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Pompeii takes a green approach to site maintenance.
Pompeii has drafted in a flock of 150 sheep to trim the grass in green areas around the archaeological site in an experiment aimed at maintaining the Italian landmark...
Several international and national investors are interested in buying a refinery in Sicily run by Russian oil giant Lukoil, Italy's industry ministry said Friday.
The government decided earlier this month to place the...
An Italian court has ordered the state to restore a German charity vessel seized in 2017 over migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, a lawyer told AFP Friday.
The Iuventa, owned by non-governmental organisation Jugend...
Pope Francis was unable to hold back tears as he offered prayers for Ukraine Thursday during a traditional ceremony in central Rome.
He briefly broke down during the afternoon ceremony at the city's Piazza di Spagna to...
Giotto's Nativity scenes will be projected onto the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi this Christmas.
The Italian town of Assisi, in the central Umbria region, will project images of Giotto's Nativity frescoes onto the f...
Last missing person found after 11-day search.
The body of the last person missing after the 26 November landslide on the Italian island of Ischia was recovered on Tuesday, bringing the final death toll to 12.
The vi...
This autumn marks the half-centenary of John Cabot University of Rome. We sat down with the university’s president, Franco Pavoncello, to discuss the university’s achievements, his vision for the future, the difficulties...
Pre-bookings for La Dolce Vita from 6 December.
The new Orient Express ‘La Dolce Vita’ luxury train is set to take passengers across Italy from 2024, with the first pre-bookings available from 6 December.
The five-st...
After Spelacchio comes a new controversy.
Rome's Christmas tree was in the news for the wrong reasons again on Tuesday amid complaints over two giant solar panels at its base in the central Piazza Venezia.
The tree,...
Ischia's landslide, possible causes.
Ischia, the little Italian island hit by a deadly landslide last weekend, is a victim of geography and weather but also of illegal construction, experts and politicians agree.
El...
Italy's capital comes ahead of Paris in poll.
Rome has been named as the number one European city that travellers from the UK want to visit over the Christmas season, reports British newspaper The Mirror.
The Italian...
Rome subways already have Tap&Go system.
Rome commuters will soon be able to avail of contactless ticketing on the city's entire transport network thanks to "Tap&Go".
The cashless system, which allows passeng...
Millions on the move for Italy's Ponte dell'Immacolata.
This year more than 12 million people in Italy are expected to take a short break around the Festa dell'Immacolata on 8 December, according to projections by Itali...
Waste-to-energy plant set to open in 2026.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri is moving ahead with his plans to build a giant incinerator south of the capital, calling for expressions of interest to construct the plant, the c...
Zaki was released from jail in Egypt one year ago.
Rome has conferred honorary citizenship on Patrick Zaki, the Egyptian human rights activist and researcher of gender studies, the Italian capital announced on Thursday....
Search continues for last missing person.
The bodies of three of the last four people missing after Saturday's landslide on the Italian island of Ischia were found on Thursday, raising the death toll to 11.
The bodie...
Rome's environment councillor, Sabrina Alfonsi, says city looks worse than it is in reality.
Sabrina Alfonsi, Rome's councillor with responsibility for the environment, responds to Wanted in Rome’s questions about the c...
Rome faces a venerdì nero due to transport strike.
Rome commuters face widespread disruption to public transport services on Friday 2 December as part of a 24-hour national general strike.
The industrial action will...
Free screening in Rome for HIV and Hepatitis C.
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Rome's Villa Maraini Foundation will offer free screening for HIV and Hepatitis C at Via Torre Annunziata 1 on 1 December.
A mobile t...
Christmas tree returns to Piazza Venezia in 2022.
Rome's Christmas tree arrived in the Italian capital before dawn on 29 November, with technicians at work to set it up in its traditional base in Piazza Venezia.
The...
General strike to affect air, road, sea and rail travel across Italy.
Italy faces major disruption to public transport as well as schools, health services, logistics and rubbish collection on Friday 2 December due to a...
From 'backuppato' to 'zoomando': anglicisms as language enrichment or self-harm?
As an alternative to foreign travel, one could take a pleasure (or horror?) tour along the frontiers where English and Italian meet, all w...
Where to find Bernini statues, fountains, art and architecture in Rome.
Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was a genius of the Baroque era who left an indelible mark on Rome's artistic and a...
Rescue workers continue search throughout night.
The death toll from a landslide on the southern Italian island of Ischia rose to seven on Sunday night, with five people still missing and more than 200 people displaced,...
At least one dead and 11 missing after landslide.
The Italian government on Sunday declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia after a deadly landslide hit the town of Casamicciola Terme at dawn on Sa...
Ischia mayor urges people on the island to stay indoors.
At least 13 people including a newborn baby were missing on the Italian island of Ischia after a landslide engulfed buildings at dawn on Saturday morning, ANSA ne...
New insights into snacking habits in ancient Rome.
A year-long study of the sewerage system under the Colosseum has cast new light on the snacking habits of Roman spectators watching the games in the ancient arena.
S...
Pontiff saddened by death of German homeless man in the shadow of St Peter's Basilica.
Pope Francis has prayed for Burkhard Scheffler, a 61-year old homeless man, who died on Thursday night near the colonnade of St Pete...
Irish tourist collapsed on street near Termini station.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri has paid tribute to a taxi driver who saved the life of a tourist after the man collapsed on a street near the central Termini station...
Valditara had called for public humiliation of violent school students.
Italy's new education minister Giuseppe Valditara apologised on Thursday for saying that students who are violent in school should be "humiliated"...
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