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Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino are the first airports in the European Union to receive the Airport Health Accreditation for the fight against the spread of covid-19 from the Airports Council International (ACI). The capital's two airports have been held up as an example of best practice for the entire air transport sector to follow, thanks to the re...

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Ciao from Rome in this strange August during coronavirus times to all the friends of We the Italians. Dear friends... once again: how are you? Are you taking care of yourselves and your families? Are you safe, and healthy? I hope you all are ok. We at We the Italians are fine, working and enjoying the Italian summer and the beautiful places our gor...

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The American Foundation of Savoy Orders (Savoy Foundation) today announced record setting grants of $360,000 to support children’s welfare causes, elder care, university scholarships, education programs and church support for essential community services during the unprecedented COVID-19 health and economic crisis. Savoy Foundation Chairman of the...

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It’s a quaint tradition — with a very dark history. Centuries ago, the bubonic plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, swept through Europe, killing one-third of the continent’s population at the time. Originating in Asia, the disease made its way to Italy during the late Middle Ages, and spread north from there. These days, we know just as wel...

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Italian schools are set to reopen on September 14th, after they were closed in March due to the coronavirus crisis. But things are expected to be very different in the new academic year. The Ministry of Education published a list of new safety protocols for schools earlier this month, which Education Minister Lucia Azzolina promised will protect th...

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Un gesto di solidarietà ma anche un aiuto concreto verso la propria “terra madre”, da parte di quelle famiglie di emigranti che non hanno mai smesso di amare il proprio paese natio. Ecco il motivo per cui i soci e simpatizzanti di Filitalia hanno deciso di creare un fondo speciale denominato “Italy in Crisis” per supportare le istituzioni che hanno...

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The Italian government has ordered the closure of all night clubs across Italy and has made the wearing of masks obligatory at night in crowded public places, as the country continues to experience a rise in covid-19 cases. The nationwide order, signed by health minister Roberto Speranza yesterday evening, takes effect from today, 17 August, and wi...

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Residents of the southern region of Puglia will have to self-isolate for 14 days upon re-entry if they travel to Spain, Greece or Malta, according to a new regional ordinance, after a number of recent infections were traced back to returning holidaymakers. "In the last two days we've logged numerous cases of Puglia residents who have tested positiv...

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In Italy there are seasons — and then there is the season. Summer comes, the country’s woes are set aside, and, to the eternal refrain of “tutti al mare” (“Everyone to the sea”), the exodus to the consoling coast begins. The national debt fades between sea and stars. This year is a little different. Masks dangle from ears in the new insouciant look...

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Human trials of an Italian-developed covid-19 vaccine will begin at Rome's Spallanzani hospital from 24 August, reports Italian news agency ANSA. The news was announced on 7 August by Nicola Zingaretti, the president of the Lazio Region and leader of the centre-left Partito Democratico (PD). "The first doses of a completely Italian-made vaccine, re...

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