November 8, 2020 WHO reports coronavirus discovered among mink populations in 6 countries The cases take on a new prevalence as a mutation of COVID-19 arises in Danish mink farm populations.
November 5, 2020 $1 billion slated for Milan-Cortina Olympics infrastructure A wide swath of northern Italy will benefit from more than $1 billion in infrastructure development that the government has signed off on to improve access to the venues for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026.
November 4, 2020 Amanda Knox: ‘Next four years can’t be as bad’ as study abroad in Italy Amanda Knox, the American student who spent four years imprisoned before her acquittal in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, tweeted a controversial joke about the 2020 election between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday night.
October 29, 2020 Pope Francis ends public audiences amid coronavirus surge in Italy The Vatican is ending Pope Francis’ general audiences with the public amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Italy and a confirmed infection at last week’s encounter.
October 29, 2020 France knife attack: World leaders stand united after 3 dead in ‘barbaric’ killings in Nice church World leaders are standing united with France after a man armed with a knife decapitaed one woman and killed two others at a church in the southern city of Nice on Thursday.
October 28, 2020 Italian town auctions homes for $1 to bring in residents: Report The town of Salemi, Italy, is joining the trend that other Sicilian towns have already started -- auctioning off homes starting at just one Euro.
October 28, 2020 Pope Francis blames 'this lady called COVID' for distance from faithful Pope Francis has blamed “this lady called COVID” for forcing him to keep his distance again from the faithful during his general audience, which was far smaller than usual amid soaring coronavirus infections in Italy.
October 28, 2020 Europe’s coronavirus cases continue to spike amid growing calls for second lockdown The recent surge of coronavirus cases across Europe has brought renewed calls for a second lockdown to curb the spread of the disease before it's too late.
October 27, 2020 EU won’t see full coronavirus vaccination until 2022, official reportedly warns Government officials do not expect to be able to vaccinate the full European Union population until 2022, according to a report.
October 27, 2020 Italy protests over latest coronavirus crackdowns turn violent Protesters turned out by the hundreds in Turin, Milan and other Italian cities and towns Monday to vent their anger, sometimes violently, at the latest pandemic restrictions that force restaurants and cafes to close early and shutter cinemas, gyms and other leisure venues.
