Italians gained an average of between two and three kilos over the Christmas and New Year's holidays and will now have to stick to a fruit and vegetab…
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 04:05
Italian Harry Potter fans are bracing for fresh excitement and marketing razzmatazz on Thursday night when the translation of the final book in the sa…
Thu, 01/03/2008 - 07:51
The European Commission on Wednesday warned Italy to clear up its trash crisis or face punitive action.Rubbish has been heaped in the streets in and a…
Thu, 01/03/2008 - 07:30
Milan's version of London's congestion charge went into effect on Wednesday, causing few of the feared traffic snarl-ups but prompting fresh claims th…
Thu, 01/03/2008 - 06:43
A traditional dry white wine produced here in the northeast Friuli-Venezia Giulia region began the new year without a name.Originally known as Tocai,…
Thu, 01/03/2008 - 06:06
Italy's public sector borrowing requirement last year declined to 27 billion euros, 7.6 billion euros less than 2006 and its lowest since 2000, the ec…
Thu, 01/03/2008 - 06:03
Designer and architect Ettore Sottsass, an eternally impish guru of the Italian cultural scene, was buried Wednesday in his adopted city Milan.Sottsas…
Thu, 01/03/2008 - 05:54
The beautiful painted walls of two dining rooms in which the Emperor Nero may once have had supper have gone on show in Rome as part of a major new ex…
Wed, 01/02/2008 - 12:01
Gross hourly wages in big companies in Italy increased by 1.3% month-on-month in October 2007, according to seasonally adjusted data from the Italian…
Wed, 01/02/2008 - 11:54
The Italian government on Friday approved a decree allowing the expulsion of immigrants on the grounds of public security concerns.The decree will ena…
Wed, 01/02/2008 - 11:41
Tuscan shipbuilder gets 45ml sailboat commission for summer - Perini Navi, world leader in the design and construction of large sailboats, signed a co…
Tue, 01/01/2008 - 12:12
Italian exports totalled 264.8 bln euros ($387.191 bln) for January to September 2007, up 11.5%, compared to the same period of 2006.Italy's trade def…
Tue, 01/01/2008 - 11:45
The Vatican on Friday denied plans to set up exorcist garrisons across the Catholic world.''Pope Benedict XVI has no intention of ordering local bisho…
Mon, 12/31/2007 - 11:37
Unless there is a last-minute waiver, merrymakers this New Year's will see their party cut short by a 2am curfew on alcohol sales in restaurants, nigh…
Mon, 12/31/2007 - 11:30
Italy hailed a new skiing star on Friday as Denise Karbon won her third straight giant slalom of the World Cup season at this Austrian resort.Karbon,…
Sun, 12/30/2007 - 12:37
'Life Is Beautiful' comic and filmmaker Roberto Benigni has come top of a poll which asked Italians to name their Person of the Year.Benigni, who is c…
Sun, 12/30/2007 - 11:49
Flights to Bari, Edinburgh and Birmingham begin in spring - Four new Ryanair flights will take off from Pisa's Galileo Galilei airport starting this s…
Sun, 12/30/2007 - 11:23
Former Juventus and Italy midfielder Antonio Conte has been named coach of Serie B side Bari, replacing Beppe Materazzi who resigned Friday morning.Ba…
Sun, 12/30/2007 - 04:10
The United States knew about a decades-old South American operation to hunt down leftist opponents but had no part in the plot, Italian prosecutors sa…
Sat, 12/29/2007 - 12:31
The cabinet on Friday gave its green light to direct negotiations with Air France-KLM for the acquisition of the Treasury's controlling stake in Itali…