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Paolo Taviani, acclaimed director of classic Italian films, dies aged 92
The film-maker, who won the Palme d’Or for 1977’s Padre Padrone, was a towering presence for...
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The Italian cricket-breeders putting a positive spin on insect-based food
Cianni brothers aim to change minds with Italy’s first company to produce flour from crickets for...
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Trial opens in Rome of four Egyptians accused over Giulio Regeni killing
Defendants are being tried in absentia over kidnapping and murder of Italian student in 2016Italy will...
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‘Dust is everywhere’: rare glimpse of how Michelangelo’s David is kept clean
Florence museum boss compares process to cleaning a bathroom as media are granted privileged accessMichelangelo’s David...
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Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from...
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Italian minister investigated over alleged art theft quits
Vittorio Sgarbi, who denies allegations over painting, cites separate antitrust investigation in resignationAn Italian art critic...
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Mafia boss who escaped prison using bedsheets recaptured in France
Marco Raduano broke out of high-security wing of a prison in Sardinia in February 2023A notorious...
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‘It’s unfathomable’: speed hump saboteurs join Italy’s pro-car vandals
First cameras were torn down by someone calling themselves Fleximan – now traffic calming measures are...
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Ethiopia hails return of its first plane, stolen by Mussolini in 1930s
Red two-seater named after Emperor Haile Selassie’s daughter abandoned in 1936 after Italy invaded countryAlmost nine...
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Italy lodges protest after citizen led in chains into Budapest court
Hungarian ambassador summoned amid national uproar at treatment of Ilaria Salis, accused of attacking neo-NazisItaly’s government...
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Museum chief brands Florence a ‘prostitute’ over tourist numbers
Cecilie Hollberg sparks outrage in remarks about capital city of Tuscan region being ‘crushed by tourism’Mass...
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African Union Commission calls for ‘paradigm shift’ at Italy-Africa summit
Moussa Faki welcomes Giorgia Meloni’s plan to strengthen relations but says ‘we are not beggars’The chair...
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People smugglers recruiting skippers from central Asia on Turkey to Italy route
Boat drivers from former Soviet republics often have very little experience and no idea what they...
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Giorgia Meloni poised to announce plan for Italy in Africa ahead of meeting – Europe live
Italian prime minister hoping to position country at forefront of European cooperation in exchange for curbing...
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Meloni to unveil plan to expand Italian influence in Africa
Scheme to help African economies aimed at curbing illegal migration from continentThe Italian prime minister, Giorgia...