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September 22, 2023

Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's first ex-communist president, dead at 98

Giorgio Napolitano, who served as Italy's president from 2006 to 2015 — and was the first ex-communist to hold that post — died Friday. He was 98.

September 22, 2023

Hitherto unpublished story by Truman Capote released this week

"Another Day In Paradise," a short story written by Truman Capote during his time in Italy in 1950, has been published by The Strand Magazine.

September 22, 2023

Decades after closure, Domus Tiberiana on Rome's Palatine Hill reopens to tourists

The 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana on Rome's Palatine Hill reopened to the public on Thursday following decades of structural restoration work.

September 21, 2023

Why are men obsessed with the Roman Empire? History expert says it’s a ‘very American thing’

A recent TikTok trend shows that men think about the Roman Empire more often than expected. Amy Briggs, editor-in-chief of National Geographic History Magazine, reveals why it still resonates.

September 21, 2023

Italy's call for naval blockade may be only way to stem Europe's migrant crisis, expert says

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is calling for an EU naval blockade to stem the continent's migrant crisis, something one expert believes is the only option.

September 20, 2023

Italy culls more than 30,000 pigs to counter spread of swine fever

More than 30,000 pigs in Lombardy, a northern Italian region with the largest number of bred pigs in the country, has been culled to counter the spread of African swine fever.

September 19, 2023

1 dead, 20 injured in Austria after Italy-bound double-decker bus overturns

A bus that was headed to Italy from Berlin has crashed in central Austria. The crash left 20 injured and caused the death of a 19-year-old Austrian woman.

September 18, 2023

4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Italy, no damage reported so far

On Monday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 struck Marradi, an area prone to tremors northeast of Florence, Italy. No damage or injuries were reported so far.

September 14, 2023

Venice could be stripped of special status as it faces tourism crisis

The tourist hotspot of Venice risks joining UNESCO’s "endangered" list as mass tourism continues to overwhelm the ancient Italian city.

September 14, 2023

Tiny Italian island overwhelmed with thousands of migrants who arrived within 24 hours

A center in Lampedusa has been overflowing with thousands of migrants who arrived from Tunisia within a single day. The island is working to transfer the migrants to mainland Italy.