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Pesaro beat nine other candidates to scoop the prestigious title.
The Italian seaside city of Pesaro has been proclaimed as the country's Capital of Culture 2024, the culture ministry announced on Wendesday.
Pesaro b...
The story of Vasilisa who fled Ukraine with her dance shoes.
Vasilisa, a 13-year-old girl from Ukraine, has always dreamed of being a ballerina.
She attended a top dance academy in Kyiv until it closed abruptly follo...
Russia's culture ministry climbs down from original demands.
The Hermitage in St Petersburg has dropped its demands for an immediate return of its masterpieces currently on loan to Italian art institutions in Milan and...
Jake Sullivan meets Yang Jiechi at key summit in Rome.
High-level talks between the United States and China to discuss the "implications of Russia's war against Ukraine on regional and global security" got underway in R...
General Figliuolo announced the news at Rome book launch.
Italy's emergency coronavirus commissioner, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, has said that he will be standing down from the role on 31 March.
The army general and...
Verona ultrà banner causes outrage in Naples.
Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio has condemned as "repugnant" a banner displayed by hardcore ultrà fans of Hellas Verona football club near the Bentegodi stadium in th...
Accident occurred on A14 motorway early on Sunday.
A bus carrying around 50 Ukrainians overturned in north-eastern Italy on Sunday morning, leaving one person dead and several injured, according to fire fighters.
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Melnichencko yacht seized in Trieste port.
Italy's finance police have seized a super-yacht from Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko in the northern port of Trieste, the prime minister’s office announced.
The seizur...
Florence mayor draped David statue as sign of mourning for those killed in Ukraine war.
Police in Florence arrested a man on Friday night for setting fire to the enormous black drape covering the replica of Michelangelo...
Commuters continue to face inconvenience on Metro B1 line.
Rome's Metro B1 was out of action again for several hours on Friday, due to lack of available trains, in the latest disruption to the troubled subway line in re...
Scotland and Italy to play for the Cuttitta Cup.
Italy will host the second of its home matches in the 2022 Guinness Six Nations rugby tournament when the Azzurri take on the Scots in Rome on Saturday 12 March.
The R...
Kyiv and Florence have been twinned since 1967.
Florence will be to the forefront of Italy's events in support of Ukraine this weekend, with a major rally scheduled in the Tuscan capital on Saturday 12 March.
The dem...
Hauliers suspend service from Monday due to "record" fuel prices.
Italian road haulage companies will suspend their services nationwide from Monday 14 March "due to force majeure", the Trasportounito trade union announc...
Police in cities across Italy can use tasers from Monday.
Italian police forces in 18 cities will be permitted to use tasers as of Monday 14 March, Italy's interior minister Luciana Lamorgese announced on Thursday.
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Vatican Radio broadcasts 'Ode to Joy' against war in Ukraine.
Radio stations around the world, including Vatican Radio, will participate in a musical show of support for the people of Ukraine on Thursday 10 March.
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Cardinals arrive in Ukraine on mission to "serve the people, to help".
Pope Francis has sent two high-ranking Vatican officials – Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny – as papal envoys t...
Masterpieces from Russian art collections are on loan in Rome and Milan. Russia wants them back.
Russia is seeking the immediate return of highly valuable art works currently on loan to Italy, as the repercussions from...
Ferrari donates €1 million to help welcome Ukrainian refugees to Italy.
Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari has suspended production for the Russian market "until further notice" due to the invasion of Ukraine, the...
Lazio region seeks to jump start wedding tourism.
The central Italian region of Lazio, which includes Rome, is offering up to €2,000 to couples who choose to get married there as part of the 'In Lazio with Love' scheme....
Ambassador Zazo brought musical relief to those sheltering in Kyiv.
A video has surfaced of Italy's ambassador to Ukraine, Pier Francesco Zazo, playing Bach on the piano to drown out the noise of bombs as more than 100...
Commuters in Italy face transport disruption on Tuesday.
Italy's public transport services will be hit by a 24-hour general strike on Tuesday 8 March.
The nationwide action will affect public transport networks in Ro...
Lazio region responds to emergency in Ukraine.
Around 500 doctors, nurses and healthcare workers have responded to a call from Italy's central Lazio region around Rome seeking to recruit medical staff to help people aff...
Municipal museums in Rome are free this Sunday.
Rome's city-run museums are open for free to all visitors - residents and tourists - on Sunday 6 March.
In addition to municipal museums there is free access to the arc...
Billionaires are linked to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Italian police on Friday night seized assets in Italy owned by Russian oligarchs, worth €140 million, in line with new EU sanctions as part of the west's resp...
The Rome-Ostia half marathon on 6 March is followed by the Maratona di Roma on 27 March.
The 2022 Rome-Ostia half marathon returns to the capital on Sunday 6 March, resulting in numerous street closures and bus detours....
Bernabei liquor stores show solidarity with people of Ukraine.
The historic Rome off-licence and online wine retailer Bernabei has taken vodka and other Russian drinks off its shelves in protest over the invasion of Ukr...
Italy to offer covid vaccines to refugees fleeing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian refugees arriving in Italy will not be subject to the Super Green Pass covid restrictions, the Italian deputy health minister Pier...
Rome working towards complete traffic ban in Forum area.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented his city's candidature to host the 2030 Universal Exposition, or Expo, at the Italian pavilion in Dubai on Thursday.
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Rome shows its solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
A subway train on Rome's underground line has been decorated with the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine's flag, with the word for "peace" in Italian and Ukrainian....
Rome hospital offers medical treatment to seven-year-old Kyiv cancer patient.Seven Ukrainian children with cancer are to be welcomed to Piemonte in northern Italy where they will receive medical treatment, the region's g...
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