Well-known Italian novelist Niccolo' Ammaniti has won Italy's prestigious Strega book prize with his fourth novel Come Dio Comanda (As God Commands).A…
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Mon, 07/09/2007 - 04:30
Italy must raise its guard against tomato products from China, farm organisation Coldiretti said Thursday.Speaking after a series of Chinese food scar…
Sun, 07/08/2007 - 06:11
Italian researchers have pinpointed a part of the brain which, if observed with sophisticated equipment, gives away the intention to lie about somethi…
Sun, 07/08/2007 - 06:04
The Pope's letter to Chinese Catholics has placed "new obstacles" in the way of better relations with Beijing, according to an "authoritative" Chinese…
Sun, 07/08/2007 - 06:00
A strict 2004 law regulating assisted fertility practices was blamed on Monday for an almost 4% decline in the number of babies conceived using in-v…
Sun, 07/08/2007 - 05:58
An Italian travel agency on Thursday denied it was encouraging obesity after it began offering heavily discounted flights to overweight young travelle…
Sun, 07/08/2007 - 05:49
Italy's budget deficit hit 6.1% of GDP in the first quarter, national statistics bureau Istat reported on Tuesday.The bureau noted that in the first q…
Sun, 07/08/2007 - 05:44
Residents of the Campania region, where the streets of many towns have been lined with uncollected trash for weeks, pay some of the highest rubbish ta…
Sat, 07/07/2007 - 06:08
Italy's resident population grew by almost 400,000 last year with immigrants making up most of the increase, national statistics bureau Istat reported…
Sat, 07/07/2007 - 06:06
Mariella Burani Fashion Group (MBFG) has sold its multibrand retail operations to private equity fund Abacus Invest for 75 mln euros ($101.8 mln).MBFG…
Sat, 07/07/2007 - 05:55
Fiat is keen to expand in China, CEO Sergio Marchionne said Monday.The Turin car giant has a target of producing 300,000 cars in China by 2010 and is…
Sat, 07/07/2007 - 05:55
An Italian woman has been told to have sex to ward off attacks of anxiety.The woman rushed to the first-aid unit of a hospital near Genoa earlier this…
Sat, 07/07/2007 - 05:52
Abandoning a traditional point of honour for Italian businesses, energy group ENI has decided that this summer it doesn't matter if its staff are not…
Sat, 07/07/2007 - 05:41
Italian sprint superstar Alessandro Petacchi on Wednesday learned he faces a one-year ban for the use of a banned stimulant and will miss this year's…
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 05:54
Ferrari's Felipe Massa is confident of another strong showing by the Italian team at the British Grand Prix this weekend after the one-two finish notc…
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 05:49
Italy's birth rate hit its highest level in years in 2006 although it still remains below the European Union average, according to data issued on Thur…
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 05:45
Top Italian architect Paolo Portoghesi on Thursday became the latest cultural heavyweight to slam Rome's new home for the Roman Empire's most famous p…
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 05:39
Italian League President Antonio Matarrese promised on Thursday that the 2007 closed season will be free of the financial chaos that has dogged Serie…
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 05:26
The Umbria Jazz Festival kicks off this Friday with a line-up boasting top names from the worlds of US and Italian jazz.Umbria Jazz, the largest Europ…
Thu, 07/05/2007 - 06:22
The Fiat cinquecento (500) is one of Italy's most well recognised icons - right up there with a plate full of pasta, a Vespa and a Ferrari. Today, thi…