Stranded on a tiny Italian island, a cancer researcher grew increasingly alarmed to hear that one, and then three more visitors had fallen ill with COVID-19. Paola Muti braced for a rapid spread of the coronavirus to the 800 closely-knit islanders, many of whom she knows well. Her mother was born on Giglio Island and she often stays at the family h...

The Covid pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy. Around 33 million unemployment claims have been made, and hunger stalks millions more Americans—and that’s aside from the ravages from the disease itself. Yet big disruptions can bring big opportunities. Thinkers have already been considering how the world could emerge better, or smarter, fr...

In un momento storico di inaspettata difficoltà, gli Stati Uniti si sono dimostrati, ancora una volta, i nostri più grandi Alleati. AmCham Italy, in accordo con la Missione Diplomatica USA in Italia e la Missione Diplomatica Italiana negli Stati Uniti, fin dall'inizio della pandemia che ha particolarmente colpito il nostro Paese, ha avviato un prog...

Italy's parliament has designated 18 March as National Day in Memory of covid-19 victims, with the unanimous approval of the decision marked by a minute's silence in the chamber on 23 July. The date for the annual commemoration was not chosen randomly: it was the day that Italy - and the world - woke up to images of a convoy of military trucks full...

I’ve been cheating, and it’s likely you have been too: Six feet apart is a lot farther away than most people seem to hope it is. I know this because at the recent reopening of Magazzino Italian Art, the museum of postwar and contemporary work here in the Hudson Valley, I wore a piece of social-distancing hardware called an EGOpro Active Tag. It was...

Americans have long had a love affair with Italy. This summer, that love affair is on hiatus, and Italy is feeling the heartache. According to the Italian government's statistics bureau, six million US travelers choose Italy for their vacation each year. Lured by timeless dolce vita, dramatic coastal beach settings, food and wine, history and so mu...

“Yes, They’re Open” is a web series highlighting local bars and restaurants that are still open for takeout, delivery or pickup during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Live streams from the featured restaurants are broadcast on the Advance Facebook page every weekday around 3 p.m. On Thursday, the Advance/SILive.com visited EAT Italian at 655 R...

Hundreds of you answered our survey on whether it's too early for tourists to return to Italy, or even for residents to travel around the country. From overseas visitors set to arrive shortly to B&B owners who have encouraged guests to postpone their bookings, people who have reluctantly cancelled long-awaited trips to residents opting to stay loca...

In seguito alla proroga al 31 luglio dello stato di emergenza stabilito ieri dal governo Conte per arginare la diffusione del Coronavirus, la Farnesina ha pubblicato un nuovo aggiornamento sulle disposizioni per i cittadini italiani in rientro dall’estero e per i cittadini stranieri in Italia. Eccole di seguito. 1. Quali sono le principali regole p...

The Coronavirus has caused the re-emergence of the strategic nature of the agri-food sector: food and drink consumption has been and continues to be among the few that have marked positive variations, proving to be anti-cyclical compared to other supply chains. While sales of non-food goods went down (-22% in value in the first four months of 2019...