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Italy's first Ryder Cup - to be played in Rome - has been delayed by a year.
The 2022 edition of the Ryder Cup at Rome has been postponed to 2023 after the 2020 edition in the US was moved to 2021 due to the covid-19 pa...
Mattarella said new phase should be met with "sense of responsibility but also with greater faith."
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has called for collective responsibility amid a recent surge of covid-19 cases, re...
"What Christmas will be like depends on what we decide now" says government's covid-19 consultant.
Italy should apply immediate targeted local lockdowns to curb the steady rise in covid-19 cases in recent weeks, accordi...
Rome to remember Remigio with a plaque in Piazza Barberini.
Rome's central Piazza Barberini this weekend saw the "return" of Remigio De Leonardis, the eccentric street performer who entertained people with his crazy ant...
Calenda ends weeks of rumours by declaring himself a candidate in the race for Rome's top job.
Carlo Calenda, the prominent Italian politician and manager, announced his intention last night to run as mayor of Rome in t...
New restrictions come as Italy registers 11,705 coronavirus cases in a day.
Italian premier Giuseppe Conte announced a raft of further restrictions to curb the spread of covid-19, amid a recent surge in new cases, durin...
Killing of wild boar family provokes wave of protest in Rome.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has called for the immediate establishment of a commission of inquiry into the killing of a family of wild boar at a childrens' pla...
Conte expected to announce new measures later today.
Italian premier Giuseppe Conte is set to announce today fresh emergency measures to combat the new wave of covid-19 cases, as the country registered a record-high 10,...
News follows 11 cases of coronavirus among the Swiss Guards.
The Vatican has announced that a resident of the Casa S. Marta hostel, where Pope Francis lives, has tested positive for covid-19.
The unidentified person,...
Mother and six young wild boar killed in front of hundreds of screaming protestors.
Rome animal rights activists have condemned the "murder" of a family of wild boar, including a mother and six piglets, shot dead by pol...
Campania sets a curfew on 31 October after closing schools for the rest of the month.
Italy's southern Campania region which includes Naples has set a curfew of 22.00 on the night of 31 October to prevent the spread of...
The epidemic curve in Italy is still rising, at the highest rate since the outbreak began.
10,010 new positive cases have been recorded in Italy in the last 24 hours, compared to the 8,804 infected cases registered...
11 Swiss Guards have tested positive for covid-19 in Vatican City.
The Vatican has confirmed that a further seven Swiss Guards have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing to 11 the total number of soldiers infected....
Free guided tours of rarely-opened landmark in Rome.
Rome opens the Temple of Minerva Medica for guided tours this weekend, 17-18 October, as part of a series of special openings involving some of the capital's most evo...
Rome commemorates deportation of Jews in 1943.
Rome's Jewish community commemorates today the 77th anniversary of the deportation of more than 1,000 of the city’s Jews to the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz.
The r...
Italy, San Marino and Vatican City are being taken off the UK travel corridor list from this weekend.
Italy is being removed from the British government's travel corridor list, meaning that those travelling to the UK wi...
Italian premier says school closure "not the best solution."
Italy’s southern region of Campania, which includes the city of Naples, has shut its schools from 16 October until the end of the month, due to a rising numbe...
According to the Ministry of Health 8,804 new infections have registered in Italy in the last 24 hours and 83 new victims.
Yesterday the new covid-19 cases were 7,332 with a total of 43 victims registered.
The...
Bioparco di Roma sounds alarm as Italy bans school trips.
Rome's zoo says it is in "serious difficulty" and risks closure due to a 60 per cent drop in visitor numbers as a result of the covid-19 emergency, reports Itali...
Rome devotes an exhibition to one of the greatest engravers in history.Piranesi, the master engraver, printmaker and architect famous for his meticulously detailed etchings of Rome, is celebrated wiith an exhibition in P...
Italy's record high number of cases matched by record number of tests.
Italy registered 7,332 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, on Wednesday 14 October, a record high number of daily cases for the count...
Virologists warn about the risks of the new phase of covid-19 in Italy.Italy could face a second nationwide lockdown at Christmas, according to Padua University virologist and top coronavirus expert Andrea Crisanti.
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Italy imposes fresh restrictions as the nation registers almost 6,000 new covid-19 cases in a single day.
Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte has stated that police will not be sent to check on private parties in the home, a...
Number of covid-19 infections continues to rise in Italy.In the last 24 hours the number of positives cases has increased by 5,901 units with 41 deaths. Yesterday there were 4,619 new cases, with 39 deaths.In total, sinc...
The draining of Lake Fucino was first undertaken by the Romans but was not entirely successful until the 19th century.
By Philip Biss
Lake Fucino was once the third largest lake in Italy. Just east of Avezzano, about...
The legendary Torlonia Collection seeks a permanent home in Rome.
An abandoned Renaissance palace near the Colosseum could become the permanent home to one of the world's most important private collections of Greek-Roma...
Italy introduces fresh nationwide restrictions to combat covid-19 including a clampdown on parties in the home.
Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte and health minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree containing new restrict...
Enzo Totti died in Rome today aged 76.
Francesco Totti's father Enzo died on 12 October at Rome's Lazzaro Spallanzani hospital after contracting covid-19.
Francesco Totti and Enzo Totti. Photo La Gazzetta dello Spo...
Vatican steps up restrictions as Swiss Guards test positive for covid-19.
Four Swiss Guards at the Vatican have tested positive for coronavirus, leading the Holy See to further tighten its restrictions, reports Italian...
FAO lights up the Colosseum for World Food Day.
World Food Day 2020 will be marked by the Rome-based United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization on 16 October, the anniversary of the agency's foundation 75 years a...
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