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Italy's outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he expects there will be early elections in June, according to an interview in which he wished his replacement, Paolo Gentiloni, good luck.
Italy started the week with the resignation of its prime ministerMatteo Renzi and it is heading into the weekend with a bank bailout crisis that rekindles memories of the 2008 credit crunch and a subsequent debt crisis across the eurozone.
European stock markets were off to a rocky start on Friday, a day after the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to extend its bond-buying program to protect the eurozone economy from March to the end of 2017.
Upcycling rather than the more conventional recycling is the order of the day for many Italians this year in search for Christmas gifts for friends and family, a survey carried out by Espresso Communication has found.
Pope Francis has chosen a picture of Giotto's Nativity in the Basilica Inferiore of St Francis in Assisi for his Christmas wishes this year, the Holy Convent's press chief father Enzo Fortunato said Tuesday.
Giuseppe Nucci was 14 when he left his village in Italy’s Apennine Mountains for city life, studying in Fermo and L’Aquila before finally settling in Rome. His own journey reflects a societal shift as many young people are lured away from small towns by cities that beckon with college, careers, vibrant nightlife and fast-paced living.
An Italian TV show on the Naples Camorra mafia, 'Gomorra', has placed third in the New York Times rankings of Best TV Shows in 2016. It is the first time an Italian show has made the short list of the best series from around the world.
Facebook will be the "main sponsor" of the 2017 International Festival of Journalism in Perugia, journalism partnerships manager Aine Kerr announced on Wednesday.
Gianfranco Rosi's 'Fuocoammare' ('Fire at the Sea'), Italy's candidate for the Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Film and Best Documentary, has been included among 15 documentaries shortlisted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
A day after Italians overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional overhaul on which he had staked his tenure, Mr. Renzi, 41, made a somber visit on Monday evening to the Quirinal, once home to popes and now the President of the Italian Republic, to formally tender his resignation. The president, Sergio Mattarella, asked him to postpone for a few days while his government finished a budget. Mr. Renzi, usually in a rush, agreed.