News of italy

England dare to dream ahead of Euro 2020 final against impressive Italy

09-07-2021 21:58 Sunday's match will be the culmination of a remarkable turnaround in Italian fortunes since Roberto Mancini took over as coach.

Italian prison guards filmed beating inmates after protest

30-06-2021 14:05 Graphic video images surfaced Wednesday of dozens of Italian prison guards beating unarmed inmates with truncheons and fists after a coronavirus-related protest last year.

Fernández set to depart on Euro tour with Guzmán in tow

06-05-2021 15:08 President Alberto Fernández will fly off to Europe on Friday, ahead of a series of meetings with various European leaders, including the Pope and Spain's King Felipe.

Italian clubs who break away 'will be banned from Serie A'

26-04-2021 13:11 The Italian football federation (FIGC) said on Monday that clubs who join a breakaway league would be banned from all domestic competitions including Serie A.

Pope recalls his youth playing football, dubs Maradona "poet"

03-01-2021 16:16 The first pope from Latin America called Diego Maradona a "poet" on the field, as he weighed in on the joys of sport in an interview with Italian newspaper.

Pope Francis makes first trip outside Rome since virus lockdown

03-10-2020 16:47 Pope Francis travels to Assisi for first trip since the Vatican's coronavirus lockdown.

Epic Italia ‘90 continues to live long in the memory

04-07-2020 09:35 If Italia '90 was a grainy Fellini masterpiece, complex, tense and unafraid to lay bare humanity at its ugliest and, therefore, most real, four years later football had already crossed the line into pure Disney fantasy.

by Dan Edwards

World's best restaurant serves food in phase with the moon

24-06-2020 19:22 Argentine chef Mauro Colagreco – the first foreign chef ever to get the maximum three Michelin stars in France – said he decided to make the leap during the coronavirus lockdown as he sought solace in his vegetable patch. 

Deadliest day for Europe coronavirus hotspots, as US death toll surges

31-03-2020 20:21 With more than 40,000 killed by the disease barrelling around the globe, the United States, already home to the largest number of confirmed infections, hit a bleak milestone as its national death toll surpassed China's. 

'I struggled to breathe:' Dybala reveals coronavirus nightmare

27-03-2020 19:25 Juventus star Paulo Dybala revealed Friday how he "struggled to breathe" after contracting coronavirus which has killed over 9,000 people in Italy.

Italy reports 475 new virus deaths, highest one-day toll of any nation

18-03-2020 14:53 Italy on Wednesday reported highest one-day official toll of any nation since the first case was detected in China late last year.

Financial markets in turmoil over fear of virus lockdowns

16-03-2020 10:39 Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over virus controls that are shutting down global business and travel.

Second case of coronavirus confirmed in Argentina

06-03-2020 08:51 Male, 23, tests positive for Covid-19 after flying back from Italy. He is under quarantine at the Sanatorio Otamendi private hospital in Recoleta.

Coronavirus: Aerolíneas Argentinas cancels flights to and from Italy

05-03-2020 22:18 State airline orders cancellation of flights to Italy during March, after confirmation of a second case of coronavirus in Argentina.

Pope Francis warns of 'unbearable sacrifices' caused by debt

05-02-2020 16:17 The Catholic leader spoke before IMF leaders and Economy Minister Martin Guzmán, expressing concern about the social costs of massive debt. In addition, he warned of the consequences of the separation of the financial and real economies.

35 Argentines on cruise face possible coronavirus threat

30-01-2020 14:47 Some 7,000 tourists are stranded onboard a ship 80km from Rome, after 54-year-old Chinese woman started showing symptoms of virus onboard.

'Explosive' Lautaro Martínez fuelling Inter's ambitions

10-12-2019 07:00 Former Racing striker has had an explosive start to the season, powering Inter Milan's league title ambitions and European hopes under new coach Antonio Conte.

Techint suspends on work on nuclear reactor due to 'late payment'

13-11-2019 16:47 Officials from firm briefs workers that shutdown is a result of late payments from the national government. At least 270 workers placed on suspension by company.