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Draghi praises the "incredible talent" of Italy's sporting champions.
Italy's premier Mario Draghi presided over the annual Collari d'Oro awards ceremony, the highest honour in Italian sport, at the Auditorium Parco del...
Italy vaccinates 52,000 children against covid-19 in first two days of vaccination programe.
Italian health minister Roberto Speranza said on Sunday night that there is "an element of worry" within the government as the...
Italy sees increase in Omicron cases over weekend.
Italian premier Mario Draghi has convened a meeting with the government's covid 'control room', Palazzo Chigi announced, amid a rise in the number of cases of the highl...
Italy registers 28,632 new covid cases in 24 hours.
A sharp rise in new covid-19 infections in Italy the week before Christmas has led major cities including Rome and Naples to cancel New Year festivities.
On Friday...
Largest single repatriation of ancient treasures from America to Italy.The US has returned 200 antiquities stolen from Italy, many of them linked to one Rome-based dealer, in a massive repatriation valued at $10 million....
Italy is the country that has improved the most in 2021 in the view of The Economist.
Italy has been crowned 'Country of the Year' by The Economist, an annual honour awarded by the international newspaper.
The prize ...
Italy updates its covid travel rules for EU visitors ahead of the festive season.
People travelling to Italy from European Union countries must now undergo a covid test before departure - including those who are vaccina...
Trieste port worker was recently barred from Rome for one year.
Stefano Puzzer, the leader of a high-profile No Green Pass protest in Trieste, has been banned from Pordenone for three years after taking part in a No Vax...
Draghi says extending Italy's state of emergency was necessary to deal with situation.
Italian premier Mario Draghi said on Wednesday that Italy is facing into Christmas "more prepared and safer" than last year, largely...
Trade unions call strike against government's "unsatisfactory" budget.
Two of Italy's largest trade unions have called for a general strike on Thursday 16 December in protest over the 2022 budget plans of premier Mario...
All you need to know about Italy's latest travel restrictions.
Italy now requires quarantine for unvaccinated EU visitors.
All travellers to Italy from European Union countries must undergo a covid test before depart...
Sorrentino movie is nominated for a Golden Globe.
Netflix begins streaming The Hand of God, the new movie by award-winning Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, on Wednesday 15 December.
The launch of the coming-of-age fi...
Mandatory vaccination included in Italy's 'Super Green Pass' decree.
The Italian government has made the covid vaccine obligatory for the nation's teachers, police officers and military, with the new rules coming into f...
Italian government extends emergency powers for three months.
The Italian government on Tuesday night extended the nation's emergency powers until 31 March 2022, amid a rise in covid-19 cases.
The state of emergency...
Rome mayor hails city as "ideal" for Expo 2030.
Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented the Italian capital's bid to host Expo 2030 during the general assembly of the Bureau Int...
Birth rate in Italy hits new record low.
Italy's declining birth rate is in the news again with the latest data from the national statistic office ISTAT citing the "negative effects" of the covid-19 pandemic as a signif...
Italian regions open vaccine bookings for children.
Italy is to begin offering covid vaccines to children aged 5-11 from 16 December, with reservations already open in most regions around the country.
The moves comes...
CDC warns against travel to Italy.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added Italy to its highest-risk category in its latest travel advisory issued on 13 December.
The CDC has placed Italy in...
All you need to know about Rome's Botanic Garden.
The Orto Botanico in Rome's Trastevere district offers a beautiful escape from the bustle of the city’s streets.
For images of paradise, visitors flock to the Sistin...
Annual survey once again underlines north-south divide in Italy.
Trieste in northern Italy has come first in the annual quality of life index of Italian provinces published on Monday by leading business newspaper Il Sol...
Italy is currently home to more than 600 McDonald's outlets.
American fast-food giant McDonald's plans to open 200 new outlets and hire 12,000 staff in Italy by 2025.
This is what the new chief executive of the McDon...
Scuderie del Quirinale takes visitors on a hellish tour inspired by Dante's Inferno.
The exhibition Inferno at Scuderie del Quirinale, open until 23 January, marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri....
Neapolitan Christmas tradition honours Greta Thunberg.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been chosen as the 'person of the year' by master crib-maker Genny Di Virgilio in Naples, reports news agency ANSA.
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Italy brings in new covid restrictions over the Christmas season.
Italy's new two-tiered covid Green Pass system, which comes into force on Monday 6 December, will restrict the movements of those who are unvaccinated....
Rome is the most visited city in Italy, with around 10 million tourists heading to the "Eternal City" each year. There are countless restaurants, historic buildings, and museums to see in the city. It can be overwhelming...
Dramatic footage showed Rome bridge going up in flames.
Rome's Ponte dell'Industria, better known as Ponte di Ferro, reopens to traffic at 11.00 on Sunday 12 December, 70 days after it was damaged by a fire.
Rome may...
Gas leak likely cause of explosion in Sicilian town.
Two people are dead and seven still missing after a four-storey building collapsed in the town of Ravanusa, in the sout-west Agrigento area of Sicily, on Saturday nig...
Christmas tree illuminated in Piazza S. Pietro on 10 December.
The Vatican's Christmas tree and Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square was lit up under the rain on Friday evening.
The 113-year-old tree is a 28m-high spr...
Serial offender faces charges of interrupting a public service.
Police in Italy have caught a man accused of applying the emergency brake on almost 100 trains, seemingly for his own entertainment.
The 47-year-old, orig...
Garbage disposal at risk across Italy on Monday.
Workers employed in Italy's rubbish collection and environmental hygiene sectors are set to join a nationwide strike on Monday 13 December.
The 24-hour strike action w...
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