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It's no longer an offence to tell someone to f*** off because the term is now so widely used, Italy's top court ruled Tuesday.The Court of Cassation,…
Italy on Monday hailed Spain's bid to earn the Mediterranean diet a place in the world's heritage alongside natural wonders like the Great Coral Reef…
Prosecutors in Genoa have ordered the seizure of some 13,000 mini-scooters made in China amid a host of safety concerns including a cancer link.Prosec…
The government on Monday announced a crackdown on drinking and driving after a series of headline-making incidents involving youngsters killed by drun…
A celebration of the genius of Piero della Francesco has drawn an unprecedented number of visitors to the Tuscan city that houses his crowning achieve…
The city of Milan on Monday honoured 'punk rock poet laureate' Patti Smith for more than 30 years of artistry and battles for peace and human rights.A…
Experts have come to consider the Balkans the tinderbox of modern European history, but the region's ancient past was no less eventful.The Balkans was…
Forty-five million Euro in sales during first half of 2007 - The flower market in Pescia (Pistoia) continues to be an important reference point for th…
Rome is putting two Ancient Roman emperors on trial this summer for dark deeds including immorality, arson, persecuting Christians and killing Jesus C…
The Hercules of Veio, a celebrated masterpiece of Etruscan art, has been restored to its many-coloured glory.The bigger-than-life polychrome terracott…
A major art exhibition in Milan has been axed without ever opening its doors after a week of high-voltage polemics.The show was scheduled to open to t…
Venice's first major bridge in centuries is finally ready to sail up the Canal Grande for assembly next month, officials said Friday.Chunks of the lon…
Luxury liners sold to foreign buyers - The Benetti shipyard (part of the Azimut Benetti Group) set a record last weekend three yacht launches in thr…
Italy's stretches of unspoiled natural coastline are under siege from human activity and climate change, WWF Italia warned on Thursday.The environment…
Italy's Prosciutto di Parma and Grana Padana have been included on a list of products which the European Union has given China for official certificat…
The issue of legal rights for unwed couples including same-sex ones returned to the political agenda on Thursday, setting the stage for renewed Church…
Italian scientists have for the first time used particle physics to unravel the secrets of a Renaissance master's painting.Using a particle accelerato…
The ability to make things vanish like fictional boy wizard Harry Potter's cape could be just round the corner, Italian scientists say.A team of resea…
Production levels, sales increase in first trimester - The industrial goldsmith sector in Arezzo, one of the most important in Italy, has made an econ…
Construction begins on eco-friendly factory in Arezzo - "Uno a Erre" is a worldwide market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of gold…