24

Jan

Italy’s Lombardy spars with government over virus data mishap

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Italy's Lombardy region and the central government exchanged blame on Saturday over the release of COVID-19 data that wrongly condemned the region to stricter restrictions.…

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24

Jan

Italy tells TikTok to block users after death of young girl

ROME, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not…

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24

Jan

Italy to rethink vaccine rollout if supply problems persist

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Italy will have to rethink its COVID-19 vaccination plans if supply problems persist, a senior health official said on Saturday. The country had already had…

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23

Jan

Photo Story: Restaurants in Milan protest against closure during pandemic

A restaurant with a protest banner reading 'We are not a switch' as it remains closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, in Milan, Italy. The Lombardy region is cllassed as a…

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23

Jan

Moody’s warns over Italy’s credit rating if unable to manage EU funds

Moody's said that Italy's inability to take advantage of the available EU resources to boost its economy's growth potential would likely exert downward pressure on its credit rating. The ratings…

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23

Jan

Talk of elections in Italy as Conte struggles for majority

Italy’s main ruling parties on Friday flagged snap elections as the only way out of its political impasse, if Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte fails to drum up a parliamentary majority…

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22

Jan

Italy’s ‘brain drain’ increasing

Italy's 'brain drain' is rising with increasing numbers of mostly young and highly educated Italians going abroad, ISTAT said Wednesday. The number of emigrants rose 4.5% in 2019, the national…

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22

Jan

Photo Story: Italy’s museums reopen again after COVID-19 closure

People visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, as it reopened on Thursday. Museums and archaeological sites in 'yellow zone' regions reopened to the public again after being shut due…

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21

Jan

Italy PM wins backing for deficit hike after surviving coalition ambush

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte won near unanimous parliamentary backing for extra spending for the COVID-hit economy on Wednesday, just hours after he narrowly survived an attempt by a junior…

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20

Jan

UPDATED: Dead whale removed from Italian port of Sorrento

Photos made available by the press office of the Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) shows the complex operations of removal and transport of a specimen of whale identified last 17…

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20

Jan

Volcanic activity on Etna subsiding

Etna belched out a spectacular double fountain of lava onto its summit towering above Catania this week. The volcanic activity is part of a 'Strombolian' eruption that started Sunday.Etna is…

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20

Jan

Italy’s Conte survives close Senate vote

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte narrowly won a confidence vote in the upper house Senate on Tuesday, allowing him to remain in office after a junior partner quit his coalition…

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19

Jan

Renzi’s party confirms abstention in Italy Senate vote

ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The centrist Italia Viva party confirmed that it will abstain in a crucial confidence motion in the Senate on Tuesday, increasing the probability that Prime…

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19

Jan

Photo Story: Salvator Mundi: stolen Leonardo-school painting found in Naples flat

Two police officers stand next to the recovered painting 'Salvator Mundi', in Naples, southern Italy, on 18 January 2021 (issued 19 January 2021). The 15th-century painting of Christ the Saviour…

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19

Jan

AC Milan regain sole leadership as Ibra double sinks Cagliari

AC Milan took all three points from a tricky Monday night encounter in Sardinia against Cagliari with evergreen striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring a brace. The Swedish striker put the Rossoneri…

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18

Jan

Conte comfortably wins Italy’s lower house confidence vote

ROME, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte won a crucial confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, hanging on to power after a junior partner…

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18

Jan

Different moods for Juventus and Napoli as they meet for Super Cup clash

DPA - The Super Cup match pitting Juventus against Napoli on Wednesday in Reggio Emilia comes at a bad moment for the Turin Serie A champions, who are struggling in…

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18

Jan

UPDATED: Italy’s Conte takes fight for survival to parliament after coalition rupture

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, looking to save his government after a junior partner quit the coalition, defended on Monday his handling of both the coronavirus emergency and the knock-on…

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18

Jan

Amazon to open two new hubs in Italy this year

Amazon will open two new logistics centres in Italy this year, investing over 230 million euros ($278 million), the world's largest online retailer said on Monday. With the two new…

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18

Jan

UPDATED: Fragile Italian government faces do-or-die votes in parliament

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces two days of parliamentary votes that will decide if his fragile coalition can cling to power or has lost its majority, pushing Italy into deeper…

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17

Jan

Italy’s Conte struggles to secure support in Senate showdown

ROME, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Efforts by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to build a new majority in parliament after a junior partner quit his coalition floundered at the weekend…

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17

Jan

From fiction to reality – Gomorrah actor arrested for drug trafficking

From fiction to reality. Salvatore Abbruzzese, who featured in Matteo Garrone's film Gomorrah, when he acted as Totò, was arrested in the so-called Case Dei Puffi, an agglomeration of popular…

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17

Jan

Italy reports 475 more coronavirus deaths, 16,310 new cases

MILAN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Italy reported 475 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday compared with 477 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose…

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16

Jan

Opera to return to La Scala on Jan 23

La Scala will play host to an opera for the first time since before the COVID-10 lockdown on January 23, the iconic Milanese theatre announced. The opera house will stage…

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16

Jan

Italy extends COVID curbs amid third wave risks

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday issued a new decree extending curbs to keep lid on COVID-19 infections after the health ministry warned that the epidemic was getting worse.…

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16

Jan

Italian Prime Minister Conte gets help from new Senate group in bid to keep power

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte worked the phones on Friday, trying to secure enough votes in parliament to allow him to stay in power after a junior ally quit the…

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15

Jan

Photo Story: Government crisis in Italy

President of Italian party 'Fratelli d'Italia' Giorgia Meloni talks with journalists at the end of the center-right parties' meeting for the Italy Government crisis in Rome, Italy, 14 January 2021.…

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15

Jan

More than 972,000 Italians have received Covid-19 vaccine

Italy has already used 69% of all available Covid-19 vaccines, ensuring that more than 972,000 people have received the first jab in the past weeks. This number includes 734,969 healthcare…

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15

Jan

Berlusconi says he is in good health after hospital admission

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he was in "good health" after being admitted to hospital in Monaco on Thursday because of heart problems. Berlusconi, 84, underwent major heart…

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15

Jan

From a new coalition to a technocrat government – Italy’s options to overcome latest crisis

Reuters/POLITICO - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resisted calls to resign on Thursday after a junior coalition party pulled out of his government, stripping him of a parliamentary majority in…

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14

Jan

Judges seek recusal as major Italian mafia trial kicks off

LAMEZIA TERME, Italy (Reuters) - One of Italy's largest-ever mafia trials kicked off on Wednesday with more than 330 suspected mobsters and their associates facing an array of charges, including…

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14

Jan

Berlusconi in hospital with heart problems – doctor

MILAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been urgently admitted to hospital in Monaco because of heart problems, his personal doctor told Reuters on Thursday.…

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14

Jan

Italy’s Conte takes his time to resolve political crisis

ROME, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte appeared in no hurry on Thursday to resolve a political crisis triggered by a junior coalition partner, which has abandoned…

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14

Jan

Italy thrown into political crisis as Renzi sinks government

ROME, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Italy's former premier Matteo Renzi pulled his small party out of government on Wednesday, stripping the ruling coalition of its parliamentary majority and triggering political chaos…

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13

Jan

Trial of 355 suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia starts in Italy

Italy's largest mafia trial in over 30 years is set to begin today, as prosecutors hope to strike a blow to the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate, whose tentacles reach worldwide, AFP…

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12

Jan

Italy’s Covid-19 death tally exceeds 79,000

Italy reported 448 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, up from 361 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 12,532 from 18,627. However, the number…

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11

Jan

Photo Story: Students protest against distance learning and the postponement of high schools reopening in the Lazio region

Lessons and outdoor assembly against distance learning (Didattica a Distanza, DAD) organized by the students of the 'Righi' high school inside Villa Borghese, in Rome. Secondary school students in Lazio…

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11

Jan

Italy’s president asks parties to handle EU recovery plan before crisis – UPDATED

ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella has called on ruling parties to approve a European Union recovery plan before dealing with a looming political crisis, Italian newspapers reported on…

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11

Jan

Serie A Roundup – Milan extend lead at the top

Gianluca Mancini headed in a late equaliser as AS Roma stalled Serie A title rivals Inter Milan with a 2-2 draw in Rome on Sunday. Antonio Conte's second-placed Inter lost…

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10

Jan

Italy – 2,615 in intensive care for Covid-19

MILAN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Italy reported 361 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 483 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell…

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10

Jan

Italy considering 24 bln euro package to help virus-hit economy

Italy is considering a new stimulus package worth 24 billion euros ($29 billion) to support its healthcare system and its COVID-battered economy, Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said in a newspaper…

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10

Jan

Photo Story: Superheroes rappel down hospital roof to greet children in Italy

An person dressed as Marvel's Deadpool rappels down the roof to greet the children of the paediatrics ward and the Covid-19 patients of the San Paolo Hospital, in Milan, Italy.…

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10

Jan

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Venice, Italy

An aerial view of the Rialto Bridge over the Gran Canal channel illuminated with the colors of the Italian flag, which is being lit every night in support of Italy's…

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09

Jan

Italy reports 483 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, 19,978 new cases

MILAN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Italy reported 483 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, down from 620 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose…

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08

Jan

Average of 45 earthquakes a day in Italy in 2020

On average 45 per day, approximately one every half hour, were the earthquakes recorded in 2020 by the Ingv, the national seismic network on the Italian territory and in the…

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08

Jan

Italy Jan-Sept public deficit widens y/y to 10.1% of GDP -ISTAT

Italy's public budget deficit widened in the first nine months of last year to 10.1% of gross domestic product, compared with 2.8 in the same period of 2019, official statistics…

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08

Jan

Ground collapse in the Ospedale del Mare car park in Naples

An aerial view of a ground collapse in the Ospedale del Mare car park on the eastern outskirts of Naples, Italy, 08 January 2021. The event occurred at dawn and…

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08

Jan

Italy to spend 222 bln euros of EU funds to revive economy

Italy plans to spend more than 222 billion euros ($272 billion) from various European Union funds to revive its coronavirus-battered economy, a draft government document seen by Reuters showed. Rome…

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07

Jan

Italy pressed to abolish migrant quarantine ships

Rome is facing pressure to abolish its offshore quarantine system for migrants and refugees following a series of alarming incidents, including several deaths, over the past year.  POLITICO reports how…

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07

Jan

Pope Francis encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” makes it to Italy’s Vanity Fair front cover

ANSA - Pope Francis has made the cover of the latest number of the Italian edition of Vanity Fair. The cover cites Francis' recent and third encyclical, All Brothers, a…

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07

Jan

Italy is the leading EU country for Covid-19 vaccinations

ANSA - Italy is top in the European Union for COVID-19 vaccinations, with over 320,000 done so far, and eighth in the world, according to a table compiled by the…

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07

Jan

Photo Story: Bad weather causes damage in Ostia, Rome

The scene of devastation caused by heavy rain in Ostia, near Rome, Italy. A wave of bad weather hit Italy this week with heavy rain and snow in many parts.…

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07

Jan

Juventus ends Milan’s unbeaten streak

MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on league leaders AC Milan as a Federico Chiesa double led the Italian champions to an exhilarating…

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07

Jan

Italian PM calls on coalition partners to remain united to face crisis

Italy’s prime minister on Wednesday urged members of his coalition government to stay united as the country grapples with a public health emergency and an economic crisis. “These are massive,…

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06

Jan

Court in Italy orders Facebook to pay $5 million in damages for copying app

A Milan-based appeals court on Tuesday ordered Facebook to pay 3.83 million euros ($4.70 million) in damages to an Italian software development company for copying an app, a court document…

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