Italy
Soccer
Euro 2020 Quarter-Finals: Italy Edges Belgium 2-1
Italy knocked out FIFA top ranked Belgium by two goals to one, continuing their spectacular performances in the Euro 2020. The Mediterraneans scored twice in the first half with Nicolo Barella (31') and Lorenzo Insigne (44') while Belgium found...
Ancient Greece
Hundreds of Ancient Artifacts Stolen from Italy Have Been Recovered
Almost 800 ancient artifacts have been brought back to Italy after they were discovered to have been illegally exported to Belgium. The antiquities are worth as much as 11 million euros, and were found in the possession of a...
Europe
Euro 2020: Italy Beats Turkey 3-0 in Opening Match
Italy crushed Turkey 3-0 today in the opening match of the UEFA EURO 2020 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy dominated the highly-anticipated football event, heading into the tournament with a 27 match winning streak.
Roberto Mancini's star team...
Diplomacy
Italy Ratifies Exclusive Economic Zone Agreement With Greece
The Italian Senate ratified on Friday the 2020 maritime agreement with Greece, with which the two EU member states delimited their Exclusive Economic Zones.
Europe
Europe’s Different Approaches to Opening Up – How Greece Compares
Most countries in Europe have begun the process of opening up their economies following strict coronavirus lockdowns on different timelines.
Ancient Greece
Torlonia Marbles: The World’s Largest Display of Greek-Roman Statues Opens
One of the world's largest collections of Greek and Roman statues is now open in Rome, Italy for the public to see.
Diaspora
Italian Town of the ‘Last Greeks’ Offers Houses for 1 Euro
An Italian town in the southern region of Calabria, is offering homes for 1 euro ($ 1.10) to encourage people to move there and help restore.
Crime
Greek Student in Italy Seriously Injured After Stabbing by Ex-Boyfriend
A Greek student in the Italian city of Turin has sustained serious injuries after her former boyfriend stabbed her in the neck and chest.
Europe
81-Year-Old Man Serenades Wife Outside Covid-19 Hospital
Stefano Bozzini, an 81-year old man living in Castel San Giovanni, Italy, decided to serenade his hospitalized wife by playing a selection of her favorite songs on his accordion on the street below on Monday.
Unable to be with his...
Greece
Eighty Years Later Greece Repeats Its Historic OXI, This Time to Turkey
It has been 80 years since the great "OXI!" Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas said to the fascist powers of Italy, yet the events of the days leading to October 28, 1940 are similar to today, as Greece says...