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Throughout Italy state-run museums are open to women on 6-7 March (a weekend) free of charge as a way of celebrating women who have contributed to all the arts.
Since 1911, 8 March has been International Women’s Day – a day...
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Foreigners living and working in Italy are striking on 1 March to draw attention to their contribution to society and protest against recent episodes of racism and discrimination. The protest draws inspiration from a similar initiative in France on the same...
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The long-awaited exhibition of work by Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, opened at the Scuderie del Quirinale on 20 February to an enthusiastic public. Long queues formed outside the restored stables opposite the Quirinale palace early in the morning as Romans...
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Ninety years ago, on 18 February 1920, King Vittorio Emanuele III laid the first stone in what was to become the central piazza of the Garbatella district in south Rome. From here was born an area built for workers and their...
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Travellers in Italy can expect disruptions over the next few days due to strikes or threats of strikes in various sectors.
Pilots and flight attendants working for the Italian flag carrier Alitalia are striking on 16 February from 12.00 to 16.00,...
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Nine thousand signatories have added their names to a petition to bring back the bus stops on Via del Plebiscito, in front of Palazzo Grazioli, Silvio Berlusconi's Rome residence. Serving 18 buses in all (13 daytime and 5 night-time routes),...
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Snow covered the centre of Rome early on the morning of 12 February, the first seen in five years. By mid-morning it was settling and traffic was beginning to have difficulties, especially on the main roads into the city.
The areas...
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The tenth National Day for Medicine Donation - Giornata Nazionale di Raccolta del Farmaco - is on Saturday 13 February, when it will be possible to donate medicines to those in need. Participating pharmacies – over 3,000 nationwide – will have...
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Are you in love with art? Then on 13 and 14 February you and your beloved (or just your partner) can make the most of a Beni Culturali promotion. Buy one ticket to any state museum or gallery and the two...
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Guido Bertolaso’s future as head of the civil protection department hangs in the balance after prosecutors announced that he is under investigation for corruption in relation to works for the July 2009 G8 summit in La Maddalena in Sardinia, before the...
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Industrial production in Italy in 2009 fell by 17.5 per cent compared to 2008 according to the national statistics institute ISTAT. This is the sharpest annual fall since 1991, the first year in which these year-on-year comparisons were made. The sectors...
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On 14 February Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to the hostel for the destitute run by the Rome diocese branch of Caritas on Via Marsala near Termini station. The Pope is expected to arrive at 10.00 and is...
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Rome city council and the ministry for cultural heritage have signed a protocol regulating the use of public land in the historic centre for cultural, sporting, religious, political and other events. A register of permitted activities has been drawn up for...
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Two British film makers claim they have found the primary source of Trajan’s aqueduct, which has eluded archaeologists for centuries.
Michael and Ted O’Neill made their discovery near lake Bracciano north of Rome while researching documentaries on ancient Roman aqueducts for MEON...
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The new director of the privately funded American Academy in Rome has been announced as Christopher Celenza, who is currently a professor in the department of German and Romance languages and literatures at Johns Hopkins University. He will succeed Professor Carmela...
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For the second year running Rome city council has organized a programme of events to celebrate the traditional carnival season
Carnevale Romano runs from 6 February to Martedì Grasso (Shrove Tuesday) on 16 February, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start...
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The repairs and restoration of the main façade of the church of S. Luigi dei Francesi have now been completed and work can begin on the two sides of the building.
The church, which has been the centre of French worship in...
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Women are the most frequent visitors to Italy’s main archaeological sites according to a new study called L’archeologica e il suo pubblico. The research shows that 56.4 per cent of visitors to seven of Italy’s major sites are women, most of...
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The newly revised edition of Georgina Masson’s classic guide book, The Companion Guide to Rome, is now available in international bookshops in Rome. John Fort is once again responsible for the revision but he says that this is not a major...
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Rome’s Goethe museum on Via del Corso has announced its expansion after funding from the German government enabled the purchase of additional space adjacent to its current premises. The Casa di Goethe, located in the rooms where German writer and poet...
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News in Europe
Jersey, Great Britain:
Ferry stops Jersey-St Malo service.
published on 10/09/2008
The troubled ferry company on the Jersey–St Malo route, HD Ferries,...
London, United Kingdom:
London Transports Oyster card goes international.
published on 04/09/2006
The electronic Oyster travel cards used by millions of London commuters...
Berlin, Germany:
Court gives go-ahead for airport.
published on 23/03/2006
Germanys Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has given the green light...
Milan, Italy:
Street theatre on the Navigli.
published on 11/06/2009
Twenty-six villages on the Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Martesana rivers in...
Vienna, Austria:
Security at Viennas schools.
published on 12/09/2006
Vienna schools are handing out information sheets to parents with guidelines...
London, United Kingdom:
London historical records go online.
published on 02/04/2009
The historical records of millions of Londoners from the last four...
Vienna, Austria:
Record visits to Vienna’s aquatic park in 2008.
published on 12/01/2009
Vienna’s Haus des Meeres (House of the Seas) had 336,162 visitors...
Oxford, United Kingdom:
Car park charges to increase.
published on 25/07/2005
Oxford city centres car parks are to increase charges for the...
Milan, Italy:
New music festival opens.
published on 04/09/2007
Mito. Settembre Music, the new music festival that Milan launches on...
Paris, France:
Paris protests illegal tour guides
published on 26/08/2009
The battle of the guides has begun in Paris after the...
News in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya:
Independent panel to review polls.
published on 15/02/2008
Government and opposition representatives have agreed to set up an independent...
Nairobi, Kenya:
Seven dead in Mungiki violence.
published on 14/04/2008
At least seven people are believed to have died in Kenya...
Nairobi, Kenya:
GenerationKenya 45.
published on 19/02/2008
GenerationKenya 45 is an innovative project to celebrate the achievements of...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
Registration for ring road relay now open.
published on 28/07/2006
Registration is now open for the annual CRBC Ring Road Relay...
Maputo, Mozambique:
New sugar silo for Maputo port.
published on 22/09/2006
A new sugar silo with a capacity of 50,000 tons has...
Lagos, Nigeria:
Dedicated bus lanes ease traffic
published on 15/06/2009
Lagos’ Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Lite System, which uses dedicated bus...
Maputo, Mozambique:
Population census in Mozambique.
published on 24/07/2007
The third general population and housing census in Mozambique will take...
Cairo, Egypt:
Mobile phone subscribers on the rise.
published on 07/08/2008
Mobile telephone penetration in Egypt is set to reach 57 million...
Maputo, Mozambique:
Turtle nesting season begins
published on 10/11/2009
Turtle season is officially underway in Mozambique and local animal protection...
Nairobi, Kenya:
Nairobi buildings face demolition.
published on 18/03/2009
Nairobi landlords have no reason to smile as their treasured residential...
