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I fell in love with Naples when I was 18. I had taken a gap year and saved up some money, and much to the dismay of my mother, I wanted to go to Europe.
There was no logical reason to go to Naples. I had never heard of...
Cuban medical team returns home after helping Italy in fight against covid-19.
Cuba's 52-member medical team has completed its mission to help Italy's northern Lombardy region combat the coronavirus pandemic, returning...
E-scooter incident occurred near Spanish Steps in Rome.
A 15-year-old boy on an electric scooter knocked down a woman in Rome's Piazza di Spagna on 7 June, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
The 48-year-old woman, who...
Pantheon joins the Colosseum and Vatican Museums in reopening to visitors after the covid-19 lockdown in Rome.
The Pantheon in Rome reopens to the public on Tuesday 9 June following a closure of three months due to Ital...
La Sapienza rises in CWUR world university rankings.
Rome's Università La Sapienza is the top university in Italy according to the 2020-21 ranking by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), a leading consulting...
More than two million people have downloaded contact-tracing app in Italy.
Italy begins testing the Immuni contact-tracing app, designed to help contain fresh outbreaks of covid-19, begins on Monday 8 June after getting...
Italy classifies electric scooter in same category as bicycle, with specific rules.
Italian cities have welcomed fleets of new electric scooters in recent days, with thousands of app-based rental scooters now available...
Vatican cardinal leads Rome prayer service in solidarity with Floyd protests.
The highest-ranking US cardinal at the Vatican, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, has deplored the “unjust” killing of George Floyd, praying for Floyd...
Rome demonstration on 7 June to protest against racism.
Rome will host a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday 7 June in the central Piazza del Popolo at 11.00.
Organisers, Women's March Rome and Denise Fuja Ber...
A vast majority of Italians have understood and approved the decision to cancel the traditional military parade at the Fori Imperiali on this past 2 June.
The French have just decided to do the same on Bastille Day,...
George Floyd mural by street artist Jorit appears on Naples rooftop.
George Floyd's face appears in the centre of a mural on a rooftop in Naples alongside Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Angela Davis and Lenin.
The fi...
Rome marks World Environment Day with new installation at Botanic Gardens.
Rome's Orto Botanico, or Botanic Gardens, will inaugurate an installation called The Living Chapel to mark World Environment Day at 17.00 on Fri...
Vatican offers token of gratitude to Italy's healthcare staff for their role in the covid-19 crisis.
The Vatican Museums will be free for Italy's public and private doctors, nurses and medical staff for a week as a mark...
Italy "deserves to smile" after all the sacrifices says Conte.
The coronavirus crisis should be used to "redesign" Italy, said premier Giuseppe Conte on 3 June as he laid out plans for the next phase of the covid-19 eme...
Municipal museums in Rome are free to all visitors on 7 June.
Rome's city-run museums, which reopened in recent days after being closed for more than two and a half months due to the covid-19 lockdown, will open their d...
President Mattarella bestows order of knighthood on heroic citizens.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has bestowed knighthood honours on 57 citizens who distinguished themselves by serving their community during the...
Rome is known as being a sanctuary city for stray cats, but the true extent of Rome’s love for animals has been evident in Rome’s legislation since 2005.
Roman Animal Rights Laws
While Italy has national laws for ani...
3 June marks a major step in Italy's coronavirus emergency timeline.
Italy welcomes visitors from the European Union and Schengen area countries from 3 June as the country makes a tentative return to international touri...
No injuries and cause of fire unknown in latest Rome bus blaze.
Rome. Seven city buses have been destroyed in a fire at a depot of the municipal public transport ATAC in the Magliana suburb.
Several teams of firefigh...
Italian football teams add their voices to worldwide protests against racism.
Football teams in Italy, including AS Roma and Torino, have posted pictures of their players kneeling in a symbol of support following the de...
Italian musicians support Blackout Tuesday, the social media movement organised in response to the killing of George Floyd.
Blackout Tuesday, the collective social media action by musicians, sports stars and celebrities...
New coronavirus infections and fatalities continue to fall steadily in Italy.
Italy registered 178 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours on 1 June, the lowest daily rise since 26 February, reports Italian news ag...
Around the world, developers of a vaccine against covid-19 are getting more and more worried now that the pandemic seems to be decreasing. It seems like a contradiction, but it is not.
To be successful in their research...
Italian authorities fear the spread of mafia tactics and organised crime As Italy attempts to live with the virus during phase two of lockdown, many businesses are still struggling to make sense of the future. While gove...
Lazio court rejects McDonald's appeal to go ahead with a fast food outlet near Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
McDonald's, the American fast-food giant, has lost its appeal against the city of Rome and Italy's ministry for...
Mystery as hundreds of fish die in the Tevere river in Rome.
Hundreds of dead fish have been seen bobbing on the surface of Rome's river Tiber over the weekend, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
The macabre disc...
Unrestricted travel between regions from 3 June sparks debate among Italy's local governors.
Italy has confirmed that unrestricted travel between regions can resume from 3 June as planned, the same day that the country...
Rome reopens municipal museums and extends exhibitions after their prolonged closure due to covid-19 lockdown.
Following the reopening of the Capitoline Museums and the Palazzo Braschi (with Canova exhibition) on 19 May...
1,000 Helbiz electric scooters hit the streets of Rome.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has announced the arrival of a fleet of 1,000 electric scooters, operated by American company Helbiz, and available on the streets of the...
Rome limited traffic zone or ZTL to remain open this summer.Rome's restricted traffic areas, or ZTL, will remain open to traffic until 30 August, as part of an order due to be signed by the city's mayor Virginia Raggi....
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