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March 17, 2021

Team NZ beats Luna Rossa 7-3 to retain the America's Cup

Team New Zealand has retained the America’s Cup, beating Italian challenger Luna Rossa 7-3 in the 36th match for sailing’s oldest trophy.

March 16, 2021

Italian boatmaker behind latest America's Cup challenge

Hours from any significant body of water in a narrow mountain valley, three Italian companies collaborated on the next generation of sailing machines — ones designed to actually fly over the water's surface — to challenge America’s Cup defender New Zealand in the world’s oldest regatta.

March 13, 2021

Italy headed back to lockdown amid COVID spike

Italy has suffered the second-highest death toll from COVID-19 in Europe.

March 11, 2021

Another Italian town selling homes for $1

If you’re ready to run away from it all, look no further than the quaint town of Laurenzana, Italy, where officials are currently selling homes and buildings for just over a buck.

March 11, 2021

Italy's coronavirus fight aided by decades-old charity group

The Misericordia, a largely volunteer organization, is one of the oldest continuously serving charities anywhere in the world. 

March 8, 2021

Italy’s Mount Etna sees spectacular explosion in the latest eruption

Belching out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone onto Sicilian villages, Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupted again this weekend — the latest particularly spectacular blast in a series of explosions in the last month.

March 2, 2021

Ancient ceremonial chariot excavated in Pompeii: 'Extraordinary find'

Artifacts are still being uncovered in the lost city of Pompeii nearly 1,942 years after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

February 25, 2021

Italian mafia employs new strategies during COVID-19 lockdown: report

Italy's mafia reportedly provided stimulus for some struggling small businesses in the country and there is concern that these establishments will become beholden to these mobsters. 

February 25, 2021

Mount Etna's recent eruption is a spectacular volcanic show

Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is Europe’s most active volcano and also the continent’s largest.

February 22, 2021

Italian ambassador to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday in an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said.