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Rome's left-wing mayor Ignazio Marino on Saturday registered 16 gay marriages carried out abroad in defiance of Italian law, which does not recognise same-sex unions.

A neutron star pulsing light with the energy of 10 million suns has been found by researchers including an Italian scientist who trained in Cagliari.

A retrospective of leading Italian photographer Franco Fontana, 81, will be on show at Rome's Palazzo Incontro starting Wednesday through January 11. The exhibit will showcase 130 of the most significant photos by the Modena native, who describes himself as a "heretic".

The southern Italian city of Matera was picked Friday as European Culture Capital 2019.
    The Basilicata tourist mecca is famed for its UNESCO-listed 'Sassi' City of Stone that has formed the backdrop to several films including The Passion of the Christ.

Amid new measures Monday extending a ban on vehicles and even scooters from more streets in Rome's historic centre, Mayor Ignazio Marino mused about next making the Circus Maximus and the Palatine hill pedestrian-only.

Real estate sales rose by 1.3% in the first quarter of 2014 after two years of declines, national statistical agency Istat said Thursday. The agency said that both residential and commercial building sales improved.

The Italian prime minister stakes his credibility on the passage of big reforms—but faces plenty of doubters

For several years, Italians have received a steady diet of scare stories about everything made in China. Signs in the market halls, editorials in the papers, and word of mouth have delivered a clear message: do not buy “Made in China” items....

Ancient Rome may have been open to all sorts of sexual mores, but modern Italy is less so. The country lags far behind its European Union partners in guaranteeing equal rights for homosexuals.

The merger creating Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has been approved and the new company will begin trading on the New York's Stock Exchange as of October 13, Fiat SpA said Tuesday.

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