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WFP wins prize for efforts to combat hunger.
The Rome-based United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger.
WFP has acted "as a driving force in...
Rome hospital "under siege" by Mission Impossible film crew.
Tom Cruise and the producers of Mission Impossible are making negative headlines in Rome for filming scenes in a hospital treating patients for covid-19.
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Italians had been abducted by Islamist extremists in Mali.
Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte has welcomed the release of two Italians who had been held hostage by Al Qaida-linked Islamist extremists in Mali.
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Lazio region registers 359 new covid-19 cases on 8 October.
The province of Latina, south of Rome in Italy's central Lazio region, has been placed under a 14-day local lockdown after a spike in covid-19 cases.
The so-c...
The number of new cases of covid-19 in Italy continues to grow.
According to the daily bulletin of the Italian Ministry of Health, 4.458 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, compared to the 3.678 new cas...
Lockdown Italy seen through the eyes of the foreign press.
Rome's Capitoline Museums hosts a new exhibition of photographs, opening today 8 October, taken by foreign reporters in Italy of life during the covid-19 lockd...
Italian president confers posthumous awards on Willy Monteiro Duarte and Don Roberto Malgesini.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has conferred posthumously the gold medal for civil valour on Willy Monteiro Duarte, th...
Italy records a surge of new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
The Lazio region, which includes Rome, has pledged to double its number of drive-in testing centres for covid-19 amid reports of people stuck waiting in...
For the first time in months, the number of new daily infections returns to over three thousand in a single day.
According to the bulletin released by the Italian Ministry of Health, in the last 24 hours 3,678 new case...
Italy extends covid-19 state of emergency until 2021.
The Italian government has approved new measures to combat the spread of covid-19, as well as extending a state of emergency until 31 January 2021, amid a steady ris...
Italy prepares to issue new decree making masks obligatory at all times.
A new decree in Italy, expected on the morning of 7 October, is set to make the wearing of protective face masks outdoors obligatory at all times...
Hollywood actor began filming in centre of Rome today.
Tom Cruise, in Rome to resume filming Mission Impossible 7, has been busy on his first day at work in the Italian capital on 6 October.
Cruise has been photograp...
Rome restores the Fontana delle Rane in the Coppedè quarter.
Rome has restored the Fountain of the Frogs, a whimsical landmark in the architecturally fascinating quarter of Coppedè, part of the capital's Trieste suburb....
Rome to honour Steve McQueen with lifetime award at 2020 film festival.
Rome Film Fest has unveiled the programme for its 15th edition which - in these increasingly virtual times - is scheduled to take place as a physic...
Italy prepares to tighten some restrictions to combat covid-19.
Italy is set to make the wearing of face masks outdoors compulsory nationwide and limit gatherings of people, as part of a new decree outlined in parliamen...
Old dog finds happiness and love after being saved from a terrible fate.
The story of Spillo, the elderly dog found dumped in a rubbish bag in Rome, shocked animal-lovers in the capital during the summer.
The little...
Filming for Mission: Impossible resumes in Italy after bailing out of Venice in February due to covid-19.
Tom Cruise returns to Italy. From tomorrow, 6 October, filming will begin in Rome on the latest Mission Impossib...
UK Ambassador Jill Morris talks to Wanted in Rome about Brexit and Britain's future relationship with Italy and the European Union.
By Marco Venturini
What are the most recent developments in the Brexit talks with th...
Mayor of Rome sings for Radio Rock.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has added her voice to a karaoke series organised by Radio Rock, with footage of her performance being shared widely on social media.
In the video the may...
Lazio underlines importance of masks in combatting covid-19.
Italy's central Lazio region registered 244 new covid-19 cases within the last 24 hours on Sunday 4 October, 91 of which were recorded in Rome, with six death...
Italy's covid-19 numbers reach highest daily count since 24 April.
Italy faces new restrictions amid a continuing rise in covid-19 cases in recent days, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
On 3 October Italy registered...
Rome continues its Free Museum Sunday at city-run museums.
Rome will open its municipal museums for free to all visitors on Sunday 4 October.
The city's latest monthly initiative comes days after Italy suspended inde...
Masks become obligatory outdoors in Rome and Lazio region from today amid rise in covid-19 cases.
The obligation to wear face masks outdoors throughout Italy will be "evaluated," Italian premier Giuseppe Conte said on 2...
New mask rules come into force in Lazio region on 3 October.
The central Lazio region of Italy, which includes Rome, has issued an order obliging people to wear face masks in public, including outdoors, amid a rise in n...
Order to wear masks outdoors in Rome and across Lazio region expected before weekend amid rise in covid-19 cases in Italy.
The Lazio region, which includes Rome, is set to introduce an order obliging people to wear face...
Don’t order a cappuccino after 11 a.m. Yes, it’s normal to drink your coffee standing at the bar. Don’t ask for a to-go cup. If you order a latte, prepare to be confused.
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As archaeology develops new techniques, more of the Roman city of Falerii Novi is revealed, without digging an inch.
About 50 kilometres to the north of Rome lies a vast site which is encircled by an intact, ancient wal...
Rome merges three literary events to create Insieme Festival.
Rome's three main annual literary events - Letterature - Festival internazionale di Roma, Libri Come, and Più libri più liberi - join forces to form Insieme,...
Italy discusses extension of country's state of emergency amid rise in covid-19 cases since the summer.
Italy is set to extend the nation's state of emergency to help it tackle the coronavirus crisis, possibly until 31...
Bomb squad on scene near Campo de' Fiori.
An unexploded bomb, possibly dating from world war two, has been dug up by workmen carrying out construction works in central Rome, reports local media.
The discovery was made...
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