RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In March, Matteo Piano chose to have his second back surgery in about seven months and fix a painful herniated disk. He knew if he didn’t get the operation, there would be no way ...

The 6.2 magnitude earthquake that tore through a cluster of medieval towns in central Italy August 24 was swift and relentless. As emergency workers clawed their way through the rubble and as ...

The preeminent Italian architect and engineer Renzo Piano has been asked by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to help with reconstruction efforts in central Italy after last week’s 6.2-magnitude earthquake ...

In melodious music, the Italian Cultural Institute of the Embassy of Italy in Beijing staged a piano concert on November 3. Titled "Italian Pianism - at the Rise of Modernity," the concert featured ...

On August 24, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake devastated thousands of buildings in central Italy. An estimated 3,000 people lost their homes, 292 people were killed, and police and firefighters are still ...

On August 14, 2018, the 1967 cable-stayed Morandi Bridge partially collapsed over the Polcevera River and valley in Genoa, Italy, tragically killing 43 people. Neglected structural faults in the ...

Earlier today, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy inaugurated the Renzo Piano–designed Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio (Saint George Bridge), a 3,500-foot-long concrete and steel viaduct carrying four ...

Elia Cecino, of Italy, took gold medal honors recently at the New Orleans International Piano Competition with a program of works by Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Prokofiev. The silver medal was awarded ...

The artists perform at the New Year piano trio in Chongqing, organized by the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing. Photo: Courtesy of Italian Embassy to China Organized by the Italian Consulate ...

It's 7.30 am. I exhale deeply. It feels cold outside of the covers. "Better get up now so I don't have to rush." *presses snooze button*.... A lot has changed since January 2014. Not just that I now ...