A team of artistic 'spidermen' start combing Florence's famed duomo on Monday, feeling their way across its surface to see what's in need of repair.Ov…
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Sat, 03/08/2008 - 03:00
Bassilichi Spa is relying on the sun for energy production.The Florentine company recently presented a solar panel prototype as a preview of the panel…
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 03:51
Milan is paying tribute to the work of the troubled Anglo-Irish figurative painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992), whose powerful and often disturbing art…
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 03:47
A holy monument returned to Ethiopia after years of foot-dragging is to be re-erected later this year after the final technical wrinkles are ironed ou…
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 03:41
Former premier and media baron Silvio Berlusconi is no longer Italy's richest man, having been overtaken in the annual Forbes magazine billionaires' l…
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 03:36
One in three young Italians believe having sex while standing up or in water is effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy, the Italian Gynecology and…
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 03:30
Former Arsenal and Juventus star Liam Brady is to join his former coach Giovanni Trapattoni at Ireland.Brady, a 52-year-old Dubliner, said Thursday he…
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 03:25
Second-placed Roma visit Napoli on Sunday buoyed by their Champions League win over Real Madrid and hoping the Neapolitans won't repeat their giant-ki…
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 03:20
Five-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi is geared up and ready for the 2008 season, confident he can win back the title which has eluded him for the…
Thu, 03/06/2008 - 04:00
Italian screen beauty Maria Grazia Cucinotta says her native Sicily, for all its faults, is heaven on Earth.The Messina-born actress, 38, said she had…
Thu, 03/06/2008 - 03:54
Sorry-looking barbarians in chains and the glorious generals who brought them to their knees are the stars of a new exhibition celebrating Roman trium…
Thu, 03/06/2008 - 03:50
Alfa Romeo should return to the American market within two years and even Fiat's 500 city car may cross the Atlantic, according to Fiat CEO Sergio Mar…
Thu, 03/06/2008 - 03:45
A date was set Wednesday for Italy's top court to OK or block a landmark Italian trial into one of the United States' most controversial anti-terroris…
Thu, 03/06/2008 - 03:37
A school in the northern city of Trento is inviting the parents of rowdy children into the classroom in an effort to check bad behaviour and prevent b…
Thu, 03/06/2008 - 03:33
An 80-year woman was denied a national health card because, according to health officials, she had been dead for 25 years, the local press reported on…
Thu, 03/06/2008 - 03:23
Ex-captain Marco Bortolami returns against France on Sunday as one of the four changes Italy coach Nick Mallett has made from the squad that lost heav…
Wed, 03/05/2008 - 04:44
The Italian government was readying to push through a new package of laws on workplace safety after a fifth man died on Tuesday following an accident…
Wed, 03/05/2008 - 04:38
A merger between Air France-KLM and Alitalia is in the interests of both airlines and should move ahead as quickly as possible, according to Giovanni…
Wed, 03/05/2008 - 04:32
Shoppers in the Sicilian capital of Palermo will soon get the chance to thumb their noses at the Mafia by taking their custom to a supermarket with so…
Wed, 03/05/2008 - 04:21
Venice is setting its sights on its pesky pigeons again after new reports showed the risks the birds pose to its health and heritage.''We must do more…