MILAN – A photo of Matteo Salvini with members of his League party went viral on Twitter after viewers noticed irregularities in the face masks worn by the group, leading to speculation

 ROME – A picture by street artist Laika popped up overnight in Via della Cordonata, showing the recently re-elected President Sergio Mattarella chasing after his moving van and shouting

 NAPLES – Two young men were discovered shot dead in a park on Monday, likely victims of the Camorra mafia, said police.

ROME – The city’s public and military prosecutors have requested that Italian Navy officer Walter Biot be indicted on charges of spying for Russia, judicial authorities said Monday.

 ROME-  The Italian Universities and Research ministry, seeking to head off EU infringement proceedings, has allocated as much as 43.5 million euros for overdue b

 ROME – Sergio Mattarella has been re-elected as president, confirmed the Speaker of the Chamber Roberto Fico on Saturday.

 ROME – A flight from Athens to Fiumicino brought 48 refugees to Italy Friday morning, thanks to humanitarian corridors organised by the Community of Sant'Egidio.

 ROME – The fourth round of votes by the regional delegates to elect the next President took place Thursday, with results due to be published in the evening.

 ROME – The European Commission will pursue infringement proceedings against Italy for discrimination against foreign lecturers until the Italian universities “fu

 ROME – The annual celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns was marked at Villa Wolkonsky with an unconventional seafood menu, created by Michelin-star chef Giuseppe Di Iorio and res

LAMPEDUSA – A boat carrying 280 people arrived in Lampedusa during the night, of which seven on board were found dead, the port authorities said.

 ROME – The first round of voting for the next President of Italy resulted in no on being elected, with the same outcome expected for Tuesday's vote, political sources said.

 UDINE – A school pupil, 18-year-old Lorenzo Parelli died on the last day of his internship after a metal beam fell on him as he worked, authorities said.

 MILAN – Italy’s gold medalist skier Sofia Goggia suffered multiple injuries after a dramatic fall while racing in Cortina on Sunday, however she is intent on rehabilitating in time for t

 LAMPEDUSA – Over 500 migrants landed on the southernmost island of Italy during the night between Thursday and Friday, said the coast guard.

FLORENCE – An exhibition of Arnulf Rainer’s art at Galleria Poggiali in the Tuscan capital has proven so popular it has been extended until March 5, the organisers announced.

 ROME – Demonstrators against the eviction of the neo-fascist ‘CasaPound’ group from their Casalbertone headquarters threw smoke bombs and charged the police sent to carry out the task, a

 MILAN – The Tenants Union has estimated 100,000 households are due to be evicted across Italy, the group announced Wednesday.

ROME -- Edward Llewellyn, a political appointee as the former British Ambassador to France, has been chosen as the UK ambassador to Italy, he announced on Twitter Wednesday.

 FLORENCE – A taxi driver has been suspended after he was filmed delivering a kick and a slap to a Canadian woman tourist, following a dispute over the fare, authorities said.

 PARMA – The colourful island of Procida has officially been handed the symbolic baton and deemed Italy’s Capital of Culture 2022 in a ceremony held in the Emiglia Romagna city that held

 MILAN – Women account for 66 percent of people who book wine tourism experiences, according to an early data report from tech company Divinea.

 VENICE – ‘Tricolore 2022,’ a new, world-touring exhibition by Congolese-Italian artist Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku, will start its journey in the City of Canals at The AKKA Project,

 GENOA – The head of Infectious Diseases at San Martino hospital, Matteo Bassetti, ignited controversy as he suggested Italy release Covid-19 data on a weekly rather than daily basis, Ita