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Italy is a member of the EU and NATO. Home to 60 million people, Italy's recent election has pushed the eurozone's third-largest economy to the hard right. Here's an look at Italian politics and society.

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A thin sheet of gold leaf

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OffbeatJanuary 8, 202204:28 min
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In Rome, the traditional watchmaker's craft is in high demand by heirs of valuable chronographs.
BusinessJanuary 7, 202202:21 min
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A screenshot of Italian police and custom officials raiding a container shipment in the port of Gioia Tauro in Calabria

Italian police find cocaine hidden inside a banana shipment

Pure cocaine worth an estimated €1 billion was seized in a police operation in Calabria.
CrimeDecember 31, 2021
A Carabinieri officer of Cultural Heritage Protection Command stands by findings displayed during a press conference on the fight against illegal trafficking of cultural assets in Rome

Italy seizes ancient artworks worth €10 million from the US

As current chairholder of the G20, Italy has been encouraging a crackdown on the illegal art trade.
CrimeDecember 30, 2021
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Italy: Conductors of chaos

After roadworks, officers are back directing traffic in Rome's Piazza Venezia.
SocietyDecember 30, 202103:00 min
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Diego Maradona's brother Hugo dies at 52

The younger brother of the late Argentine football legend has passed away just over a year after his sibling.
SportsDecember 28, 2021
Migrants wearing lifejackets and rescuers wearing helmets on the Sea-Watch 3

Over 400 migrants rescued over Christmas weekend

The Greek and Tunisian coast guards have also reported successful rescue missions.
MigrationDecember 27, 2021
Carola Rackete in Italy

Italy drops Carola Rackete charges

In 2019, captain Carola Rackete was detained after she entered the Italian port of Lampedusa with 40 migrants on board.
Law and JusticeDecember 23, 2021
Celebrated British architect Richard Rogers

Centre Pompidou architect dies at 88

Richard Rogers helped change the look of modern cities around the world with his radical designs.
CultureDecember 19, 2021
Smoke and flames seen from the rubble of a residential building that collapses after an explosion in Sicily

Sicily: 3 dead, several missing after buildings collapse

Emergency workers have been searching the rubble of those missing, including two children and a pregnant woman.
CatastropheDecember 12, 2021
A person holds a credit card while looking at a screen showing Amazon.com deals

Italy fines Amazon €1.1 billion in antitrust case

Italy's antitrust watchdog said the e-commerce giant "leveraged" its dominant position in the Italian market.
BusinessDecember 9, 2021
Students wearing face masks as part of health protocols pray during the first day of face-to-face classes at the Comembo elementary school in Makati city, Philippines

World in Progress: The ripple effects of the pandemic

From kids missing out on education, a lack of COVID vaccines, drones and dismantling misinformation.
Human RightsDecember 8, 202129:59 min
Aeolian islands from above

World in Progress: Keeping small island schools alive

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EducationDecember 8, 202104:53 min
In this photo illustration, a medical syringe and a vial are seen in front of the word "omicron" in the background

Omicron reported in 57 countries, WHO says

The World Health Organization has said the omicron variant is now present in 57 countries. Follow DW for more
HealthDecember 8, 2021
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Italian Alps: Crossing by night

Freezing temperatures year-round pose a threat to migrants trekking without proper equipment, say volunteers.
MigrationDecember 6, 202129:40 min
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French Alps: Helping hands

Hear the stories of Ayoub and Samir, who crossed the mountains from Italy by night; and of the volunteers who helped.
MigrationDecember 6, 202134:38 min
People being vaccinated at the Niguarda hospital in Milan, Italy

Unvaccinated Italians face new restrictions

Rising infection rates have raised concerns ahead of the Christmas season.
HealthDecember 6, 2021
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Learning from Italy

With case numbers rising, Italy is barring unvaccinated citizens from much of public life.
ScienceDecember 3, 202113:36 min
A wrecked cable car is visible at the scene of the crash in north Italy

6-year-old cable car survivor to return to Italy

Israel's top court has ruled that the boy, whose parents died in a cable car crash, should return to Italy.
SocietyNovember 29, 2021
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Caesar's grapevines are saving winemakers

Many Italian wines will soon no longer exist, since their grapes cannot withstand climate change.
ClimateNovember 25, 202104:09 min
100 Jahre Gucci

House of Gucci: 100 years of iconic fashion

The luxury label celebrates a century of fashion highs; Lady Gaga and Adam Driver portray one of its intriguing lows.
FilmNovember 24, 2021
Guardia di Finanza police cruiser with rainy windshield and blue flashers

Italy busts Nigerian gang forcing women into prostitution

The gang forced 41 Nigerian women into prostitution while nine others were forced to beg, Italian authorities said.
CrimeNovember 22, 2021
Riot police uses a water canon against protesters in Brussels during a demonstration on Sunday against stricter COVID curbs

COVID curbs spark protests worldwide

Anger is mounting in Europe and elsewhere at renewed restrictions which seek to curb a new deadly wave of infections.
HealthNovember 21, 2021
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Where do we go from here? COP conclusions and doing better

From words to action, future green tech-powered living in Sweden and the marvel of meadow-made Italian cheese.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 18, 202130:00 min
Symbolbild: Kühe in Österreich

Meadows can change the taste of cheese

Until a few decades ago, they were common habitats in the Italian countryside — food for the cows whose milk would be used to make famous cheeses like Parmigiano, but today they’re ever-rarer. Natural meadows are gradually disappearing, and along with them, important ecosystems brimming with flora and fauna that give Italian formaggi their special flavors.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 18, 202107:23 min
Chairs and tables line up in front of a cafe in Vienna, Austria

COVID digest: Austria approves lockdown for unvaccinated

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HealthNovember 14, 2021
Chinese dissident artist Badiucao poses next to his artwork entitled "Carrie Lam, 2018"

Italian city opens art show despite Beijing pressure

An Italian city stood its ground against veiled threats from China — pushing on with an exhibition of dissident art.
ArtsNovember 13, 2021
Crowded rescue boat carries rescued migrants at sea

800 migrants on board German rescue ship reach Sicily

The Sea-Eye 4 rescued hundreds from the central Mediterranean this week — including 200 minors and five pregnant women.
MigrationNovember 7, 2021
A Carabinieri police officer wearing a face mask stands guard as a general view shows a special courtroom on January 13, 2021 on the opening day of the 'Rinascita-Scott' maxi-trial in which more than 350 alleged members of Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia group and their associates go on trial in Lamezia Terme, Calabria

Italy convicts 70 people in major Mafia trial

The 'ndrangheta members were convicted as part of the biggest Mafia trial that Italy has seen in over 30 years.
CrimeNovember 7, 2021
The 'slaves room' at a Roman villa containing beds, amphorae, ceramic pitchers and a chamber pot

'Slave room' discovered at Pompeii

Officials say the room containing three beds and one window offers "a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves."
HistoryNovember 6, 2021
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Jellyfish: A delicacy and new superfood?

Researchers are investigating jellyfish as a healthy, sustainable food for the world’s population.
LifestyleNovember 5, 202104:32 min
Italien Brasilianischer Präsident Jair Bolsonaro in Anguillara, Veneta

Brazil's Bolsonaro attends honors ceremony in Italy

The right-wing Brazilian leader received honorary citizenship in the small Italian town of Anguillara Veneta.
PoliticsNovember 1, 2021
Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro, surrounded by his bodyguards, walks in the center of Rome

Reporters attacked by Bolsonaro's security agents

Jair Bolsonaro's bodyguards attacked reporters who followed the president during his walk around Rome.
Press FreedomNovember 1, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden, second from left, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, share a word with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, second from right, at the G20 summit in Rome.

G20 leaders endorse global tax rate deal

Leaders of G20 nations on endorsed a landmark deal to establish a global minimum tax rate.
PoliticsOctober 30, 2021
Joe Biden and Pope Francis

Joe Biden's meeting with Pope Francis goes into overtime

The devout Catholic president had an audience with the pope ahead of the G20 and COP26 meetings.
PoliticsOctober 29, 2021
LGBT activists attend a protest near the Senate, asking for the approval of a law

Italy: Senate rejects anti-homophobia law

The law would have made homophobia a crime that is treated similarly to racism.
EqualityOctober 27, 2021
Rescue workers and police surround the downed cable car

Boy who survived cable car crash must return to Italy

The 6-year-old boy has been the focus of a bitter custody battle since his grandfather took him to Israel.
Law and JusticeOctober 25, 2021
Migrants rescued by Sea Watch rescue vessel October 18, 2021

Pope Francis urges EU not to send back rescued migrants

The pontiff has pleaded countries to offer rescued migrants safe disembarkation at ports and alternatives to detention.
PoliticsOctober 24, 2021
Lazio's Romano Floriani Mussolini on the bench

Mussolini's great-grandson rides bench for Lazio

The 18-year-old who goes by the name of Floriani M. was an unused substitute in his side's 4-1 loss at Hellas Verona.
SportsOctober 24, 2021
Matteo Salvini

Italy: Salvini faces trial for not letting migrant ship dock

In 2019, Salvini refused to let a rescue ship dock into Lampedusa, which carried dozens of migrants.
MigrationOctober 23, 2021
Google logo on office building in Irvine, California

US reaches agreement to end European digital taxes

France, Austria, Italy, Spain and Britain have agreed to withdraw digital services taxes on US tech giants in 2023.
BusinessOctober 22, 2021
EU sign next to traffic light imprinted with coronaviruses

Europe enters second pandemic winter

Spiking infections in some countries, stable numbers in others: All stages of the pandemic are represented in Europe.
HealthOctober 22, 2021
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Can turnstiles save Venice from sinking?

As visitor numbers pick up, Venice is still struggling to get on top of its overtourism problem.
TravelOctober 22, 2021
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Up in the mountains

Persian leopards, Carrara's marble and Greek cultural heritage
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 21, 202129:59 min
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PoliticsOctober 19, 202129:59 min
Eintracht Frankfurt players celebrate their late comeback win over Bayern Munich

Big upsets bring excitement to women's Bundesliga

The women's Bundesliga provided quite the spectacle with two shocking upsets involving Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg.
SoccerOctober 18, 2021
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Accordeons from Castelfidardo

Many musicians swear by the accordions made in the small town of Castelfidardo in Italy.
MusicOctober 18, 202104:48 min
Tens of thousands protest in Rome over neo-fascisim

Italy: Thousands gather for anti-fascist protest

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rome to protest rising fascism in Italy.
PoliticsOctober 16, 2021
People stand at a memorial with photos of Giulio Regeni

Egyptians stand trial over murder of Italian student

Four members of Egypt's security services are standing trial in absentia over the 2016 killing of Giulio Regeni.
CrimeOctober 14, 2021