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Bella Ciao debate comes ahead of elections in Italy.
Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini has sparked controversy after refusing to sing Italy's anti-fascist resistance anthem Bella Ciao on Spanish television due to...
Circo Maximo Experience offers 3D tours in six languages.
The Circo Maximo Experience 3D tours relive "the ancient splendours of the Circus Maximus in the Imperial period of Rome through augmented and virtual reality."...
Lazio region stops over 10 tons of trash from reaching the sea.
Italy's central Lazio region around Rome has fished out more than 10 tons of rubbish from its rivers thanks to a series of garbage-catching barriers, the r...
Treccani tackles gender discrimination with "revolutionary" new edition.
Italy's historic Treccani dictionary will register the feminine form of nouns and adjectives on an equal footing with the masculine as well as abo...
Masks are still obligatory on public transport in Italy.Police in Italy fined commuters without masks on public transport - in violation of covid restrictions - a total of €81,000 over the last week, according to Italian...
Italy drops emergency covid restrictions for schools.
More than seven million students will return to the classroom in Italy on Monday as schools begin to reopen across the country after the summer holidays.
The reopen...
Italians win fourth world volleyball championship title.
Italy won the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, for the first time in 24 years, beating defending champions Poland 3-1 in the finals in Katowice on Sunday...
Fratelli d'Italia rides high in opinion polls two weeks ahead of vote.
Italy’s right-wing alliance is poised to win a clear majority in both houses of parliament in the general election on 25 September, final opinion po...
Row comes ahead of Italy's upcoming general election.
The popular children's cartoon series Peppa Pig is at the centre of a political row in Italy over the show's inclusion of two co-parenting lesbian polar bears.
Th...
Books of condolences at British embassy in Rome, British Consulate General in Milan, and All Saints' Anglican church in Rome.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the British embassy to Italy has opened a book of...
The Queen first visited Italy as Princess Elizabeth in 1951.
Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday at the age of 96, visited Italy on five occasions, four of which were state visits during her 70-year reign.
Her f...
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96.
Italian president Sergio Mattarella has offered his condolences on behalf of Italy on the death of Queen Elizabeth II who died in Balmoral on Thursday afternoon at the age of 96.
“A f...
Queen had been under medical supervision at Balmoral.
Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral in Scotland on Thursday 8 September at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace announced.
The monarch had been under medical supervis...
Riccardo Scamarcio to star in L'Ombra di Caravaggio.
A new film about the tumultuous life of Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi, known to the world as Caravaggio, will have its premiere at the Rome Film Fest on...
Incident comes a few weeks after tourists surfed on Grand Canal.
Venice police arrested a Belgian tourist who stole a water taxi from the city's Marco Polo airport and took it for a high-speed joy ride down the Grand Ca...
Train strike in Italy from 09.00 to 17.00 on Friday.
A nationwide eight-hour train strike in Italy has been confirmed by trade unions for Friday 9 September, from 09.00 until 17.00, with widespread cancellations and del...
Appeal to trace owner of ring ahead of wedding anniversary.
Rome police are attempting to track down the owner of a stolen wedding ring, days ahead of a landmark anniversary.
The ring was found in the possession of a...
Heating to be cut by 1°C as Italy aims to save energy.
Italy is to turn down the heating in homes and businesses this winter as part of energy-saving plans to cut gas consumption and reduce the risks linked to a "potent...
Authorities had deemed the wild bear "problematic".
A female brown bear known as F43 died in a trap in the north Italian region of Trentino during a "routine intervention" to replace the wild animal's GPS collar.
Ini...
Tourist said he did not know about Rome's "urban decorum" rules.
A 55-year-old American tourist was fined €450 for sitting at an historic fountain in Rome's central Monti quarter to enjoy a gelato and a beer.
The inc...
Rome's state and city-run museums free on first Sunday of the month.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will be open for free on Sunday 4 September thanks to the Domenica al Museo initiative...
Feyenoord fans vandalised Bernini fountain in 2015.
Rome authorities have banned the sale of tickets to fans of Dutch football club Feyenoord ahead of the UEFA Cup match against Lazio scheduled at the Stadio Olimpico on...
US soldier lost his dog tag in Italy 78 years ago.
Two metal detector enthusiasts in Italy discovered a missing identity tag belonging to a World War II-era American soldier on a beach near Rome.
The unexpected disco...
Museum discounts for under 25s, free entry for under 18s.
Italy's state museums, archaeological sites and monuments offer visitors aged 18 to 25 a special reduced admission fee of €2.
The discount is valid for all ci...
Italy chooses talks with Certares-led group over MSC-Luthansa bid.
Italy's treasury has chosen to enter exclusive talks for the sale of a majority stake in ITA Airways with a consortium led by US private equity fund Cer...
Italian politicians embrace TikTok during election campaign.
Silvio Berlusconi, the 85-year-old leader of Italy's centre-right Forza Italia party and former Italian premier, made his debut on TikTok on Thursday ahead of...
Rome activates phone number to report hornet sightings.
After the seagulls and wild boar, Rome is grappling with its latest "invasion" from the animal world: the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis).
The large insects...
Starbucks lands in the city of Romeo and Juliet after recent openings in Turin and Rome.
Starbucks is preparing to open an outlet in the centre of Verona, four years after the American multinational coffee chain launche...
Hollywood stars arrive in Italy for 2022 edition of Venice Film Festival.
The 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, will be held in the lagoon city from 31 August unt...
Italy's bars and restaurants face crippling energy bills.
An historic pizzeria in Naples has published a "provocative" receipt charging customers a nominal contribution towards its gas bills as energy prices in Italy co...
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