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The Italian government is seeking to nationalise and relaunch the ailing flag carrier after the coronavirus crisis scuppered plans to sell it

EU says Alitalia brand must go in airline's revamp

Business • 9 hrs

There are exemptions for lighting up in isolated spots, at a distance of 10 metres or more from other smokers

Milan banning smoking in outdoor areas

News Lens • 16 hrs

Matteo Renzi's decision leaves the government without a majority in parliament

Italy's Renzi pulls his party from coalition government

Europe • 13 Jan

The trial is being held in a converted call centre in the Calabrian city of Lamezia Terme

Judges seek recusal as major Italian mafia trial begins

Europe • 13 Jan

The European Commission said the aid for Italy's Alitalia was 'proportionate'

EU regulators clear €73m Italian aid for Alitalia

Business • 29 Dec 20

Many countries have also closed their borders to the UK due to concern over the mutated strain of the coronavirus

UK reports record number of new Covid-19 cases

World • 22 Dec 20

The Italian government is considering more stringent nationwide rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays

Italian PM warns more restrictions needed at Christmas

Coronavirus • 15 Dec 20

A curfew from 10pm until 5am remains in place, lasting until 7am on New Year's Day

Coronavirus death toll in Italy surpasses 60,000

World • 06 Dec 20

Ferrari said shipments were starting to recover after production was suspended earlier this year due to the coronavirus epidemic

Ferrari sees full-year at top end of guidance

Business • 03 Nov 20

A patient arrives at a ICU for Covid-19 cases, in the San Filippo Neri hospital in Rome, Italy

Italy daily virus cases top 31,000 in new record

Coronavirus • 30 Oct 20

Health workers wearing protective suits and ambulances at the Umberto I hospital in Rome

Italy hits new daily coronavirus cases record

Coronavirus • 28 Oct 20

The northern region of Lombardy, centred on Italy's financial capital Milan, remains the hardest hit area

Italy registers record daily Covid-19 case numbers

Europe • 27 Oct 20

Taxis parked on Piazza Castello square in Turin during a strike to protest against Covid-19 restrictions

Anger in Italy over restrictions to 'save Christmas'

Coronavirus • 26 Oct 20

The 9pm to 6am curfew came into force at midnight on Friday

Up to 20 million people under Covid-19 curfew in France

Coronavirus • 17 Oct 20

Italy has been struggling to attract buyers for Monte dei Paschi, which faces pending litigations after years of mismanagement

Italy PM expected to sign off on Monte dei Paschi deal

Business • 16 Oct 20

Police arrested four suspects at a nearby pub 'with blood still on their hands'

Italy arrests 4 after fatal assault on good samaritan

World • 09 Sep 20

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Mafia boss bites off and swallows prison guard's finger

World • 08 Sep 20

Giuseppe Mastini (centre) took advantage of a temporary release from a high-security jail in Sardinia to flee, failing to return to his cell on Saturday (file pic)

Prominent Italian criminal escapes jail for third time

World • 07 Sep 20

The Italian government rescued Monte dei Paschi in 2017, taking a 68% stake in the bank for €5.4 billion

Italy wants to find a buyer for Monte dei Paschi

Business • 07 Sep 20

Silvio Berlusconi and two of his children tested positive for Covid-19

Berlusconi hospitalised after positive virus test

Coronavirus • 04 Sep 20

Local media reports said the driver and conductor had stepped off the train for a break

In pictures: Train leaves station without driver

World • 19 Aug 20

The MSC Grandiosa cruise liner preparing to leave Genoa, Italy, after six-and-half months of inactivity

Italy closes nightclubs as virus cases rise among young

World • 16 Aug 20

Michael Cawley went on holidays to Italy, which is on the Government's Green List, but official advice is to avoid non-essential travel abroad

Fáilte Ireland Chairman resigns over holiday to Italy

Coronavirus • 15 Aug 20

The block of ice is estimated to be about 500,000 cubic metres

Italian resort evacuated over risk of falling ice

Europe • 06 Aug 20

Jets trailing the colours of the Italian flag roar overhead at the inauguration of the Genoa bridge

Genoa bridge reopens two years after collapse killed 43

Europe • 04 Aug 20

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