ROME -- March 5-6, the Spirit of Scotland – Rome Whisky Festival will once again be taking place.  Now in its fifth year and involving the best national and international companies, the event will celebrate the use and dissemination of malt whisky culture, appreciation and its voyage through the interaction between businesses, education and entertainment events.  It will be a showcase aimed at creating links between participating companies and a large audience of employees in the sector, enthusiasts and newbies.

ROME --To commemorate the upcoming anniversary of John Keats' death, talks will be held in the house in which he passed out his final days, now known as the Keats-Shelley House.  One of Britain’s most renowned poets, the English Romantic poet died in Rome, at the foot of the Spanish steps, on Feb. 23 1821.  

 ROME -- According to the environmental performance index 2016, Finland is the greenest country in the world. Finland, with a score of 90.68, is followed by Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Slovenia. Italy goes to the 29^th place, with 84.48. UK gets the 12^th place with 87.38 and USA the 26^th, with 84.72

 Ronald Singleton, the Daily Mail’s former correspondent in Rome who has died aged 92, lived an extraordinary adventure, much of it made possible by a career that spanned 60 years and some of the best postings in a golden age for newspapers. To do justice to his own story in a shorthand version is impossible, but a few biographical headlines give a flavour of his life and times - a life interwoven with some of the greatest events and significant individuals of the 20th century.