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Juventus U23 coach tests positive for coronavirus
Turin: Juventus have announced that their U23 coach, Lamberto Zauli, has tested positive for coronavirus. “Juventus Football Club announces that, during the checks provided for by the protocol in force,…
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How India in the 2020s resembles Italy of 1920s
Ramachandra Guha I read a lot of biographies, these often set in other countries than my own. A book I have just finished is Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism, by the Canadian…
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Top Chinese diplomat warns against regressing to cold war
Rome: China does not want another Cold War, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a trip to Italy on Tuesday, which is aimed at strengthening Beijing’s ties with Europe. “Chinese is…
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Italy’s hardest-hit region showing the dramatic change
Rome: The northern Italian region of Lombardy, the one-time epicentre of the country’s coronavirus pandemic, has seen a notable improvement in its COVID-19 data recently. The region that includes the Italian…
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Italy reopens mosques after landmark deal with Muslim bodies
Rome: Signing a landmark agreement with leading Muslim organizations, the Italian government will allow mosques and Islamic centers to reopen as part of an easing of the country’s coronavirus lockdown.…
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COVID-19 deaths in Italy exceed 30,000
Rome: The number of people in Italy who’ve died with COVID-19 infections has topped 30,000. The Health Ministry registered 243 deaths on Friday, bringing the total of those who died…
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Corona or OBOR, World Has To Be Wary of China
Kingshuk Nag Major cities in Italy are a distant 10,000 km away from Wuhan in China where the devastating Coronavirus originated. Yet Italy has lost a huge 26,544 lives to…
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Italy declares victory over virus in poorer south
Rome: Italian health officials declared a long-sought victory Friday over the coronavirus in poorer southern regions that were less prepared for the pandemic than the richer north. Prime Minister Giuseppe…
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Coronavirus: US overtakes Italy’s death toll
Washington: The US has surpassed Italy as the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world as the fatalities as of Sunday reached 20,604, according to data compiled…
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Italy’s death toll from coronavirus close to 20,000
Rome: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 19,468 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 152,271, according to the latest data released by…
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Coronavirus: US set to overtake Italy’s death toll
Washington: The United States on Friday become the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to…
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Turkey sends health supplies to virus-hit Italy and Spain
Ankara: Turkey on Wednesday sent health supplies including masks to Italy and Spain, the two European countries worst hit by the novel coronavirus, the defence ministry said. “Health supplies prepared…
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Europe crosses 30,063 coronavirus deaths
Paris: The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 30,000 people in Europe, more than three-quarters of the deaths registered in Italy and Spain, according to an AFP tally at 0700…
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Amazon stops non-essential sales in India, Italy, France
New Delhi: Amazon has temporarily discontinued accepting orders for “lower-priority” products and prioritizing servicing urgent items such as health care, and personal safety products as the country went into lock down…
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Italy sees second successive drop in daily deaths
Rome: Italy reported a second successive drop in daily deaths and infections from a coronavirus that has nevertheless claimed more than 6,000 lives in a month. The Mediterranean country has now…
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COVID-19 death toll in Italy crosses 4000
Rome: Italy, which saw its Covid-19 death toll on Thursday overtake that of China where the disease was first reported, on Friday reported another huge spike in fatalities which have now…
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Italy overtakes China’s coronavirus death toll
Rome: Italy on Thursday overtook China’s coronavirus death total and braced for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II. The Mediterranean country’s…
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COVID: Italy braces for long lockdown as toll nears China’s
Rome: Italy braced Thursday for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II from a pandemic that has killed almost as many people…
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Italy records 368 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
Rome: Italy on Sunday (local time) reported 368 new deaths in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus even as the total death toll due to the deadly virus in…
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Pope delivers blessing over empty St Peter’s Square
Vatican City: Pope Francis delivered a blessing over an empty St Peters Square as Italy remained in lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. For a second Sunday, Francis delivered his remarks from…
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Automobile
Ferrari suspends production in Italy amid coronavirus outbreak
Washington: Amid a spurt in the cases of coronavirus in Italy, luxury automobile company Ferrari has suspended the production at its two factories in the county from March 16-27. According…
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Andhra Pradesh News
1st COVID-19 positive case in AP found; he returned from Italy
Amaravati: A man who returned from Italy to Nellore last week tested positive for coronavirus, making it the first such case in Andhra Pradesh, the Medical and Health Department said here…
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Coronavirus cases in Italy jump to over 8,500, death toll at 631
Rome: Italy on Tuesday confirmed that 8,514 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and 631 have died since the epidemic first emerged in the country’s northern region last month.…
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Sports
COVID-19: All sporting activities suspended in Italy
Rome: All sport in Italy has been suspended till atleast April 3 due to the coronavirus outbreak, said their prime minister Giuseppe Conte. The suspension means Serie A football matches will…
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COVID-19 causes self-imposed quarantine on 25 percent of Italy
People walk by Palazzo Reale in Turin on March 9, 2020, as Italy is battling the world’s second-most deadly virus outbreak after China and has imposed a virtual lockdown on…
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Italy locked down as coronavirus spreads
Rome: Financial markets slumped heavily and a swathe of northern Italy was sealed off Monday as authorities struggled to contain the spread and impact of the deadly coronavirus. An area that is…
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Italy reports 152 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 3 deaths
Rome: Italian authorities have confirmed 152 coronavirus cases in the country with three fatalities and one recovery. On Sunday, Angelo Borrelli, head of the country’s civil protection department, said of…
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Italy reports first death from coronavirus
Rome: Italy on Saturday reported its first death from the new strain of coronavirus, involving a 78-year-old retired bricklayer, local media reported, citing Veneto Governor Luca Zaia. The elderly man…
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Middle East
113 Syrian refugees welcomed in Italy
Rome: More than a hundred Syrian refugees arrived in Rome on Wednesday, the latest wave of refugees from the war-torn country to be escorted to safety in Europe. The 113…
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Deadly rainstorms sweep southern France, northern Italy
Le Muy: At least two people were dead and two missing Sunday after torrential rains swept across southeast France and northern Italy this weekend. Rain drenched France’s southeast, provoking historic…
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