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Si riparte,off we go. Off we go, back to work, to the gym, to grab a coffee with friends, but with our smiles covered with these ubiquitous little rectangles of blue or white material, so important to ensure our safety and that of those around us. Some, as you would expect in a country with creativity in its genes, made up their own face masks — ri...

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When, three months ago, classes were suspended because of the coronavirus emergency, no one celebrated. Lazy students may have breathed  a sight of relief, but the vast majority of our kids and teens did feel the weight of the lockdown on their shoulders. They suffered the sudden, almost violent stop to their routine, the absence of contact with th...

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The Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) said Thursday that around 3.6 million people are alive in Italy today having been diagnosed with some form of tumour, an increase of 37% on the number of cancer survivors the nation had 10 years ago. But the association also raised the alarm about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fight ag...

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Rome's Fiumicino airport is to host a major hub for covid-19 vaccinations, with the capacity to administer 3,000 vaccines per day, when it launches on 15 February, reports Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano. The 1,500-sqm hub, which will be located in Fiumicino's long-term parking area, will be Italy's first major national covid-19 vaccination c...

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In times like these, a feel-good story is a balm for a downtrodden soul. Seeing someone get a win is like a win for all of us. And in Italy there is no greater win than espresso. So when COVID-19 restrictions eased in Rome and Italians are able to once again visit their beloved coffee bars, the world rejoices with them. One of the European countrie...

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A veteran FDNY firefighter who responded to Ground Zero has died from COVID-19, officials announced Sunday. Joseph Ferrugia, 61, a 30-year department veteran, is the first active FDNY firefighter to die from the illness, authorities said. “This horrific illness has taken far too many lives, and now it has killed a man who bravely served New Yorkers...

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A chilly morning in Maine is no match for 96-year-old Carmine Pecorelli's spunk. "It's just another day," he said as he used an old brush to sweep the snow from his car. But this day he is on a mission--one that pales in comparison to those he completed in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Carmine served in the Army, Navy, and Air F...

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The first anti-Covid dogs are part of the security and vigilance group “Italpol”. They carried out a "demonstrative" exercise at the arrivals area of Terminal 3 of Fiumicino airport, that did not involve passengers, but Italpol personnel who lent themselves as subjects to be identified, to show how the dogs are able to detect, thanks to training th...

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Creativity emanates from every corner of Italy, and this country's $67 billion fashion business taps the talent of artisans who draw on generations of tradition. But the coronavirus is sending shockwaves through the industry, shuttering shops and canceling fashion shows, with losses reaching a staggering $20 billion. Correspondent Seth Doane travel...

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For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classes in Italian schools and the universities have been substituted by didattica a distanza (DAD), or ‘distance learning’. Instead of innovation or hope, DAD seems to represent the real social struggle of Italian teenagers and students: it is often called euphemistically disagio a distanza or, ‘discomf...

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