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A first human H9N2 bird flu case in Europe has been detected in Italy. A virologist explains why the current risk is low and what to watch next.
Italy’s stance on the Middle East conflict reveals a tendency to tread cautiously to protect both its own and shared European interests while distancing itself from the United States.
What’s the secret to being the most followed person on the planet on TikTok?
A red chalk sketch for the Sistine ceiling fetched an eye-popping sum at auction, reflecting the artist’s lifelong belief that drawing and design – not painting – were the wellspring of all great art.
Tougher fines for possession don’t solve the problems that enable gangs to move in to cities like Marseille.
For the Olympics to be viable in a warming world, new models of planning and hosting are necessary. Milano–Cortina 2026’s geographical dispersion could be a solution
The way hosts are now selected can be traced to the Salt Lake City scandal which exposed weaknesses in the bidding system in the late 1990s.
The center of gravity in Europe is increasingly aligning along a Rome-Berlin axis.
Heavy demands for energy and water risk locking ski resorts into a model that climate change will ultimately make unviable.
Innovations have made recent Winter Games possible, but the future climate will have a big impact on where the Olympics can be held and winter sports themselves.
Medieval texts and frescoes show how Francis of Assisi’s legends formed – and why his call to poverty and care for creation still resonates.
The Vatican archives show that women reported instances of harassment and abuse to Church authorities.
Autonomous shuttle buses are planned for the Italian city of Trento that would pick people up at their homes.
Obesity needs specialised medical care, not personal judgement. Italy has enshrined this in law.
The Italian designer dressed actors and actresses in items from his more affordable lines, ensuring audiences could go on to imitate the style of their favorite stars.
History and myth are different narrative techniques, and both can be used to stimulate national pride and cohesion and to celebrate events that defined a people.
Nature-centric housing solutions already exist in places Brazil, Italy and the Netherlands. The challenge is how to build these at scale and adapt them to the UK.
The legendary agenda rossa contained extensive notes on how organised crime operated in a particularly turbulent period in Italian history.
Listen to Juan Masullo talk to The Conversation Weekly about how some parts of Italy have clung onto their anti-fascist resistance.
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Professor of Politics, University of Salford
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance, Università di Bologna; University of Essex; The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Modern Italian History, University of Bristol
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