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The number of divorces in Italy surged by more than half last year after the enactment of legislation making it easier and quicker to end failed marriages.

Valerio Piroddi, known to friends as Tziu (Uncle) Mundicu, had 111 candles to blow out on his birthday cake on Sunday, making him Italy's oldest man.

Fans of the British band Coldplay began lining up on Sunday morning in front of Milan's RAI television studios for selfies and autographs with the band's founding members Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland, who appeared on Fabio Fazio's RAI 3 evening talk show 'Che Tempo Che Fa'.

Bahadur Singh-Kandola carefully takes food orders behind the kitchen counter of Palermo Pizza and Subs.

Writer Roberto Saviano's new non-fiction book based on the story of Neapolitan teen gangs is out this week. 'La paranza dei bambini' (gangs of children), published by Feltrinelli, hit bookstores on Thursday.

Premier Matteo Renzi on Friday paid tribute to great Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who has died at the age of 82.

The Italian cycling federation will revive the popular, weeklong under-23 stage race in June. The last edition of the Girobio was in 2012, won by American Joe Dombrowski ahead of second-place Fabio Aru.

Monsignor Rino Fisichella, head of the Vatican's evangelization efforts, estimated that over 20.4 million participants had travelled to take part in the jubilee year events.

If you like top shelf prosciutto, Italian cheeses and olives, and the best olive oils and risotto, you're in luck. Nine of Houston's top Italian restaurants will participate in a first Italian Restaurant Week set for Nov. 14-20.

Italy, the world’s fourth-largest gambling market, is trying to kick its citizens’ gambling addiction—and its dependence on the revenue.

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