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Parliament will be reducing the number of MPs and senators in Italy by 345

Italy's parliament votes to slash MP numbers

Image: Polizia di Stato

Thieves steal goods worth €50k in hours at Rome airport

News Lens / 08 Oct

Ferrovie dello Stato, Delta and Atlantia have been discussing how to revive Alitalia for the last two months

Italy postpones deadline for Alitalia rescue plan

Business / 17 Sep

Ocean Viking rescued a group of migrants off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean last month

Italy to allow migrants disembark rescue ship

A new technique for analysing protein in tooth enamel has left no doubt that this was a same-sex burial

'Lovers of Modena' buried holding hands were both men

News Lens / 13 Sep

PM Conte has also called for the reform of European Union budget rules

Conte promises 'respect' as govt wins confidence vote

The Mare Jonio has been seized at Lampedusa

Italy seizes rescue vessel, fines crew €300,000

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arriving at the Quirinal Palace in Rome today to meet President Sergio Mattarella

Italian president gives Conte mandate to form govt

Europe / 29 Aug

Italian President Sergio Mattarella (L) meets Democratic Party leader, Nicola Zingaretti, in Rome

Formation of new Italian govt moves a step closer

Europe / 28 Aug

M5S's Luigi Di Maio speaks to the media during a meeting with the Democratic Party, a potential coalition partner

Talks to form new Italy coalition 'positive'

Europe / 23 Aug

President Sergio Mattarella will consider whether a stable coalition is possible

Coalition talks under way in Italy after PM resigns

Giuseppe Conte (C) with ministers Matteo Salvini (L) and Luigi Di Maio during his resignation speech

Italian prime minister's resignation is accepted

Europe / 20 Aug

The Open Arms vessel is currently off the Italian island of Lampedusa

Migrants disembark charity ship onto Lampedusa

Europe / 20 Aug

Open Arms said that disembarking in Mallorca would add another three days to what has been a trying situation

Spain says no deal with Italy on migrants, offers ports

The Open Arms vessel is currently off the coast of Lampedusa

Migrant ship unable to accept Spanish offer

The names of the 43 victims were read out at the mass

Italian road execs asked to leave Genoa ceremony

Europe / 14 Aug

The bar's owner Sara Poggi shows the receipt of the winning ticket in the SuperEnalotto lottery

€2 ticket scoops massive €209m Italian lotto jackpot

Europe / 14 Aug

Transgressors could be slapped with a fine of up to €400

A step too far? Rome cracks down on sitting tourists

News Lens / 07 Aug

The 3,330 metre high volcano often erupts but rarely causes damage

Further eruptions draw crowds to see Mount Etna

News Lens / 29 Jul

The Libyan navy said a wooden boat carrying around 250 people sank (file pic)

More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast - IOM

Two tombs were opened earlier this month in the search for Emanuela Orlandi

Vatican opens burial chambers in missing teen search

Europe / 20 Jul

A heavy emission of ash into the sky forced the closure of two airports

Mount Etna erupts, disrupting flights in Sicily

News Lens / 20 Jul

The tourists made a coffee on the steps of the Rialto Bridge

Venice coffee costs rule-breaking German tourists €950

Europe / 19 Jul

Atlantia will join Ferrovie, the finance ministry and US carrier Delta in an effort to relaunch Alitalia with an overall capital injection of around €1 billion

Italy state railway picks Atlantia for Alitalia rescue

Business / 16 Jul

Italian police show off the seized missile in Turin

Italian police seize missile from far-right group

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