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Investigation underway after vandals deface Sicilian natural wonder. Police in Italy have launched an investigation into the vandalisation of the Scala dei Turchi, the famed white marl cliffs on the coast of Realmonte i...
Italy's flag dates back to 7 January 1797. Italian president Sergio Mattarella marked the 225th anniversary of the nation's tricolour on Friday, hailing the flag as "symbol of Italy and witness to the path that led to t...
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Rome fireworks ban - which carries fines of up to €500 - is expected to be widely ignored as usual. Rome has banned the use of firecrackers, bangers, rockets and other explosive material from 31 December 2021 until midn...
Italy tightens rules amid rapid spread of Omicron variant. The Italian government has banned all public New Year's Eve celebrations and ordered the closure of night clubs and discos until 31 January 2022, as part of fre...
Animal rights activists in Italy celebrate the news. The Italian senate has passed an amendment to the government's 2022 budget bill that is to phase out fur farming in Italy next year, banning the breeding and killing...
Italy records highest number of covid cases in over a year. Italian premier Mario Draghi confirmed on Wednesday that the government would evaluate imposing additional covid restrictions at a meeting on Thursday, two day...
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...
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 ...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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. N...
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....
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...
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...
Italian bishop accused of wrecking Christmas magic for children. A bishop in Sicily has stirred controversy in Italy after he told his stunned congregation, including many small children, that "Santa Claus does not exis...
Burano's floating Nativity scene returns this Christmas season. A floating Nativity scene has been installed in the waters around the island of Burano, in the northern part of the Venice lagoon, for the second year in a...
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