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Italy general strike to affect rail travel on 12 December

Italy's largest trade union calls general strike over budget. A national general strike scheduled on Friday 12 December by Italy's largest trade union, CGIL, is set to disrupt the country's rail ...
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Federica Mogherini, former EU foreign policy chief, held in fraud probe

Mogherini implicated in probe into alleged misuse of EU funds. Federica Mogherini, the Italian former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, was detained for questioning in Belgium on Tuesday as ...
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Rome bus and metro strike on Tuesday 9 December

24-hour strike to affect Rome's buses, trams and subway services on Tuesday. Commuters and tourists in Rome face travel disruption on Tuesday 9 December due to a 24-hour strike that is set to impact ...
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Italy to allow sex education in middle schools but only with the consent of parents

Opposition slam parental consent proviso as 'mediaeval'. Italy's lower house on Tuesday approved a bill permitting sex education in middle schools but only with parental consent, in line with the ...
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Rome to host final stage of Giro d'Italia in 2026

Giro d'Italia to end in Rome next year, for the eighth time, in what the capital hopes will become an annual tradition. The final stage of the 109th edition of the Giro d'Italia, the cycling world's ...
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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch relay around Italy to start in Rome

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic torch relay to tour Italy. The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games will begin a tour around Italy in Rome on Saturday, culminating in its arrival at Milan ...
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Abu Mazen among guests at Meloni's Atreju political event in Rome

2025 edition of Atreju to be held in the gardens of Rome's Castel S. Angelo from 6-14 December. Palestinian National Authority president Mahmoud Abbas will be among the guest speakers at Atreju, the ...
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Exhibitions in Rome

Situated beyond S. Giovanni, due east of the city centre, Pigneto is primarily a ...
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Zampognari: Italy's Christmas tradition of bagpipe-playing shepherds

The spectacle of bagpipe-playing shepherds still exists in Naples and Rome. Dressed in traditional sheepskin and woollen cloaks with peaked hats, the zampognari pipers come into the city from their ...
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Italy's museums and archaeological sites open for free this Sunday

Italy's museums open for free on the first Sunday of every month. State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 7 December as part of the ...
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Monteverde neighbourhood

Monteverde is really divided into two areas, Monteverde Vecchia and Monteverde Nuovo. Monteverde Vecchio is situated above and beyond Trastevere and on one side of the Gianicolo, Monteverde Vecchio is ...