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50 years after Rome hosted the 1960 Olympics, city authorities are to host a series of commemorative events, the first of which takes place at the municipal headquarters in Piazza del Campidoglio on Wednesday 25 August. In addition to a nostalgic...
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Ama, Rome’s municipal agency for the environment, has declared a blitz on tiger mosquitoes in ten of the city's largest boroughs between the centre and the suburbs. The campaign, which involves 48 Ama operatives armed with disinfectant, will finish at the...
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This summer sees the arrival of new additions to Rome's zoo (Biopark). Perhaps one of the biggest attractions so far this year has been the recent birth of Righetto, the baby zebra. His name, based on the Italian word for stripe,...
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Normally associated with late autumn and early winter, the pruning season for Rome's trees has instead begun in August. The order forms part of the programme of work taking place on Rome's streets, otherwise largely deserted during August.
It is a decision...
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Throughout August, 186 of Rome’s streets are to benefit from a large scale restructuring project valued at €68 million. Due to many businesses being closed during August, the timing of the project has been hailed as ten times better than any...
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James Walston continues his political observations from his blogsite.
To read more about the Berlusconi-Fini breakup click here.
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A tariff raised by the government along Rome’s ring road, Grande Raccordo Anulare (GRA), is illegal according to the Lazio regional administrative court (TAR).
The regional administrative court has rejected a toll at the motorway junctions to Rome’s GRA on the...
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Italy’s new highway code was voted into law by the senate with 145 votes in favour, 122 abstentions and no votes against on 28 July after almost two years of debate in parliament. The abstentions came from opposition parties, which had...
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This summer visitors to Villa Borghese can experience a trip around Rome’s largest public park on pedal-assisted rickshaws. Apart from the ecological benefits of the rickshaws, which have zero impact on the environment, tourists are provided with a novel way...
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The Italian Red Cross and Rome’s municipal authorities have launched a public campaign appealing for the urgent donation of blood to combat the alarmingly low stocks held by Lazio’s emergency services. Supplies are so low that up to 30,000 donations are...
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An initiative between Rome’s municipal agency for the environment (Ama) and the city’s diplomatic missions has been launched by mayor Gianni Alemanno on the Capitoline Hill. British ambassador Edward Chaplin became the first diplomat to sign a contract committing his embassy...
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Rome’s new metro line C has been guaranteed enough financing for the construction of the section that will run from S. Giovanni to the Colosseum.
Italy’s central economic planning committee, Comitato Interministeriale per la Programmazione Economica (CIPE), has approved €84.2 million...
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The Lazio chapter of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has raised the alarm over alleged plans by Rome city council to privatise parts of the capital’s historic parks.
The environmental watchdog says it has learned unofficially of a document...
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Rome’s newest public vegetable garden has opened alongside Via della Consolata in the Bravetta area in the southwestern part of the city. Covering 18,000 sqm, it is divided into 21 allotments, each measuring 200 sqm. The park is furnished with ten...
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The campaign to hold a referendum against a recent law privatising water services in Italy has drawn to a close with over 1.4 million signatures deposited at the supreme court of cassation in Rome. This is nearly one million more than...
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A major campaign is underway to combat the abandonment of animals in Rome over the summer holiday season. Overseen by the municipal authorities, it makes use of varied means of communication to reinforce its message. Thousands of posters will be seen...
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A mural depicting a Madonna and Child in the company of saints Peter, Paul, Sabina and Serafia has been discovered in the basilica of S. Sabina on the Aventine hill. Described as an exceptional find, experts date the work to between...
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The city council has finally given its backing to a package of measures for Rome’s white licenced taxis including increases in fares, which are due to come into effect from 1 November. However the new tariff structure still needs approval from...
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The Vatican Museums have announced a special evening opening on 14 July from 19.00-23.00 (last entrance 21.30) to view some of the Raphael tapestries, which for this occasion will be hung as they were originally on the walls of the Sistine...
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Fiumicino has opened a new automated system for processing transit passengers’ luggage, previously managed by hand.
The new system, called NET 6,000 (Nuovo edificio transiti), can handle 6,000 pieces of luggage an hour, and is situated between the national and the...
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News in Europe
Jersey, Great Britain:
Re-think on new supermarket chain.
published on 28/06/2007
A giant chain supermarket like Tesco should not be allowed to...
Vienna, Austria:
Pollution in Vienna
published on 14/08/2009
Vienna had the second highest level of toxic fine dust air...
Jersey, Great Britain:
Manx Laoghtan sheep graze Jersey headlands.
published on 03/02/2009
Distinctive-looking sheep have been brought into Jersey to help to restore...
Dublin, Ireland:
Top ten Irish films.
published on 24/07/2005
The Dubliner magazine, with the help of Jameson Whiskey distillers, has...
London, United Kingdom:
London underground faces budget cuts
published on 01/08/2009
London’s tube faces a massive revenue shortfall of up to £1.7...
Paris, France:
Museum of Modern Art reopens.
published on 03/02/2006
The Muse dArt moderne of the Ville de Paris has reopened...
Vienna, Austria:
Vienna ball season gets underway.
published on 26/01/2009
Traditionally starting with Carnival and lasting until June, the Vienna ball...
Jersey, Great Britain:
Bank of Jersey discussed.
published on 12/01/2009
Jersey might benefit from the setting up of a States-owned bank,...
Milan, Italy:
Milan history lecture cycle
published on 13/04/2010
Milan’s culture department in conjunction with the publisher Laterza and Corriere...
Paris, France:
Two new pools to open.
published on 11/04/2006
This summer Paris is to get two new swimming pools: the...
News in Africa
Maputo, Mozambique:
Ressano border open 24 hours.
published on 12/04/2006
Komatiport/Ressano Garcia, the main land border crossing between Mozambique and South...
Arusha, Tanzania:
Floods hit Arusha-Babati road
published on 02/01/2010
Just before Christmas the local Arusha Times was wondering what might...
Cape Town, South Africa:
Labour rights for South Africa's illegal immigrants.
published on 09/04/2008
A court in South Africa has ruled that illegal immigrants have...
Maputo, Mozambique:
National child health week in Mozambique
published on 12/04/2010
National child health week begins in Mozambique on 12 April with...
Cairo, Egypt:
Ancient coffins uncovered at Saqqara.
published on 08/07/2008
A team of archaeologists from Cairo University have discovered wooden painted...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:
Vodacom launches regional top-up service.
published on 11/09/2008
Local mobile telecommunications provider Vodacom Tanzania has launched a pre-paid roaming...
Cape Town, South Africa:
Eskom workers threaten strike.
published on 06/08/2009
There is no end to the problems for the new government...
Lagos, Nigeria:
Lagos light rail project.
published on 26/03/2009
Lagosians are soon to get two light rail connections, state governor...
Cape Town, South Africa:
Mandela Cape Town home to become museum.
published on 04/09/2008
Former South African president and Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela has...
Nairobi, Kenya:
Women’s quota in Kenyan parliament.
published on 09/08/2007
Kenyan women have launched a campaign calling for a women’s quota...
