Italy could struggle to meet 2030 green goals, study shows
World 11:21 07/09/2025Italy could fail to meet carbon emission reduction targets agreed at the European Union level due to delays in key green transition areas, including renewable power generation and energy storage systems, a study showed on Saturday.
Italian court cuts 1.1-billion-euro antitrust fine on Amazon
World 15:15 03/09/2025An Italian court has reduced a 1.13-billion-euro ($1.32 billion) fine imposed on Amazon in 2021 by Italy's competition authority for alleged abuse of a dominant position, a ruling showed on Tuesday.
Italy's Paolo Sorrentino, US star Dafoe honoured at Sarajevo Film Fest
World 15:03 16/08/2025SARAJEVO - Oscar-winning Italian director Paolo Sorrentino will be honoured at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, which kicks off on Friday, alongside star actors Willem Dafoe, Ray Winstone and Stellan Skarsgard.
Italy approves nearly $700 million in new subsidies for EVs
World 12:45 10/08/2025Italy has approved new subsidies worth almost 600 million euros ($698 million) for the purchase of electric vehicles as sales lag, the environment and energy ministry said on Friday.
Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding
World 12:55 17/07/2025ROME - Italy may release up to around 10,000 people from prison, or about 15% of the total population of inmates, to ease overcrowding, the Justice Ministry has announced.
Italy's abortion taboos challenged by new law in Sicily
World 15:02 14/07/2025CATANIA/ITALY -- Monia, a Sicilian woman in her early forties, was overjoyed when she discovered in October 2022 she was expecting her first child. Her doctor, however, recommended a genetic test due to her age, and the result was one no parent wants to receive.
Vietnam Airlines launches first non-stop flight between Hanoi and Milan
Economy 11:30 02/07/2025Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines inaugurated its first non-stop flight between Hanoi and Milan on Tuesday, marking the first-ever non-stop air route between Vietnam and Italy.
Spectators mesmerized by fireworks displays from South Korea, Italy in Da Nang
Travel 12:34 29/06/2025The final qualifying night of the 2025 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2025) in Da Nang City, central Vietnam left the audience with a surge of emotions, featuring an explosive showdown between South Korean and Italian teams on Saturday.
Italy forges on with world's largest suspension bridge
World 17:08 12/06/2025Italy hopes to begin constructing the world's largest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland this summer amid widespread scepticism that it will ever be built.
Earthquake damages part of Pompeii site in southern Italy
World 11:55 06/06/2025A minor earthquake in southern Italy has caused the partial collapse of a wall and a portion of a vault at the Pompeii archaeological site, authorities said on Thursday.
Italy's fashion brands sign accord to fight worker exploitation
World 11:06 27/05/2025MILAN - Italian legal and political authorities, fashion industry bodies and trade unions signed an action plan on Monday to fight worker exploitation in the apparel and accessories supply chain, after prosecutors uncovered widespread abuse.
European leaders to ask EU for easier expulsion of foreign criminals
World 15:42 23/05/2025Nine European countries, led by Italy and Denmark, will on Thursday call on the European Union to make it simpler for member states to expel foreign criminals, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
