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Rome, June 4 - UNESCO world heritage site the Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia at Cerveteri north of Rome is gearing to amaze visitors with a July inauguration showcasing previously closed tombs and a new welcome center, officials told ANSA this week.
It sits atop the roof of an old palazzo in the centre of Rome, surrounded by a broad terrace that affords breathtaking views across the Eternal City to the mountains beyond.
Rome, June 3 - Coach Cesare Prandelli said Tuesday that it would have been too risky to include Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi in Italy's World Cup squad.
Italy is poised to kick-start job creation in the European economy with "innovative measures" when Rome takes over the revolving EU presidency in July, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said Wednesday.
Italy’s much-feared Camorra mafia has been able to build up a lucrative criminal empire thanks to the collusion of politicians of all stripes, a godfather-turned-informant has told a court.
As many as 6.3 million Italians are out of work, with more than 1.4 million too discouraged to continue the formal job hunt and more than 1.2 million over 50 seeking employment, national statistical agency Istat said Wednesday.
The Italian government's plan to abolish entry tests for universities has been welcomed by as many as seven in 10 Italian high school students, a survey disclosed Wednesday.
The Italian navy has rescued nearly 1,000 illegal migrants from the seas off southern Italy inside two days, with 170 children among them. In the latest rescue, 462 migrants including 37 children and 148 women were rescued off Lampedusa.
The Italian composer Ennio Morricone has canceled a short North American visit in which he was to have conducted concerts of his film music — at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 13, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on June 15, and at the National Auditorium in Mexico City on June 18.
Over 100 children were aboard two migrant boats assisted late Monday by the Italian Navy south of Sicily's Capo Passero. Rescue operations were halted due to bad weather conditions and resumed on Tuesday, Navy officials said.