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Departing German leader Merkel ready to have more time to read and travel

Angela Merkel has said she is satisfied with the timing of her departure after 16 years at the helm of Germany and is now...

Protesters in Rome rally against ‘all types of fascism’

Tens of thousands of union members and other Italians gathered in Rome to stand up against rising fascism, a week after right-wing extremists forced...

Rome takes first steps to reopening major tourist attractions

A long queue of masked visitors snaked outside the Vatican Museums as one of Italy’s biggest tourist draws reopens after a three-month coronavirus shutdown. Museum...

Piero Terracina, Auschwitz survivor from Italian Jewish community, dies

Piero Terracina, one of the last survivors of Italy’s tiny Jewish community who were deported to Nazi death camps during the Second World War,...

Rome police evict Italian and migrant squatters from former school

Italian police have evicted migrants and others from an abandoned former school on Rome’s outskirts in the latest operation to empty occupied buildings of...

Mayor of Rome launches crackdown on jumping in fountains

The mayor of Rome has ushered in a permanent get-tough approach on boorish behaviour by tourists and those Romans who exploit them. Exasperated by tourists...

Pope to lead Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in Rome

Pilgrims and tourists have flocked to the Colosseum for the Way of the Cross procession to join Pope Francis for a Good Friday night...

Russian football fans hurt in Rome escalator accident

An accident involving an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system has injured about 20 people, mostly Russian football fans. A video on Sky TG24 shows...

Rome considers using buildings confiscated from Mafia to house migrants

Authorities in Rome are looking into whether buildings confiscated from the Mafia can be used to house migrants. The move follows violent clashes when police...

Rome to reduce night-time water pressure to ease drought

Rome's water utility is planning to reduce water pressure in factories and buildings across the capital in its latest effort to combat a nationwide...

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