Sinner ends 50-year wait for national Italian Open win
Jannik Sinner took the Italian Open title on Sunday, defeating Caspar Ruud 6-4, 6-4. Sinner is the first Italian man to win the national open since Adriano Panatta in 1976.
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Car attack in Modena leaves eight seriously injured
A deliberate ramming attack on a busy shopping street in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday left eight people injured, two of them requiring leg amputations. Investigators rule out terrorism and point to a history of psychiatric illness in the 31-year-old suspect.
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On this day: death of artist Sandro Botticelli
On 17th May 1510, Florence lost the painter who gave the Renaissance its most enduring face. Sandro Botticelli was a man whose genius was forgotten almost as soon as he died, and whose rediscovery centuries later would reshape how the world understood Italian art.
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Sinner weathers Medvedev and Roman rain
The world number one battled back from a rain-interrupted night in Rome to seal his place in Sunday’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia final — and with it, a shot at completing the Career Golden Masters against Casper Ruud. Sinner beat Medvedev 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
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Roberto Giachetti MP chains himself to parliamentary bench
Roberto Giachetti, an Italia Viva lawmaker’s 12-day hunger strike culminated in a dramatic act of self-imprisonment inside the Chamber of Deputies. It forced a concession from the ruling majority on the long-paralysed parliamentary watchdog of Italy’s public broadcaster.
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Italian Strikes: A survival guide for residents and visitors
With strikes called seemingly weekly, it is worth understanding how Italy’s sciopero culture works — the rules and the rights you have when your train doesn’t arrive or the school is shut.
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USB calls General Strike for Monday 18 May
The rank-and-file USB trade union has called a 24-hour general strike for Monday 18 May, with transport, schools, healthcare and public administration all expected to be affected. The action is framed around opposition to military spending and solidarity with Gaza.
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Italy’s Blue Flag tally rises to 257
Italy has added 14 more resorts to its Blue Flag roster in 2026. Rimini is among the most notable new entries, while and Liguria retains its position as the country’s cleanest coastline.
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Sinner breaks Djokovic win record
Jannik Sinner reached the Italian Open semi-finals on Thursday with his 32nd consecutive Masters 1000 victory, surpassing Novak Djokovic’s win record. Compatriot Luciano Darderi also advanced to set up the possibility of an all-Italian final at the Foro Italico.
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Five Italian divers die in Maldives
A group of five Italian divers, including a University of Genoa professor, two young marine researchers and an experienced diving instructor, died during a dive near Alimathaa in the Vaavu Atoll. Maldivian authorities are still investigating the cause of death.
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