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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 25

Giorgia Meloni features on the cover of Time magazine and is the focus of the lead article. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-pre…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been featured on the cover of Time magazine and is the focus of the lead article in the influential publication.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 24

More than half a million young pilgrims are set to descend on Rome for the Jubilee of Youth. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-vati…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Rome will host the Jubilee of Youth, the largest event of the Vatican's ongoing Jubilee Year, with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims expected.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 24

Petition to ban horse-drawn carriages in Rome change.org/p/ban-horse-dr…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages in the City of Rome

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 24

Rome's Caravaggio blockbuster, which came to an end on Sunday, clocked up a record 450,000 visitors. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-cara…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Rome's 'Caravaggio 2025' blockbuster exhibition came to an end at Palazzo Barberini this week, clocking up a record 450,000 visitors from around the world.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 24

The great-grandson of Italy's wartime Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini prepares to make his Serie A debut. wantedinrome.com/news/mussolini…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Footballer Romano Floriani Mussolini, great-grandson of Italy's wartime Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, is set to make his debut in Serie A next month.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 23

Italian senators give their unanimous approval to a bill aimed at combatting femicide and gender-based violence. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-sen…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Italian senators on Wednesday passed new legislation aimed at combatting femicide and gender-based violence, giving the bill their unanimous approval.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 23

Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini sparks controversy after receiving the Italy-Israel Award for his “courageous positions”. wantedinrome.com/news/italian-d…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Italian deputy premier Matteo Salvini received the Italy-Israel Award at the chamber of deputies in Rome on Tuesday, sparking an outcry from the opposition.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 21

The vandalism of a Rome memorial dedicated to Mussolini critic Giacomo Matteotti sparks outrage in Italy. wantedinrome.com/news/matteotti…

wantedinrome's tweet card. The vandalism of a plaque dedicated to Italian socialist and Mussolini critic Giacomo Matteotti, assassinated by Fascists in 1924, sparks outrage in Italy.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 21

Rome’s Trevi Fountain registered over 5 million tourists in the first six months of this year. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-tour…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Visitors to the Trevi Fountain could soon be charged €2 to see the iconic Rome landmark as the city council's plan to introduce an entry fee steps up a gear.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 21

Air travellers in Italy face disruption to flights on Saturday due to nationwide strike action. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-air…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Air travellers in Italy face disruption to flights on Saturday 26 July due to nationwide strike action by airport ground staff and Volotea cabin crews.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 20

Venice lights up for the Festa del Redentore

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 19

On this day in 1943, Rome’s San Lorenzo quarter near Termini train station was bombed heavily by Allied planes, causing thousands of civilian casualties and widespread structural damage. A few weeks later, on 14 August, Rome was declared an open city.

wantedinrome's tweet image. On this day in 1943, Rome’s San Lorenzo quarter near Termini train station was bombed heavily by Allied planes, causing thousands of civilian casualties and widespread structural damage. A few weeks later, on 14 August, Rome was declared an open city.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 19

On this day in 1992, anti-mafia judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his police escort were killed in the Via D'Amelio bombing. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-rem…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Italy marks the anniversary of the murder of anti-mafia judge Paolo Borsellino who was assassinated in the Sicilian capital Palermo on 19 July 1992.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 18

Prosecutors challenge the acquittal of Matteo Salvini in the Open Arms migrant case. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-sal…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Palermo public prosecutors file an appeal to the court of cassation against the acquittal of Italian deputy premier Matteo Salvini in the Open Arms case.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 18

Rome bans firecrackers for all of December and January to protect animals and public safety. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-fire…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Rome has banned the use of firecrackers in the capital from 1 December until 31 January in a move to protect animals and public safety, the city announced.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 18

Campi Flegrei, a highly seismic zone near Naples, rocked by 4-magnitude earthquake. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-cam…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Italy's Campi Flegrei, a highly seismic zone near Naples, was shaken on Friday by a 4-magnitude earthquake. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 18

Rome will turn off the lights at the Trevi Fountain tonight in a symbolic gesture to call for an end to Israel's war in Gaza. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-turn…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Rome will turn off the lights in the Trevi Fountain for one hour on the night of Friday 18 July in a symbolic act to call for an end to Israel's war in Gaza.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 18

Caravaggio died on this day in 1610, aged 38

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 17

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni condemns Israeli attack on the only Catholic church in Gaza. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-con…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni has condemned an Israeli strike that hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing two people and injuring several others.

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Wanted in Rome@wantedinrome · Jul 17

Italy’s culture ministry reveals the names of five new 'super-directors' of top heritage sites including the Colosseum. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-new…

wantedinrome's tweet card. Italy's culture ministry announces the new 'super-directors' of five major Italian state museums and archaeological sites, including the Colosseum in Rome.

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