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Salvini leads protest against Rome Mayor Raggi

Lega party leader Matteo Salvini leads a protest against Rome mayor Virginia Raggi at Campidoglio in Rome, Italy. Right-wing party Lega organised a sit-in to protest against Rome Mayor Raggi…

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Plastic bottles for metro tickets in Rome

Machines have been placed at three Rome metro stations which allow passengers to “earn” public transport tickets by recycling their old plastic bottles. The machines were placed in the Cipro…

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Rome continues to enforce zero tolerance towards rowdy tourists

Rome's is enforcing it’s new 'zero tolerance' policy meaning among other things that anyone caught taking a dip in the fountains may be fined up to €450. After a string…

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‘Anonymous’ hacks the emails of 30,000 Italian lawyers

The Italian section of hacktivist group 'Anonymous' said Tuesday that it has hacked the certified email accounts of 30,000 members of the Rome guild of lawyers. Anonymous Italia posted screenshots…

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Rome’s mayor declares capital ‘under attack’ from criminals

Rome's mayor vowed to defend the Italian capital from criminals following a fire at an illegal landfill. The battle cry was spurned after firefighters managed to bring the blaze…

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Discussion about an urgent financial bailout for Rome

Italy’s coalition government's partners are meeting to try to decide on an urgent financial bailout for the city of Rome that has accumulated debts of €12 billion. Rome's debt…

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