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EU grows impatient over Italy's hesitancy on €14.9bn defence loan

Italy hasn't decided how much of its €14.9bn SAFE defence loan it will use, as several domestic considerations affect the calculus. But Brussels and other member states are growing impatient to reallocate any unspent funds within the legal deadlines.

Euronews

Fendi Couture Gets A New Voice: Maria Grazia Chiuri Redefines Haute Couture Fashion In Rome

Maria Grazia Chiuri's Fendi Couture debut at Rome's GNAM pays tribute to Karl Lagerfeld while proving haute couture fashion is about craft, not excess.

Fashion Times

San Lorenzo: Rome’s rebel neighbourhood shaped by resistance, art and students

This overlooked quarter swaps the grandeur of tourist-saturated central Rome for murals, graffiti, cheap eateries and a working-class rhythm

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American Airlines Horror as Six Cabin Crew Struck Down by Mystery Mid-Flight Illness

An American Airlines flight from Rome to Philadelphia diverted to Dublin after a mysterious smell caused crew illness. Passengers were accommodated overnight before continuing their journey.

International Business Times UK

US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks set for August 4-6 in Rome

The US State Department confirmed Monday that the next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Rome on August 4 through 6, as Israel prepares to withdraw from two "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani first announced the next round of US-on…

The Economic Times

Rienzi review – Wagner’s early opera makes its Bayreuth debut as a frenzied contemporary election drama

Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka’s production swaps 14th-century Rome for an abstract near future in an over-busy staging . Jennifer Holloway’s Adriano is a standout in a strong cast

The Guardian - UK

1,700 years ago, a Roman commander declared himself emperor in Britain. Now a tiny silver coin found beneath a railway is bringing his forgotten empire back to life

Nearly 1,700 years ago, a Roman naval commander escaped execution, declared himself emperor and carved out a rival Roman empire in Britain that lasted seven years. To strengthen his rule, Carausius minted high-quality silver coins bearing his own portrait. Today, one of those rare coins has been unearthed during the…

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Quote of the Day by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor who inspired Gladiator: "You have power over your mind, not outside events..."

Many people recognise Marcus Aurelius as the wise Roman emperor whose fictionalised character inspired Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Yet long before Hollywood brought ancient Rome to the big screen, Marcus Aurelius had earned a place in history as one of the greatest Stoic philosophers and one of Rome's most respected rulers.…

The Times of India

Abby Champion Stars in Victoria's Secret's Rome-Set 'Very Sexy' Campaign

Abby Champion joins Candice Swanepoel and more for Victoria's Secret's Rome-shot 'Very Sexy' campaign, debuting lifting memory foam across new lingerie styles.

Fashion Times

Summer holidays chaos: Heathrow boss tells EU chiefs to end border checks misery for UK holidaymakers

Exclusive: ‘The system is not working as fluently as it should be doing, and the EU needs to take responsibility for that,’ Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye tells the London Standard

Evening Standard

Thousands flee wildfires in France, Italy and Spain

ROME - Wildfires continued to sweep across swathes of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee from blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds.

Bangkok Post

Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain

ROME - Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter.

Bangkok Post

‘Pasta windows’: a charming Italian restaurant tradition – or the sign of a terrible tourist trap?

A woman ostentatiously making her own pasta in an eaterie in Florence or Rome might seem the height of authenticity. But travellers, beware ...

The Guardian - UK

'We Have To Dump the Fuel': Alaska Airlines Passenger Reveals Exactly What Happened During Mid-Air Emergency

An Alaska Airlines flight from Rome to Seattle declared an emergency due to a mechanical issue, forcing a return to Rome after dumping fuel over the Atlantic. No injuries were reported.

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Thousands of Italian military and police personnel march in Rome over pay and pensions

Thousands of members of the security and defence forces demonstrated on Saturday, urging the government to tackle the economic crisis and guarantee greater protection for workers engaged in defending the State.

The Independent UK

New EU border system triples times to get through passport control for UK

Boss of Rome’s main airport says aspects of the system need to be fixed ‘urgently’

Times Life

How the Silkworm's Cocoon Rewrote Trade, Warfare, and the Course of Human Civilisation

The Animal That Cannot Exist Without UsBombyx mori, the mulberry silkworm, is the only fully domesticated insect in the world outside the honeybee. It is blind. It cannot fly. Its wild ancestor, Bombyx mandarina, still exists in China and Japan, but Bombyx mori cannot survive outside human care, five thousand…

France 24

Josh Kerr smashes men’s mile world record that stood unbroken since 1999

Britain's Josh Kerr clocked 3min 42.66sec in the men's mile at a high-octane Diamond League on Saturday, smashing the record set by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999.

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The Times of India

Quote of the day by Roman poet Virgil: 'If I cannot move Heaven, I will raise Hell', and a celebration of determination

Roman poet Virgil who is best known for his epic, The Aeneid, wrote a famous line through the character of Juno. "If I cannot move Heaven, I will raise Hell," is one of the most memorable declarations in classical literature. The original Latin reads: "Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo."…

Evening Standard

Tom Hiddleston hopes he ‘honoured’ the people of Pompeii in documentary

The actor travelled back in time for a new National Geographic documentary drama that explores the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ancient Rome.

The Independent UK

Anne Hegerty leering ominously around an ice-cream stand in Rome? The Chase Around the World is pure summer silliness

3/5 The much-loved quiz gets a ‘Race Across the World’-style makeover – it shouldn’t work, but it’s plenty of fun all the same

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Top tourist attractions in Italy: A region-by-region guide

Italy is a country where it is not difficult to find the sights, but instead it is tough to decide which part to choose. With ancient Roman heritage sites, cities with Renaissance architecture, spectacular lakes in the mountains, and different coastlines of the country, it is impossible to discover the…

The Times of India

Netanyahu delays US visit as Lindsey Graham's funeral is rescheduled: Key details

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed his United States visit. This trip was planned to meet President Donald Trump soon. Trump urged Israel to withdraw forces from southern Syria and Lebanon. US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon resumed in Rome. Discussions focused on implementing a framework agreement for troop withdrawal.

The Economic Times

Lufthansa to resume flights to Riyadh, Amman from September

Lufthansa Group will gradually resume flight operations to Riyadh and Amman starting in September. The German airline will first restart service to Riyadh from Frankfurt on September 10. Italy's ITA Airways will also restart flights from Rome to Riyadh beginning September 15. Austrian Airlines will offer three flights weekly from…

The Guardian - UK

British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules

The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy

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