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Today Italy has reached the saddening recorded of over ten thousand victims due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Since the Covid-19 epidemic started in Italy, 10,023 people have died, with an increase over yesterday of 889...
Rome's English-language bookshops are battling the difficult days of lockdown with a series of initiatives and promotions.
The Anglo American Bookshop, near Piazza di Spagna, says it will reopen as soon as the governmen...
Italy looks at possibility of extending measures by two weeks, media reports.
The Italian government is reportedly considering extending its lockdown measures and travel restrictions for a further two weeks, with the po...
Rome's lack of tourists means massive drop in funds for Trevi Fountain charity.Italy's Coronavirus emergency continues to have knock-on effects on all aspects of society, even the most unexpected.With the sudden and comp...
Pontiff prays for end of pandemic in deserted Piazza S. Pietro.
Pope Francis prayed for an end to the coronavirus at an Extraordinary Universal Prayer ceremony in a deserted St Peter's Square under heavy rain on the eve...
Online shopping giant helps in Italy's Coronavirus emergency.
Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, has donated €3.5 million to Italy to help in the nation's fight against the Coronavirus emergency, reports Itali...
Italy's death toll from the Coronavirus pandemic has reached 9,134
There was an increase of 969 deaths since yesterday, according to data announced by Italy’s civil protection on 27 March.
The number of fatalities an...
Coronavirus emergency sees temporary closure of Rome's English-speaking seminaries.
Italy's total shutdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the closure of Catholic seminaries and pontifical universit...
Controversy on social media as Romans label the move 'fascist' and 'witch hunt'.
Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has invited the city's residents to report violations of the government's quarantine rules due to the Coronavi...
The three colours of the Italian flag, green, white and red have been appearing on monuments all over Italy, as well as abroad, to support the country during its COVID-19 crisis.
In Rome three key monuments are lit up...
The Italians refer to tipping as la mancia. Is it really a normal thing in Italy? Public opinion is divided. A sizable number of locals do not see the point behind the practice. For starters, Italy was never a country wi...
How Italy's big business and fashion houses are helping in the country's fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Made in Italy brand continues to respond to the country's Covid-19 emergency with generosity and ingen...
Lady Gwendoline Talbot was known as “La Madre dei Poverelli” for her tireless charity work and ministry to Rome's sick.Lady Gwendoline Talbot married Prince Marcantonio V Borghese in Rome on 11 May 1835.
Cardinal Thomas...
An easy and quick guide to the figures of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy is supplied by a cloud-based mapping solution, called arcGIS Online.
Its maps, figures and easy-to-understand graphs are based on data provide...
Rome street artist roundly criticised for defacing ancient Roman site.
Rome street artist Hogre has faced strong criticism for spray-painting onto the remains of an ancient Roman villa, part of a series of buildings and...
Vatican daily paper stops printing paper edition for only third time since 1861.
The Vatican daily newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has suspended printing due to the ongoing Coronavirus emergency, reports Reuters news age...
Five cases of Coronavirus in Vatican City.An Italian monsignor employed at the Vatican Secretariat of State has been hospitalised after testing positive for Coronavirus, sources informed Italian news agency ANSA.
The pr...
Doctor Jessen previously stated: "The Italians use Covid-19 to take a long siesta."
Now he apologises: “I was wrong. Forgive me, I have to think about my mental health ".
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Rome libraries provide free access to thousands of books during lockdown.
The libraries of Rome have open their doors virtually, making their ebooks and digital resources available to their members for free.
By simply...
Italy's ministry of health announced on 24 March that the Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, the body the regulates the use of drugs in Italy, has agreed to start trials on the use of four drugs in the treatment of Covid...
Incredible timelapse footage taken on 24 March shows the usually-congested streets of Rome now virtually deserted amid a nationwide shutdown to contain the spread of the Coronavirus.
Italy in lockdown: new document...
Nobody injured in Rome bus fire at dawn.
A Rome city bus was destroyed by fire after it burst into flames in the early hours of 25 March, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
The incident took place on Viale Vasco de Ga...
Up to five years in prison for those who break compulsory home quarantine after testing positive for Coronavirus.
Italy has announced fines of up to €3,000 for those violating quarantine rules as the number of Coronavir...
Italy's Coronavirus death toll rises again after two-day downward trend.
The number of new Coronavirus cases in Italy over the last 24 hours is 3,612, compared to 3,780 yesterday and 3,957 the day before, reports Italia...
On 19 March, the United States State Department sent a Global Health Advisory to United States citizens, warning them to return to the U.S. or prepare to remain abroad for an indefinite amount of time.
After this adv...
Rome UN building will be illuminated with colours of Italian tricolour until end of Covid-19 emergency.
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is illuminating its Rome headquarters with the green, w...
No procession in Rome to mark 76th anniversary of massacre.
With Italy in lockdown due to the Coronavirus emergency, no public events are permitted, including the annual procession to mark the anniversary of the Fosse A...
Training never stops for the dancers of Rome's opera house.
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma is closed, due to Italy's Coronavirus emergency, but that hasn't stopped its dancers and ballerinas from their training programme whi...
"Light at the end of the tunnel" says Lombardy regional health councillor.
The number of people currently suffering from Coronavirus in Italy has risen to 50,418 (3,780 more than yesterday) however the total number of p...
How to enjoy Italian culture from the comfort of your home.
La cultura non si ferma (Culture never stops) is a new page on the website of Italy's culture ministry, outlining the multiple virtual initiatives available ac...
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