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If you’re planning to apply for Italian citizenship, a language test might be one of the first hurdles you have to overcome. Is your Italian good enough? , ...ادامه مطلب

We asked The Local’s readers in Italy whether they’ve tried making themselves more Italian to fit in, what they’ve done and why they did it. , ...ادامه مطلب

Obtaining Italian citizenship is not a simple matter, even if you are bo in Italy. So which children are eligible, and which aren't? , ...ادامه مطلب

Where can you use your Italian mobile phone without being charged and where should you be wary of roaming fees? , ...ادامه مطلب

Whether you’re looking for a family-friendly resort, one with testing slopes or a place with options for non-skiers, Italy has no shortage of alteatives when it comes to holiday destinations. , ...ادامه مطلب

It may not be something you've ever considered in your home country, but if you own a home in Italy you might need additional insurance against floods, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. , ...ادامه مطلب

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon attends a congress of the far right party "Fratelli d'Italia", in Roma, on September 22, 2018. Photo: Tiziana FABI / AFP. Several hundred people demons, ...ادامه مطلب

A sea rescue by Proactiva Open Arms in October 2016. Photo: Aris Messinis/AFPA three-month-old baby has died after being picked up by rescuers at sea off Libya, because bad weather and a lack of boats made a medical evacuation impossible, aid organizations said on Thursday. Over 1,600 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean since Tuesday, including many women and children. While some were brought to land on Thursday, hundreds of others could be trapped for days yet by stormy seas. The Proactiva Open Arms and Sea Watch 3, which have plucked over 700 people from unseaworthy vessels between them, are too small to attempt the rough crossing back towards Italy with that number of people aboard. They are currently being forced to take shelter off the coast of Tunisia until the weather calms. 1671 #migrants rescued in the waters between Libya and Italy in two days: 1457 on Tuesday and 214 on Wednesday. Three victims. (photo: @oimitalia staff this moing in Catania, where the ship Aquarius brought 505 migrants saved at sea) pic.twitter.com/OdAjMZRwqI — Flavio Di Giacomo (@fladig) January 18, 2018 "This is one of the most difficult situations we have had to face so far," Laura Lan, ...ادامه مطلب

A child mummy in Italy was thought to display the oldest medieval evidence of smallpox, but a new DNA analysis shows the disease was actually hepatitis B, researchers said on Thursday. The small child was buried in the Basilica of Saint Domenico Maggiore in Naples, Italy during the 16th century, according to the study in the joual PLOS Pathogens. An apparent facial rash led experts to believe, initially, that the child had smallpox, also known as variola virus. Researchers at McMaster University took a second look, using small tissue samples of skin and bone to identify fragments of DNA. Their genomic analysis showed the virus was hepatitis B, which attacks the liver and can also cause a rash. The discovery confirms that hepatitis B has been around for centuries, and  has changed little in the past 450 years, said Hendrik Poinar, an evolutionary geneticist with the McMaster Ancient DNA Center. "These data emphasize the importance of molecular approaches to help identify the presence of key pathogens in the past, enabling us to better constrain the time they may have infected humans," he said. "The more we understand about the behavior of past pandemics and outbreaks, the greater , ...ادامه مطلب

Italian motorcycling ace Valentino Rossi has revealed he is afraid to stop racing and intends to tu to cars when his career on two wheels ends. The 38-year-old nine-time world champion -- who is driving a Ford Fiesta in Milan this weekend as he bids for a record sixth win at the Monza Rally Show -- said his dream was to race the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in France."I'm afraid of stopping. After the end of my career in MotoGP, I will have another ten years in the automobile sport," Rossi told Italy's Radio Deejay on Friday."I'll keep going as long as I'm competitive and feel like it, of course I'm a bit scared of normal life," continued Rossi, adding he has no time fo, ...ادامه مطلب

Italian police were questioning five Chinese minors on Tuesday on suspicion of murder after a man was apparently suffocated by his teenage ex-boyfriend in a revenge attack. The victim Hu Congliang, 20, is believed to have been dating one of the five in Modena, a city in northe Italy near Prato, where there is a very large Chinese community. When the 17-year-old boyfriend tried to break up with him, Hu allegedly threatened to make public intimate photographs of the minor he had saved on his telephone. "From what we understand so far, the punitive mission was prompted by the photographs," deputy police chief Marcello Castello told the media. "All five say t, ...ادامه مطلب

People greet Pope Francis in Yangon. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AF Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar on Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority. Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags and danced at Yangon's airport in a joyful welcome for the pope, making the first visit to the country by a pontiff. The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya Muslims. More than 620,000 have fled a crackdown in northe Rakhine state for neighbouring Bangladesh over the past three months. &, ...ادامه مطلب

Italian Ferrari automobiles are on display at the Corso Sempione in Milan before taking to the road towards Maranello, the home of Ferrari, to celebrate the Prancing Horse's 70th anniversary, on SepteIt's the black prancing horse's 70th birthday and gleaming Ferraris are out in force in Italy this weekend to celebrate. Some 500 sleek, purring sports cars are gathering in Milan on Friday before the, ...ادامه مطلب

The Peutinger Table. Reproduction by Conradi Millieri - Ulrich Harsch Bibliotheca Augustana. Wikimedia CommonsDid all roads really lead to Rome? History lecturers Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik investigate whether there's any truth behind the proverb. We all know the phrase “all roads lead to Rome”. Today, it is used proverbially and has come to mean something like “there is more than one way to reach the same goal”. But did all roads ever really lead to the eteal city? There was a close connection between roads and imperial power. In 27 B.C, the emperor Augustus supervised the restorat, ...ادامه مطلب

Austria is building up a stronger police and military presence on it borders in an attempt to reduce the number of asylum seekers trying to enter via Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary. Austria is to reinforce its border with Italy, according to several newspaper reports in both Italy and Austria, ...ادامه مطلب