Alvise Armellini

Italian motorbike maker Ducati, part of ​the Volkswagen group, will invest €121 ‌million ($140 million) on research, development and innovation, with about ​25% of the funds ​coming from the Italian ⁠government, the company said ​on Wednesday.

Italian unions have signed ‌an agreement with Amazon.com covering leave, employee rights and video surveillance, the unions and the U.S. e-commerce ​giant said on Wednesday.

Revenues at Italian luxury outerwear group Moncler rose 5% at ​constant exchange rates in the second quarter, with ‌growth at its key eponymous brand driven by Asia, partly offset by weaker sales in Europe amid a slowdown in tourist ​spending.

A man in the northern Italian city of Bologna died while being held to the ground by police trying to arrest him, in an incident captured on ​video that has sparked street protests and which prosecutors are investigating.

When Carlo Petrini founded the Slow Food movement in Rome in 1986 to protest the arrival of Italy's first McDonald's, ​Edward Mukiibi was not yet born.

The black plastic bracelet, worn like a ​watch, includes motion sensors that can detect accidental falls.

Italian digital service ​company Engineering said on Wednesday it ‌would sell its Alfahealth and Industries eXcellence units to global tech consulting company Accenture .

Franco-Italian eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica said in a ​joint statement with Italian trade ‌unions on Tuesday it would start producing smart eyewear in ​Italy by early 2027.

The European Commission said on Monday it had approved a €23 ​billion ($27 billion) Italian state aid scheme ‌for renewable electricity production.

Sex education in Italian schools will require parental consent under a reform promoted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's ​right-wing government, which also excludes it from nurseries and ‌primary schools.