Florence will ban outdoor dining structures in 50 UNESCO-listed streets from 2026. The rule will affect areas such as Ponte Vecchio and Piazzale degli Uffizi. Officials say the ban will protect historic streets and improve public space.
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Italy’s adolescents are living in an “onlife” world, where the digital and physical spheres merge. Save the Children’s 16th Atlas of Childhood (at Risk), released ahead of World Children’s Day, paints a complex picture.
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Italy’s public debt fell slightly in September, reaching 3.0809 trillion euros. The Bank of Italy said Treasury liquidity dropped sharply and drove the movement.
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The Italian Antitrust Authority has fined Wizz Air Hungary €500,000 for misleading marketing of its “Wizz All You Can Fly” subscription.
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Rome police are investigating a violent assault on YouTuber Simone Ruzzi, known online as Cicalone, near the Vatican. The attack happened around 18:30 on Wednesday at a metro station in the Prati district. Witnesses say about ten people ambushed the videomaker.
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Authorities in Milan have launched a formal investigation into allegations that Italian nationals participated in a disturbing form of war-time “human safari” during the Balkan conflict of the early 1990s.
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Lawmakers clashed in the Chamber on Wednesday during debate on a new school sex-education bill. Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara accused the centre-left opposition of misrepresenting the proposal. He said claims that it hindered efforts against femicide were false.
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More than 700,000 people attended the Coldiretti Village in Bologna over the weekend, far exceeding expectations. The three-day event filled the city centre with markets, workshops and food stands celebrating Italian farming and local produce.
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The American press is full of news about the proposed 107% tariff on Italian pasta. Producers in Italy may halt exports according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Italy faces two major nationwide strikes in the coming weeks as divisions among the country’s trade unions resurface. The rare unity that powered October’s mass protests against the government has quickly unravelled.
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