Italy withdraws from bid to host 2023 rugby World Cup

Rome is set to confirm that it is pulling out of the race to host the Olympics in 2024. Italy's Olympic Committee (CONI) is expected to formally announce that it is abandoning its bid after the city's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, said she would not ...

Japanese archaeologists said Wednesday they have for the first time unearthed ancient Roman coins at the ruins of an old castle. The discovery of 10 bronze and copper coins - the oldest dating from about 300-400 - in southern Okinawa caught ...

A Food store showcase full of food in Bologna. Photo: Deposit The medieval village of Dozza, near Bologna in Emilia Romagna, Italy. Photo: Deposit Parmesan cheese, Italy. Photo: Deposit Balsamic vinegar house Making ravioli Emilia Romagna is one ...

Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. ROME, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Italy's economy is likely to remain more fragile than others in the coming months, facing periods of growth without productivity, an Italian think-thank said. "In an increasingly ...

AFP/Reuters Italy has slashed its growth forecasts for this year and next, nine weeks before a referendum shaping up as make-or-break vote on the centre-left government's record that could send shockwaves across Europe. Speaking late on Tuesday ...

ROME The Italian news agency ANSA said the women, who were identified in Italian media only by first names, were supposed to have the ceremony in Pinerolo city hall Thursday, but concern there would be a media scrum after Turin newspaper La ...

ROME (Alliance News) - Italy's consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month to its lowest level in 14 months during September, while factory morale rebounded, survey data from ISTAT showed Wednesday. The consumer confidence index ...

ROME (Alliance News) - Italy's hourly wages remained flat in August, the statistical office Istat reported Wednesday. Hourly wages remained unchanged in August, as seen in July. Wages had advanced 0.2% in June. Year-on-year, hourly wages growth ...

The Thirty-Sixth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus began in Rome on Oct. 2. Gathering Jesuit delegates from around the world, a general congregation is the highest authority in the order. But these worldwide assemblies are rare, convoked ...