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Mafia member arrested after tattoos spotted in YouTube cooking video

In January, Italy began one of the largest organised crime trials in its history against the 'Ndrangheta mafia syndicate.

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What is via ferrata and where are the best ones in Europe?

Combining hiking and climbing with spectacular landscapes, via ferrata is sure to get the heart thumping. Are you brave enough to try it?

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Cruise ships to be diverted away from Venice, says Italian government

Italy had already banned cruise ships from docking in St Mark's Square but has now diverted all to the city's industrial port in Marghera.

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Road sign typo 'sotps' Italians in their tracks during pandemic

Road sign typo 'sotps' Italians in their tracks during the pandemic

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Former factory worker takes on bookselling giants with 3-wheel car

Asti is a small town in northern Italy and people cannot always find the books they want in proper book shops. So, Alessandro decided to bring literature to the local marketplace in his red three-wheeler.

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Find out more about Mount Etna’s sixteenth eruption in five weeks

It’s Sicily’s most famous active volcano and Europe’s largest - but recently, Mount Etna has been even more active than usual.

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Officers are back directing traffic at Rome piazza

The traffic cops, an institution in Rome that have been around for decades, have been unable to work on the pedestal for the last year while the entire square was being repaved.

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Italy adopts COVID-19 stimulus measures worth €32 billion

The Italian government passed a number of support measures to counter the devastating effects of the COVID pandemic on the economy.

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Army tank accidentally blows up a chicken coop in Italy

Italian farmer cries foul after an army tank accidentally blows up a chicken farm near Pordenone.

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Italian collective turns Turin residential building into art gallery

It comes as visits to museums remain strictly forbidden across most of Italy.

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One year on, Italy remembers coronavirus victims

Footage of an army convoy snaking its way through Bergamo's roads on March 18th, 2020 remains one of the most heart-wrenching and iconic images of the pandemic

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Italy marks haunting anniversary of Bergamo's COVID-19 peak

Italy marks haunting anniversary of Bergamo's COVID-19 peak

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Italian youngsters target government in bid to boost youth investment

A campaign started by young people in Italy aims to get the government to raise spending on youth policies from the EU's pandemic recovery fund to 10 per cent, down from 1 per cent.

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Italy plans to have 80% of population vaccinated by end of September

Italy plans to vaccinate around 80% of the population against COVID-19 by the end of September, the new government said.

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Multiple Italian regions to lockdown amid rising COVID cases

Italy will move several regions to "red zones" with shops and restaurants closed amid rising coronavirus cases.

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Lava thrown into the air as Europe's most active volcano erupts again

It's the 11th major eruption in the past few weeks.

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A year on from Europe's first lockdown, Italy mulls new restrictions

Rome is considering fresh restrictions to control a surge in cases attributed to variants.

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Italy to be first EU country to make Russian Sputnik V vaccine

Italy will become the first EU country to make the Russian vaccine, which is still under review by the European Medicines Agency.

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Italy becomes second European country to surpass 100,000 COVID deaths

In response to the rising cases of COVID-19, the authorities are placing three more regions under tighter restrictions.

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COVID in Italy: Three more regions placed under tighter restrictions

The government fears the spike in infections could spiral out of control.

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