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"Spaghetti didn't originate in Italy. It was introduced to the country by Arab traders in the 8th century. The Italians embraced it, and its popularity quickly increased," one Facebook post ...

Major airports in Italy already began cancelling flights on Tuesday in preparation for a nationwide day of strikes. Now, all air traffic at Ciampino Airport has been suspended due to a small fire ...

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WASHINGTON -- The Cunard liner Tuscania, carrying 2,179 American soldiers was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish Coast, but official reports late this afternoon said 1,977 of the officers and ...

A week of spectacular lava sprays on Sicily’s snow-capped Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanos, has drawn thousands of people wanting to see the eruption. But the sudden influx ...

Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. Even if they’re not fresh off the runways ...

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An alien bird species has landed in large parts of northern Italy, putting local wildlife at risk. The African sacred ibis is an invasive species that is thought to have invaded after it escaped ...

On Monday, Google said it would update its maps to display Gulf of America as soon as the U.S. government updated its official maps. “We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes ...