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Sunday, May 11, 2014

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Italy's artworks threatened by broken air con

The Deposition of Christ by Raphael is one of the works under threat at Galleria Borghese, Rome  
Cuts to Italy's culture budget are threatening to destroy a series of Renaissance paintings, after the Borghese Gallery's air conditioning system broke two months ago
11 May 2014
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Silvio Berlusconi begins community service

Silvio Berlusconi, right, arrives at the Catholic hospice in Cesano Boscone to begin community service  
Silvio Berlusconi begins his first four-hour community service stint as part of a tax fraud sentence, working as volunteer in hospice for Alzheimer's patients near Milan
09 May 2014

Italian singing nun duets with Kylie

 
Video Fresh from her triumphant rendition of an Alicia Keys hit, an Italian nun whose unusual television performances have gone viral on the internet, appears on stage with Kylie Minogue
09 May 2014

How Prada created Arte Povera

Master of elegance: Valentino and his models by the Trevi Fountain in Rome, 1967  
Art A V&A exhibition charts the stunning rise of Italian fashion since 1945 – but how to explain the dinginess of Arte Povera in the same period?
08 May 2014
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Pope Paul VI to be beatified

Pope Paul VI  
Pope Paul VI, who reigned from 1963 to 1978, will be beatified in October – leaving him one step from sainthood
06 May 2014

Michelangelo’s David 'won't collapse'

Art The iconic Michelangelo statue of David is not in danger of falling down, says museum official, despite ankle fractures in the art work
06 May 2014
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Footballing 'granny' becomes viral star

Video footage of a diminutive Italian granny showing off her football skills while playing in the street with a group of children has gone viral on the internet
06 May 2014

World's oldest man: ‘It's not the Nobel Prize’

Alexander Imich, who was born in Poland in 1903, escaped the Holocaust and a Soviet gulag before moving to US, downplays milestone as he is officially recognised as the oldest living man
05 May 2014

Healthy Southern Italians turning to fast food

State media claims residents are rejecting the Mediterranean diet for fast food, which is making them obese, sparks war of words
04 May 2014

Football fans clash before Italian Cup final

Football fans clash in Rome before the Italian Cup final, between Napoli and Fiorentina, delaying kick-off by 45 minutes
04 May 2014

Low growth seen as Italy's 'Achilles heel'

Video A in-depth discussion of Italy's economy
02 May 2014
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Amanda Knox: ‘I did not kill my friend’ Meredith Kercher

Knox gives an interview denying murder of British room-mate two days after court rules her responsible for fatal blow
02 May 2014

Michelangelo's David 'has weak ankles'

Weak ankles leave Michelangelo's statue of the boy warrior David vulnerable to collapse, Italian scientists confirm with new tests
01 May 2014
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Dolce & Gabbana tax evasion verdict upheld, but they won’t be going to prison

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s tax evasion ruling has been upheld, but the designers won’t have to serve their one year and six month prison sentences
30 Apr 2014

Archive: Knox reacts to court's reasoning for murder retrial

An Italian court publishes its reasoning behind retrial murder convictions for American student Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito
29 Apr 2014

Knox dealt fatal blow that killed Meredith Kercher, say Italian judges

Explaining reasoning for reconviction of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito
29 Apr 2014

Berlusconi vows to free Italy's 'prisoner' dogs

Former prime minister appeals to pet owners ahead of European elections, with promises of tax breaks on pet food and the release of 150,000 dogs in state kennels
28 Apr 2014

Building the Picture: the uncanny made convincing

Art An exhibition about architecture in painting offers a refreshing perspective on an existing collection, says Alastair Sooke
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28 Apr 2014
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Pope Francis makes saints of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II

Crowd of a million people or more gathers to witness Pope Francis make saints of two of his predecessors, in an event unprecedented in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church
27 Apr 2014

Berlusconi's holocaust jibe provokes German outrage

Former Italian leader tells supporters at election rally that 'for the Germans, the concentration camps never existed'
27 Apr 2014

Timelapse: thousands gather for saints ceremony

Video Watch a timelapse of the thousands of pilgrims who gathered from dawn in St Peter's Square for the canonisation ceremony of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II
27 Apr 2014

Robert Mugabe meets Pope Francis at sainthood ceremony

The Zimbabwean president is allowed to meet the Pontiff as EU travel ban does not apply to the Vatican
27 Apr 2014

Popes John Paul II and John XXIII declared saints

Thousands of Catholics gather in the Vatican for Pope Francis' canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII in a massive celebration in St Peter's Square
27 Apr 2014

Pope Francis makes saints of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II

Crowds of around a million gather in Rome to witness historic canonisation in St Peter's Square
27 Apr 2014

Farmers in Italy's South Tyrol region want an end to bear hunting ban

The farmers say the success of an EU project to reintroduce brown bears to northern Italy is causing a growing threat to their livestock
27 Apr 2014
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