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From Prosecco to Chianti, Italy's wine sales sour from virus
Winegrowers in Italy, the world's top wine producer, are reeling from the country's two-month lockdown

Ronaldo scores 1st Serie A hat-trick as Ibrahimovic returns to Italy
Cristiano Ronaldo achieves a breakthrough milestone in Serie A with a hat-trick over Cagliari

Italian journalist wins Mackler prize for mafia coverage
Paolo Borrometi dedicates the prize to 3 journalists killed while working: Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Italy's Antonio Megalizzi and Giulio Regeni

Talks revived as clock ticks on new Italy government deal
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella had on Monday allowed an extra day for negotiations, interpreted by some as a hopeful sign that a deal may be in the works

Italy recalls Senate as government crisis intensifies
While the government is still in place, the Senate must decide whether to initiate a no-confidence vote in the 14-month-old administration of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

Italian hydroponics farm bets on 'red gold'
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, using water fortified with mineral nutrients and oxygen instead.

Italian island Stromboli clears up ash after deadly volcano eruption
A veil of ash lay atop restaurant terrace tables, boats and parts of the coastline of the tiny island. The dramatic volcanic eruption killer a hiker.

What's prosciutto and why you need to try this Italian specialty
And how you can get a taste of Italy with this premium ham

Djokovic to meet Nadal for 54th time with Italian Open title at stake
The Serbian world No. 1 says 'it's the ultimate challenge' of playing the Spanish great
All aboard Italy's 'Trans-Siberian' railway
Italy's very own 'Trans-Siberian' railway, with its almost 100-year-old carriages, is lovingly restored by amateur train addicts who refer to themselves as 'trainsexuals'

'Last Tango In Paris' director Bernardo Bertolucci dies
Bertolucci is also known for directing the Oscar winning film 'The Last Emperor'

Michael Kors bags Versace for $2.1 billion
Donatella Versace says the takeover is 'essential to Versace's long-term success'

WATCH: Miss Earth Philippines 2018 Celeste Cortesi teaches you basic Italian
Heading to or daydreaming of Italy? Celeste teaches you some simple Italian phrases

Svitolina lays down French Open marker in Rome
Just a week before the French Open, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina stuns top-ranked Simona Halep to repeat as Italian Open champion

Halep downs Sharapova, sets Rome final rematch vs Svitolina
The Romanian world number one fights back from a set down to win only her second match against the Russian tennis star

How can Rafa Nadal wrest top ranking from Roger Federer?
The second-seeded Spaniard needs to get past old rival Novak Djokovic first in bid to rule the Italian Open

Sharapova has good 'inner feeling' ahead of French Open return
The Russian tennis star looks forward to her Paris comeback after getting denied a wild-card entry last year

Sharapova delight at popping the question to Nadal
The Russian tennis star finds thrill in practicing with the 16-time Grand Slam champion

Parents of terminally ill UK toddler launch new legal bid
Doctors have removed the ventilator support of British boy Alfie Evans, who suffers from a rare neurological disease, but he has continued breathing independently for more than a day

Migrant weary northerners put faith in Italy's League
Though the country was plunged into uncertainty on election night, with no party or coalition obtaining the votes to form a government, the far-right League surged in the polls.

Tod's goes logo loco in their S/S 2018 collection
Get ready to see these pieces in insta-worthy OOTDs

LOOK: Washable paper bags for the eco-conscious fashionista
Uashmama's washable paper bags look and feel like leather

A taste of authentic Italian steak in Manila
Finestra, the first Italian steakhouse in Manila, is determined to show what Italian cooking and dining is all about
Mamma Mia: When down-home cuisine goes Uptown
Kick back and feel at home at this new Italian restaurant in BGC

Get the softest leather daybed in this Makati store
Flexform has officially launched in Manila with an incredibly elegant showroom

Lewis Hamilton takes record 69th pole
Lewis Hamilton is the new world record holder of 69 pole positions

1 dead as Italy heatwave breaks in Alps
The tragedy follows the deaths of two senior citizens who were caught up in wild fires in Abruzzo and Matera

Around the world in 1 dining strip: An Uptown Parade food guide
Eat your way around the globe at Uptown Bonifacio’s newest dining destination

Populist surge hits Renzi as Italy puts women in charge
UPDATED I will be a mayor for all Romans I will restore legality and transparency to the city s institutions after 20 years of poor governance says Virginia Raggi

Authentic Neapolitan cuisine: Salvatore Cuomo opens in the PH
The home of the “world champion DOC pizza is now in Uptown Parade Bonifacio Global City

Rome the top prize as Italians vote in test for Renzi
3rd UPDATE More than 1 300 municipal councils will be elected in a two round ballot to be completed on June 19

Hasil MotoGP Italia: Lorenzo terdepan, Rossi gagal selesaikan balapan
Insiden buruk bagi Valentino Rossi di hadapan pendukungnya

Murray celebrates birthday with upset win over Djokovic in Rome
Andy Murray shocks Novak Djokovic to win the Rome Masters title and the blows out birthday candles afterwards

Djokovic shakes off ankle injury, sets up Murray final in Rome
World number one Novak Djokovic overcomes a self inflicted ankle injury to defeat Kei Nishikori to set up a second final against Andy Murray in as many weeks

'Extra gear' eases Djokovic past Nadal into Rome semis
Novak Djokovic awaits the winner between Kei Nishikori and Dominic Thiem before a possible second final against Andy Murray in successive weeks

Serena Williams admits tasting dog food, didn't like it
Serena Williams takes a break from her Italian Open campaign to try a spoonful of her Yorkshire terrier s salmon and rice dish

Italy, Japan urge G7 to spend for growth
Prime ministers Matteo Renzi and Shinzo Abe call for greater flexibility on budgetary policies ahead of the G7 Summit

Salute! Italy toasts booming wine trade
The VinItaly wine trade fair in Verona is already on its 50th year and the future looks bright for Italian wines

Freed Italian hostage leaves PH hospital
The victim is emaciated He has lost a lot of weight compared to what we saw in his old pictures says regional military spokesman Major Filemon Tan

Ex-Italian missionary released in Sulu
3rd UPDATE Suspected Abu Sayyaf members release a former missionary who runs a restaurant in Dipolog City

Italian nurse accused of killing 13 patients
UPDATED Fausta Bonino allegedly killed the patients in 2014 and 2015 by giving them a blood thinning drug

Del Piero dan Cannavaro akan berkunjung ke Jakarta
Italian Legend akan menghadapi Primavera Baretti di Stadion Gelora Bung Karno pada 21 Mei 2016

Italy global wine market king – study
Italy exported 5 4B worth of wine in 2015 while the top consumer of Italian wine is the US

Kidnapping of Italian priest raises Philippine militant alarm
The kidnappings show the Abu Sayyaf is regaining strength in the south a desperately poor region home to most of the nation s Muslim minority

Kidnappers take owner of Dipolog Italian restaurant
Rolando del Torchio a former Italian missionary liked Dipolog so much he decided to stay here where he opened his own pizza house

Air Force chief flies brand new attack chopper
The Air Force commanding general is a veteran combat pilot

Bomb hits Italian consulate in Egypt, killing 1
This is the first assault on a foreign mission in Egypt since jihadists launched a campaign against security forces two years ago

Italy not 'intimidated' by Cairo consulate attack – minister
Italy will not let itself be intimidated tweets Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni

One dead in blast at Italy consulate in Cairo – ministry
It is still unclear if the victim is a member of the security forces or the public

Blast hits Italian consulate in Cairo – AFP journalist
UPDATED The explosion injures two policemen and 3 passers by
