Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from Italian private museum

Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said

Church and state probe appearance of a cherub resembling Meloni

A detail of a restored chapel with Angels depicted on a fresco to the memory of late King Umberto II inside the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina in

The uphill battle for Black talent in Italian fashion

Afro Fashion Association founder Michelle Ngonmo prepares models in the backstage of a show recently presented in Milan A day before an emerging Ghanaian designer made his Milan runway

Covet an Italian masterpiece, but shy of the millions? Buy digital

A high-definition, digital version of Andrea Mantegna’s painting, “Cristo Morto nel Sepolcro e Tre Dolenti The last person to get their hands on a painting attributed

‘Kisses yes, Bezos No,’ protesters say, as Bezos wedding bonanza stirs controversy

Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice’s central streets on Saturday to say “No” to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which

Prada wants to change the conversation away from aggression

With global tensions escalating, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons want to change the conversation to something gentle, calm and nice with their menswear collection for next summer,

Locals gather for red wine spritz and conclave watch in Parolin hometown

Conclave watching turned out to be a perfect aperitivo activity. Caffè Centrale, on the main drag of the Veneto hometown of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a papal

Tourists in Rome now have a walkway to visit the Trevi Fountain but can’t toss coins

Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an elevated walkway now gives limited access to the

Extended drought parches Sicily, worries farmers

On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane’s farm in southern Sicily. Some of the

Xi calls for cooperation with Italy, evoking ancient ‘Silk Road’

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for further cooperation with Italy yesterday at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying the two countries were the ends

Italians pursuing parenthood via surrogates abroad could face prosecution under proposed law

Italy’s lawmakers are debating a bill that would make it a crime for Italian citizens to try to become parents through a surrogate’s pregnancy abroad, even

Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-premier, dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died yesterday, according to his

Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette

It’s the first trove of artifacts identified from a sanctuary in the ancient Greek city of Paestum, which dates from the 5th century B.C. Paestum, famed

Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns

Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union

Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95

Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world" after the title of one of her movies,

Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy’s Etruscan-Roman history

Italian authorities yesterday announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will “rewrite history”

A shift to the far-right as voters reward Meloni’s party

A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, won the most votes in Italy’s national elections, looking set to deliver the country’s first far-right-led government

The Latest: Italy puts 60 million in lockdown

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe (all times local): 4 p.m. The Italian government is assuring its citizens that supermarkets will remain open and stocked after

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