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One of Japan's most famous artists, Katsushika Hokusai, gets a major exhibition in Rome

The complete works of Katsushika Hokusai are on show in Rome until mid-January 2018.

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Iconic Colosseum to reopen 'pleb tier'

Colosseum to reopen fifth and top tier to public.

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Refugees and riot police clash in Rome

Migrants were protesting their eviction from a nearby office building, where they had been squatting for five years

Sport

Juventus and Lazio prepare to face each other in the Italian Supercup.

Juventus Torino and Lazio Roma face each other for a third time for this season's Italian Supercup curtain raiser.

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Watch: Baggage handlers in Italy ‘caught stealing' from travellers' luggage

Watch out if you’re passing through Rome’s Fiumicino Airport this summer.

Italy

Vatican turns off fountains amid Italy drought

Pope Francis is showing solidarity as Rome faces the prospect of water rationing

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Zoo cool Tigers chill in Roma

Italy

Assets worth 280 billions seized in Rome anti-Mafia swoop

Carabinieri police in Rome seize assets worth about 280 million euros in a major anti-mafia operation.

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Rome: protesters call for changes to pay

'Respect!' chant protesters in Rome as they call for changes to pay for occasional work.

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Rome mayor Raggi urges halt to migrant arrivals

Virginia Raggi of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement has asked the Italian government not to send more asylum seekers to the capital

Italy

Rome post office hit by "protest" bomb say police

Italian police believe explosive devices found near a post office in the capital, Rome, were intended as a protest.

Italy

Toxic cloud sparks safety alert south of Rome

A fire at a rubbish depot south of Rome sent a toxic cloud into the skies on Friday, forcing nearby homes and schools to be evacuated.

Sport

Italian football legend Francesco Totti will retire at end of season

The 40-year-old legend, who was widely expected to retire from football at the end of last season, will hang up his boots after 25 seasons at AS Roma.

Italy

Tourists toss more than €1.4m into Rome's Trevi Fountain

Tourists threw more than 1.

Vatican

Pope washes prisoners' feet in Holy Week ritual

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of inmates at a jail housing Mafia turncoats on Thursday, again putting his own stamp on a traditional Holy Week ritual.

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Christians in Jerusalem celebrate Holy Thursday

Christians celebrate Holy Thursday in Jerusalem, just days after two deadly attacks on churches in neighbouring Egypt.

Vatican

Pope opens 'beautiful launderette' for Rome's homeless

Rome's homeless can keep their clothes clean courtesy of a new papal initiative

Italy

Archaeologists uncover ancient Rome aqueduct

Archaeologists have uncovered what could be Rome’s oldest aqueduct.

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Alitalia strike grounds 60 percent of flights

Unions are protesting against a drastic savings plan that would slash 2,000 jobs and cut salaries by a third.

Italy

Rome divided by rival EU rallies as bloc leaders call for unity

Rome is divided by rival rallies as EU leaders call for unity in the bloc.