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A commonly used arthritis drug has shown "excellent results" in two coronavirus patients and a national protocol for its extensive use against the virus should be drawn up, oncologist Paolo Ascierto of Naples' Pascale Hospital said Wednesday. The drug, tocilizumab, "has shown it is effective against pneumonia caused by COVID-29," he said. One of th...

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Campania is not only famous in the world for the city of Naples. There are other attractions that make this region a very popular tourist destination. One of the reasons that drives tourists to visit Campania and the city of Naples is the presence of some unique islands in the world: the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida. The three are the most...

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The Navy is shutting schools, child development centers and base gyms at Naval Support Activity Naples, and cancelling “base group activities” starting Tuesday, joining Army and Air Force efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus in Italy. In an announcement posted Sunday on the NSA Naples Facebook page, Navy officials said the measures are “b...

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Campania Felix is an ancient denomination with which often, even now, Naples region is called. Translated from the Latin this name means Happy or Lucky Campania. The meaning of this denomination is however much wider than the strictly literal one and has a very old origin that perhaps not everyone knows. Once upon a time Campania included a very va...

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After the worldwide success of “My Brilliant Friend,” the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, and subsequent TV adaptation of the same name, the island of Ischia, where some of the scenes are set, has started organizing My Brilliant Friend-themed tours to show visitors the real locations appearing on the  TV series.  Ischia is off the coast in the...

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Paolo Sorrentino recently revealed in an interview with Dagospia that he will be making an autobiographical film for Netflix about his childhood, falling in love with cinema and his journey to becoming a director. The film will be set in the neighborhood of Vomero where Sorrentino spent time as a child and adolescent. Longtime collaborator Nicola G...

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The two main Consortia for the protection of PDO and PGI food products in central and southern Italy have signed a collaboration agreement that will see them create a unique body for the protection and enhancement of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO (buffalo mozzarella) and Pasta di Gragnano PGI. By virtue of this agreement, the two Consortia will...

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Quando si parla di turismo accessibile non parliamo solo di spiagge attrezzate con pedane intorno agli ombrelloni e sedie anfibie per fare il bagno in mare; né di passerelle e percorsi comodi per fare trekking in montagna; e neppure di musei, piazze e locali senza scalini al proprio ingresso. Parliamo, oltre ogni struttura e architettura, di emozio...

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Un volto bellissimo di Sophia Loren, di uno straordinario colore blu, è stato realizzato sulla facciata di un palazzo su via Quarantola, nel centro di Gragnano e celebra sia la grande artista campana che l’ottima pasta di Gragnano. A vederla di fronte questa grande e bella opera dell’artista internazionale Leticia Mandragola sembra solo celebrare l...

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One legend has it that Naples’ cult of coffee came about thanks to Maria Carolina of Hapsburg, daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria and wife of King Ferdinand IV. When the queen moved under the shadow of Vesuvius, refined coffee houses in Vienna were already institutions. In this way, they began to appear in the capital of the Bourbon Kingdom. Amon...

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