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More art lovers came to Italy last year, according to a report out Friday.Tourist arrivals in Italian art cities and culture sites in 2007 were expect…
Tourists in Venice may no longer have to watch their step while admiring the city's monuments thanks to a new crack-down on dog mess littering the cit…
Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli said his side was ready to face Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.''We'll take on…
AS Roma skipper Francesco Totti says he'd prefer the club's first-ever Champions League title to the scudetto.''I'd much rather win that title than an…
Chiara Lubich, the Catholic founder of an important postwar spiritual movement, died on Friday at the age of 88.Lubich, a close friend of the late pop…
A bottle of Tuscan wine sold at auction has proved once again that the region's wine is among the best loved in the world.An 'Imperiale' bottle of Orn…
The Asian Jewellery Show saw the participation of Arezzo goldsmiths at this year's fair, which took place from March 4 to 6 in Hong Kong.The space, ho…
A new prestigious location for Patrizia Pepe, which consolidates its presence in the Tuscan capital.The brand has just opened its second store in Flor…
Novartis Vaccines, the only vaccine producer in Italy and leader in the meningitis vaccine sector, has announced that the vaccine against meningococcu…
Italian exports climbed 8% last year, over 2006, with a 6.1% increase towards European Union markets and an 11.1% jump towards those outside the EU, n…
The Mascalzone Latino America's Cup team, in collaboration with the Italian Navy, is setting up a sailing school for socially and economically disadva…
Florence's Stazione Leopolda hosts the 2008 edition of the much-anticipated 'Taste' food show from March 15 to 17.The gourmet showcase - dedicated to…
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's top art exhibitions: ALESSANDRIA - Palazzo Monferrato: Le Corbusier, Drawings and Sketches; I…
Police investigating the murder of British university exchange student Meredith Kercher carried out a new search on Friday at the house she shared wit…
The 'trial of the century' dealing with Europe's biggest corporate failure opened here on Friday but was adjourned to allow judges time to decide on a…
Italy - along with France, Greece and Ireland - will fail to meet its medium-term goal of a balanced budget by 2010, the European Central Bank predict…
National statistics bureau Istat on Thursday confirmed that Italy's year-on-year inflation rate inn February was 2.9%, with a 0.2% rise in the consume…
AS Roma have again drawn Manchester United in the European Champions League quarter-finals.The English club beat them 8-3 on aggregate, including a 7-…
Italian author Umberto Eco kicked off Rome's annual Maths Festival on Thursday by rubbishing the existence of 'mystic numbers'.Addressing an audience…
Italy is celebrating a major victory for women in the workplace with the first ever appointment of a female director at the helm of powerful industria…