Italy's unemployment rate fell to a 14-year low last year dropping to 6.1% of the labor force compared to 6.8% in 2006, national statistics bureau Ist…
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Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:12
Visitors to Stabiae, one of the most luxurious ancient Roman getaways, will be able to admire its frescoes on site for the first time since they were…
Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:10
Italian police have broken up an online child pornography ring that had ramifications all over the country.Some 27 people in 21 cities were placed und…
Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:08
The center-right coalition's lead over the center left for next month's election remained relatively unchanged this week, the most recent opinion poll…
Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:06
The Vatican on Thursday rejected accusations by fugitive al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that Pope Benedict XVI was leading a ''new Crusade'' against…
Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:04
As Italians get shopping for the traditional Easter lunch on Sunday, animal rights associations have launched their annual plea for people to leave la…
Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:02
Consumer confidence in Italy tumbled to a four-year low in March, economic think-tank Isae reported on Friday.Isae said its consumer confidence index…
Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:00
Isolde Kostner skated a personal best to give Italy its best-ever world championship result in Goteborg last night but had to settle for silver behind…
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:42
Here are the David Donatello nominations for 2007-2008:Best Film: Caos Calmo, Antonello Grimaldi; La Giusta Distanza, Carlo Mazzacurati; Giorni and Nu…
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:36
Researchers have discovered that the coffee dregs chucked away by millions of Italians every day can be used as a 'clean' organic fuel.''The dregs mak…
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:31
Alitalia appeared more than ever en route to bankruptcy on Thursday after its proposed sale to Air France-KLM ran into political turbulence and unions…
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:26
Ten freshwater fish are in danger of disappearing forever from Italy's rivers, lakes and lagoons, the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature…
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:22
The Cassini space probe has found an underground ocean on Titan, the largest and most mysterious moon of Saturn.The presence of water on Titan could m…
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:17
Juventus are bidding to leave no doubt they deserve to be back up with the big boys when they take on runaway Serie A leader Inter at the San Siro on…
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:12
Despite last Sunday's disastrous debut in the Formula 1's season opener, Ferrari is confident it will do well in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix h…
Thu, 03/20/2008 - 10:30
Ttax laws in Italy may prove a boon for private buyers looking for holiday homes - even those with a view of renting them out.This represents a major…
Thu, 03/20/2008 - 05:10
Scholars worldwide are now able to study precious cuneiform tablets preserved in the National Museum of Iraq thanks to a new Italian-run project to cr…
Thu, 03/20/2008 - 05:05
Fruit trees, vegetables, and medical and sacred plants that once grew in the gardens of Pompeii went on show to the public on Tuesday.The plants have…
Thu, 03/20/2008 - 04:59
Italian researchers have come up with hope for the world's chocoholics.A team in Cagliari have uncovered scientific evidence that a consuming love for…
Thu, 03/20/2008 - 04:49
An Italian astronomer has found the closest asteroid to the Sun.Andrea Boattini said he spotted the new body at sunset while he was scanning all the a…