Italy can expect to have a budget deficit of 2.3% of GDP both this year and next, before it climbs to 2.9% in 2009, the European Commission said in i…
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Sat, 11/17/2007 - 03:52
New mothers and mothers-to-be will now have special parking privileges at key points here in the Tuscan capital, the company which manages the city's…
Fri, 11/16/2007 - 05:45
The new Fiat 500 city car has been elected 2008 Car of the Year, well-informed sources said on Thursday.The winner of the Car of the Year award will b…
Fri, 11/16/2007 - 04:01
A huge exhibition of gay art has finally found a home in Florence after clashes with Catholic politicians forced organisers to pull the plug on the sa…
Fri, 11/16/2007 - 03:57
Italy deserve to qualify for Euro 2008, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said Thursday ahead of Saturday's crunch match against Scotland in Glasgow.''This…
Fri, 11/16/2007 - 03:53
Police investigating the murder of English university student Meredith Kercher in Perugia have found traces of DNA belonging to the victim and her Ame…
Fri, 11/16/2007 - 03:49
A policeman who shot an Italian soccer fan dead on Sunday is now facing murder charges, the policeman's lawyer said Thursday.
''The magistrate has…
Fri, 11/16/2007 - 03:37
Ducati's MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner drew a firm line on Thursday between himself and Italy's longstanding motorcycling hero Valentino Rossi.St…
Thu, 11/15/2007 - 06:40
Being married gives you a significantly higher chance of staying alive after the age of 65, according to new research by four Italian universities.Hav…
Thu, 11/15/2007 - 05:39
The Cavalli brand will soon appear on a new line but it will not be one of clothes but of wine.Cavalli Section is the brainchild of Tommaso Cavalli, t…
Thu, 11/15/2007 - 04:33
Wheat prices tumbled 10% in October, over the previous month, making any further hike in pasta and bread prices unjustified, the Coldiretti farmers' u…
Thu, 11/15/2007 - 04:18
The funeral of an Italian soccer fan shot by police on Sunday went off without incident on Wednesday.Thousands of fellow supporters of Gabriele Sandri…
Thu, 11/15/2007 - 04:15
Snow on the Apennines along with heavy rain and strong winds over much of the peninsula gave Italians their first taste of winter on Wednesday.Snowplo…
Thu, 11/15/2007 - 04:09
Italy's top court has apparently changed tack on the acceptability of vulgar language.The court, which this summer made headlines by greenlighting the…
Thu, 11/15/2007 - 03:58
Italy striker Luca Toni is set on leaving nothing to chance against Scotland on Saturday.Toni said there was ''no way'' Italy would be playing for a d…
Wed, 11/14/2007 - 06:38
CHRISTMAS in Italy is magical. The decorations are put up in December rather than at the end of summer, it often snows (particularly in the countrysid…
Wed, 11/14/2007 - 05:24
A new exhibition exploring the weird and wonderful artistic talents of US filmmaker David Lynch has opened here after a successful run in Paris. The A…
Wed, 11/14/2007 - 04:29
Campari is the biggest drinks company in Italy in terms of turnover, according to a list of 40 firms drawn up by the Italian merchant bank Mediobanca…
Wed, 11/14/2007 - 03:40
Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher was back testing a Ferrari racing car on Tuesday for the first time since he retired from Formula 1 in 2…
Wed, 11/14/2007 - 03:37
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro said on Tuesday that seeing TV pictures of soccer fans rioting in Italian cities on Sunday made him feel ''lucky'' to pl…