The COSMO-SkyMed CSG-FM3 satellite was successfully launched on 3 January 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, USA; fully built in Italy, it is a milestone for the Italian space industry and consolidates the country's leading role in Earth observation

After a week-long relay in Greece, the Olympic flame will be handed over to Italian Games organizers in Athens on 4 December; it will start a domestic journey of 63-days and 12.000 km across 110 provinces, with 10.001 torchbearers, from Rome on 6 December

30.000 companies change hands every year: small and medium enterprises (over 200.000 in Italy) are the most sought-after in business-to-business transactions and 80% of M&As of medium and large companies have also involved companies under €50 million

The 15th International Tattoo Expo opened yesterday in Trieste, with 150 acclaimed tattoo and piercing artists from around the world and large crowd of spectators and clients from across Italy and Europe lining up at the entrance