark...
Storms to replace heatwave in Italy in the last days of August.Italy's northern and central regions will face storms, high winds and heavy rainfall in the coming days as a late-summer heatwave comes to an end, weather fo...
Lollobrigida comments slammed on social media in Italy.
Italian agriculture minister Francesco Lollobrigida has sparked outrage for claiming that in Italy "the poor often eat better than the rich" because they buy high-...
Underground line was partially closed for works.
Rome's Metro A subway reopened fully on Friday after being partially closed for two weeks in August to facilitate major maintenance works on the line's tracks.
The cit...
Heatwave in Italy to be replaced by storms and sharp drop in temperatures next week.
Italy's health ministry has issued a red alert warning for 19 major cities on Friday as the current 'Nerone' heatwave draws to an end,...
No peace for Italy's heritage landmarks.
A video has surfaced on social media showing two people, described in Italian news reports as tourists, illegally entering the Colosseum at night.
The footage, published by In...
Florence landmark vandalised in graffiti attack.
Italian police on Wednesday identified two German tourists allegedly responsible for spraying graffiti on Florence's Vasari Corridor which links the Uffizi Galleries with...
Tourist denies throwing her phone at air hostess.
A plane bound for Rome turned back just 20 minutes after taking off from Olbia in Sardinia following an argument with a South American passenger over her rowdy children....
Uffizi director calls for "iron fist" response to vandalism.
Italy's culture minister slammed the defacing of the Vasari Corridor in Florence on Tuesday night as "another very serious act of vandalism" against one of th...
How to find nearest nasone fountain in Rome.
Rome's iconic nasoni fountains have been providing free fresh drinking water to residents and visitors to the Eternal City since they were first introduced in 1874.
The fo...
Olympic champion wins high jump final in Budapest.
Italian Olympic champion Gianmarco "Gimbo" Tamberi won his first-ever world high jump title at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Tuesday night.
Tamber...
Cutugno died in Milan after a long illness.
Italian pop singer-songwriter Toto Cutugno, best known for his 1983 international hit L'Italiano, died on Tuesday in Milan's San Raffaele hospital at the age of 80.
The new...
Key museum contracts in Italy set to expire soon.
Italy's right-wing government has given a further signal that the practice of hiring foreign directors for top Italian museums could be coming to an end, following new r...
Italian premier Giorgia Meloni pictured holding plate of cooked blue crabs for Sunday lunch.
Italy has allocated €2.9 million to tackle the rapid spread of blue crabs, an invasive species that is threatening the marine...
Eternal City prepares for millions of pilgrims in 2025.
Rome has unveiled plans to pedestrianise Piazza Pia, near the Vatican, as part of a major €70 million project ahead of the Jubilee Year in 2025.
A busy thorough...
Italian tourists ran off without paying in Albanian restaurant.
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni settled an unpaid restaurant bill in Albania after a group of Italian tourists did a runner without paying for their...
Rome police investigate major jewellery heist.
The central Rome penthouse of an Italian princess was broken into on Wednesday by thieves who escaped with a trove of jewellery and valuables worth an estimated €2 million....
Musk responds to Italian culture minister.
Tesla and X boss Elon Musk said on Thursday that the proposed cage fight in Italy with fellow tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg would not take place as the Facebook founder had...
Italy issues red alert heatwave warning for five cities on Friday, rising to nine on Saturday, including Rome.
Italy faces another heatwave in the coming days, after the mid-August Ferragosto holiday, with temperatures...
MIC Card gives Rome residents unlimited access to municipal museums for one year.
Rome's MIC Card, which costs €5, entitles the capital's residents to unlimited access to city-run museums for 12 months from the date of...
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