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Italy is a member of the EU and NATO. Home to 60 million people, Italy's recent election has pushed the eurozone's third-largest economy to the hard right. Here's an look at Italian politics and society.

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people at the re-opening of Trevi fountain

Rome's famous Trevi Fountain sparkles again after clean-up

Rome's famous Trevi Fountain sparkles again after clean-up

The Trevi fountain, one of Rome's most famous tourist attractions, has re-opened after a big clean-up.
ArchitectureDecember 23, 202401:23 min
A video still shows Ottavia Piana (center L), strapped to a stretcher and wearing a helmet, being passed through a narrow passageway by a team of rescuers

Explorer rescued from Italian cave — again!

Explorer rescued from Italian cave — again!

The rescue of Ottavia Piana involved more than 150 volunteers.
CatastropheDecember 18, 202401:55 min
A waiter presenting a gourmet meal on a white plate in a prison restaurant in Italy.

Gourmet dining in an Italian prison?

Gourmet dining in an Italian prison?

At the In Galera prison restaurant in Milan, felons are learning to cook and serve gourmet meals.
SocietyDecember 9, 202404:40 min
Giaccomo Puccini

Puccini: Opera composer, ladies' man and master of drama

Puccini: Opera composer, ladies' man and master of drama

Even 100 years after his death, Puccini's operas remain staple repertoire — and politically relevant today.
CultureNovember 27, 2024
Four elderly men with grey hair men sit outside a cafe playing cards. One has a walking stick.

Why Sardinians in Italy live so long

Why Sardinians in Italy live so long

The mountain villages on the east coast of Sardinia are home to an unusually high number of centenarians. Why?
LifestyleNovember 27, 202403:05 min
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Testing the Lamborghini Revuelto

Testing the Lamborghini Revuelto

Is the Lamborghini Revuelto worth its price of over €500,000? REV puts it to the test to find out.
Cars and TransportationNovember 20, 202410:56 min
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Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni is Italy's first female prime minister at the head of the country's most right-wing government since World War II.

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Meloni-themed eatery opens near Albanian migrant camp

Meloni-themed eatery opens near Albanian migrant camp

A Meloni-themed restaurant has opened in the coastal town of Shengjin, Albania — close to a migrant camp.
SocietyOctober 1, 202403:30 min
Border police walking alongside a fence

How Europe's far right is changing EU asylum policy

How Europe's far right is changing EU asylum policy

The EU has long been hardening its asylum policy, but the growing strength of the far right has member states skittish.
MigrationSeptember 28, 2024
Coast guard officers wait for migrants to disembark, in the southern Calabria region, Italy, on October 27, 2022

Italy finds 6 bodies off Sicily coast: reports

Italy finds 6 bodies off Sicily coast: reports

The decomposed bodies are believed to be migrants, whose boat capsized earlier this week in Libyan waters.
MigrationSeptember 8, 2024
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A member of the Italian armed forces stands at attention in front of an empty camp

Is Italy's model for offshoring migrants doomed to fail?

Italy's costly project to outsource the processing of asylum applications has failed again, and drawn legal fire.
MigrationNovember 15, 2024
Italien Sardinien | Cala dei Gabbiani

Sardinia's sustainable tourism model defies overcrowding

One small island has figured out how to make mass tourism work for the industry and local community.
BusinessAugust 26, 202403:34 min
Fumio Kishida and Giorgia Meloni shake hands at the G7 summit in Italy

Italy latest in Europe to step up military ties with Japan

Rome is deploying its flagship aircraft carrier to the Indo-Pacific for joint exercises with the Japanese navy.
PoliticsJune 29, 2024
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