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This week, the Vatican scrapped plans for a solar-powered popemobile. As a compromise, the Catholic Church has announced that the Pope will soon be tr…
Professors at the University of Bologna have found a hi-tech way to celebrate the region’s famous pasta. A professor of computer science has develope…
Italy’s state-run railway company has announced that they expect to be finished with a new high-speed route by 2015 that will cut travel time between…
Geroge Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis have issued a statement from London, revealing that their two-year relationship has come to an end.The couple re…
Donatella Versace, Creative Director of the brandPrada may have declared that the brand will never make fast fashion, but Versace has no qualms with p…
At 8:30 this morning, 250,000 students all over Italy opened the exams that will decide if they are intellectually mature enough to attend university.…
Players are airing out their costumes for a celebrated football match that tradition decrees must be played in the white, red, blue or green livery of…
The number of foreign tourists visiting Italy is expected to grow nearly 2%, but experts are predicting that the visitors will spend less on their hol…
On the eve of World Refugee Day, Angelina Jolie arrived on the small Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday. The island has become home for 20,000 peop…
An exhibit currently on display in Rome is exploring the way in which “Made in Italy” has shaped a national identity. “Unicità d'Italia" showcases 50…
Demand for homes in Liguria, Umbria and Tuscany is reaching an all time high among foreign buyers. The competition for Ligurian properties is driving…
With meetings and deadlines, American employees are likely to skip out on lunch. A new study from an Italian beer brand is working hard to make sure…
The court in Bologna has dissolved a marriage after hearing a very unique case. The court approved the divorce without the consent of either spouse.…
Tens of thousands of the fashion industry’s elite are descending on Florence and Milan this week to catch the latest in men’s fashion. The fashion ev…
The iconic Arena di Verona is searching for an updated image to mark the 100th year of its famed opera festival.The Arena di Verona Opera Festival wil…
A new trend sees more Italian fathers opting to be present in the delivery room to welcome their child into the world. According to the latest report…
Long before scientific studies declared the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, ancient Romans dined on figs, sea urchins and dormice.The diet…
In the first nationwide vote on nuclear power since the Fukushima disaster, Italians have voted to shelve any nuclear energy plans indefinitely. 57%…
The numbers are in for the 2010-2011 harvest and Italy has officially pulled ahead of France for amount of wine produced.By beating their neighbours t…
Elisabetta Canalis is hearing wedding bells and has told an Italian weekly magazine that she could never be with a man who did not believe in marriage…