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Italy's La Scala opera house reopens with social distancing Milan's 842-year-old La Scala opera house reopened on Monday evening after a 4-month shutdown amid Covid-19 pandemic.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 4 days ago

Pink ice spotted in Alpine glacier fuels concerns over accelerated melting Scientists are investigating the appearance of pink ice in an Alpine glacier in northern Italy – looking at the relationship between algae growing inside it and climate change. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:12Published 5 days ago


Musicians honour Syrian world heritage site with performance in Italy Musicians honour Syrian world heritage site with performance in Italy Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:37Published 5 days ago

Lifting lockdowns, innovating against COVID and staycation trends Business Line looks at why ending lockdown in the UK may not save some businesses; a Dubai-based initiative to help innovators get their COVID-fighting technologies to market; and, how an unexpected.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 08:00Published 1 week ago

Travel awaits as England to end quarantine Britain will end coronavirus quarantines for people arriving in England from more than 50 countries, including Germany, France, Spain and Italy - but not the United States - the British government said.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:10Published 1 week ago

Nicola Sturgeon: UK policy on air bridges has been shambolic The British Government’s decision-making on setting up air bridges has been “shambolic”, First Minster Nicola Sturgeon said.UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps earlier revealed quarantine.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:17Published 1 week ago

English holidaymakers given green light to travel abroad from Saturday English holidaymakers can embark on overseas trips from Saturday as quarantine restrictions are lifted and travel advice is updated.The 14-day self-isolation policy for people returning to or visiting.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:08Published 1 week ago

Record $1 Billion of 'ISIS-Made' Amphetamines Seized by Italian Police The amount of amphetamines confiscated equates to 84 million pills or 15.4 US tons. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:05Published 1 week ago

28 migrants test positive after sea rescue Dozens of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean have tested positive for coronavirus while being held on a quarantine ship off the southern Italian coast, Sicily's regional president Nello Musumeci.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:19Published 2 weeks ago

Italy: 18 bodies ordered to be exhumed amid probe into care home's handling of COVID-19 crisis Italy: 18 bodies ordered to be exhumed amid probe into care home's handling of COVID-19 crisis Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:17Published 2 weeks ago

Floating musicians beat virus blues in Italy Blues musicians in an Italian lakeside town came up with a novel way to please fans despite coronavirus restrictions - play from borrowed fishing boats to an audience on shore. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:35Published 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of rescued migrants arrive in Italy Rescued from smugglers boats in the Mediterranean Sea, it's the first time a rescue ship has been allowed to dock in Italy since ports were closed in April because of the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:55Published 3 weeks ago

Italy arrests Siemens, Alstom executives Italian tax police arrested 13 people, including executives of the Italian units of Germany's Siemens and France's Alstom, in an investigation into alleged bribery relating to Milan subway contracts,.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:05Published 3 weeks ago

Italy arrests Siemens, Alstom executives over subway deals Italian tax police arrested 13 people, including executives of the Italian units of Germany's Siemens and France's Alstom, in an investigation into alleged bribery relating to Milan subway contracts,.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:05Published 3 weeks ago

Spanish prosecutor indicts Ancelotti on suspicion of tax fraud Prosecutors in Madrid have indicted Italian soccer coach Carlo Ancelotti on suspicion of avoiding 1 million euros ($1.12 million) in taxes due for revenues from image rights while coaching Real Madrid.. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 01:25Published 3 weeks ago

Fashion meets music in summer solstice concert Fashion house Fendi and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia presented a unique performance on Saturday (June 20) to present a message of rebirth through art, fashion and music after the coronavirus.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:25Published 3 weeks ago

Fiat Chrysler closing in on $7 bln loan deal Italy could soon announce a $7 billion loan for Fiat Chrysler, in what would be the biggest such deal for any European carmaker. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:09Published 3 weeks ago

Peru's low income families, hardest hit by coronavirus, attack poor healthcare standards Peru's number of COVID-19 cases overtook Italy's this week.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 3 weeks ago

French stadiums to allow fans in from July 11 - government French government say that stadiums can re-open to fans on July 11 Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 01:40Published 3 weeks ago

Europeans working with U.S. to restructure WHO, top official says European governments are working with the United States on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization, a top health official for a European country said, signalling that Europe shares some of the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:07Published 3 weeks ago

The pandemic exposes EU weakness: Merkel The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the weakness of the European Union and Germany will use its presidency of the bloc to promote solidarity and economic prosperity among its 27 member states,.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:35Published 3 weeks ago

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France, Italy, Belgium act to stop use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 on safety fears France, Italy and Belgium acted to halt the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, amid questions about the safety of the.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Swiss relax coronavirus rules further as new cases ebb Switzerland unveiled plans on Wednesday to reopen borders to all its neighbours except Italy and to allow larger public gatherings, further easing restrictions on public life as the novel coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Exams amid the olives for students in coronavirus Italy Imagine taking your final exams sitting at a picnic table under blue skies amid olive groves and chirping birds on a breezy spring day in the Umbrian countryside. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020

Head of Italy's Lombardy region given police escort as COVID anger mounts The governor of Lombardy, the northern region at the epicentre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak, said on Wednesday that he had been given a police escort after growing criticism of his administration's.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Steve Bannon wins battle to set up Italy political academy Steve Bannon, the former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has won a battle with Italy's culture ministry to set up a right-wing Catholic political academy in Italy. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Italy Senate panel votes down Salvini probe over stranded migrants An Italian Senate committee on Tuesday rejected a request by magistrates to investigate Matteo Salvini, head of the rightwing League party, for refusing a migrant rescue boat permission to land last.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020

Prakash Javadekar attacks Rahul Gandhi for calling lockdown a failed attempt "When we imposed the lockdown, Congress made a hue and cry about it and now that we are relaxing it they are criticising it yet again. Many countries including Germany, Brazil, Spain, Italy and China.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 26, 2020
After coronavirus, Italian nursing homes face fight to survive Italy's nursing homes, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic which claimed the lives of thousands of residents, face financial pressures that threaten to put many out of business and create a fresh.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020
France again ranks No. 4 in COVID-19 deaths as Spain revises tally France again ranked fourth in coronavirus deaths after the United States, Britain and Italy, as Spain revised its tally down by nearly 2,000 on Monday. Reuters India - Published on May 26, 2020
Italy coalition squabbles over recruiting volunteers to enforce distancing Italy's coalition partners quarrelled on Monday over a proposal to recruit volunteers to enforce social distancing rules as the country gradually rolls back its coronavirus-related restrictions. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020

Italy reports 92 coronavirus deaths on Monday, just 300 new infections Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 92 on Monday, against 50 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases dropped to just 300 from 531 on.. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020
Italy recruits volunteers to control crowds as lockdown eases Italy's government will ask some 60,000 citizens to work as volunteers to enforce social distancing rules as it gradually removes coronavirus restrictions, after scenes of street gatherings over the.. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020
Italy's daily coronavirus death toll dips, new cases steady Italy recorded 119 new deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday against 130 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases rose marginally to 669 from 652 on.. Reuters - Published on May 23, 2020	George Soros says EU may not survive coronavirus crisis Billionaire financier George Soros said the European Union could break apart in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic unless the block issued perpetual bonds to help weak members such as Italy. Reuters India - Published on May 22, 2020
Italy arrests Sicily's coronavirus tsar on corruption charge Sicily's coronavirus emergency coordinator was arrested along with nine other people on Thursday on suspicion of corruption and rigging of health sector tenders while in his previous role, police on.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020	More work, little extra pay: Italian healthcare contractors outraged Health workers and care providers in northern Italy are outraged by regional budget limits which they say have cut into payments despite a surge in work during the coronavirus emergency. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
Italy has come out of worst part of virus emergency: PM Italy has left the worst part of the COVID-19 emergency behind and as lockdown restrictions are slowly lifted the country must now enter the new phase with confidence and responsibility, Prime Minister.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020	France's coronavirus deaths on the rise again, at 28,132 French health authorities reported 110 new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, an increase of 0.4%, bringing the total to 28,132, still the fourth-highest in the world behind the U.S., Britain and Italy. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020
Cambodia lifts entry ban from six countries as coronavirus eases Cambodia has lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the United States that had been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry said on.. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020	Italy's PM says entering next pandemic phase with 'cautious optimism' Italy's prime minister told the World Health Organization on Tuesday that he was cautiously optimistic about the next phase of the pandemic as the country eases coronavirus measures. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020
Spain lifts ban on flights from Italy, but tourism still off cards Spain lifted on Tuesday a ban on direct flights and ships from Italy imposed since March 11 to curb the coronavirus, but tourism restrictions and a 14-day quarantine for inbound travellers remained in.. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020	Spain lifts direct ban on flights from Italy Spain lifted on Tuesday a ban on all direct flights and ships from Italy since March 11 during its coronavirus lockdown, according to the government gazette. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020
France reports more coronavirus deaths, raising total to 28,239 French health authorities reported 131 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, or a slowing increase of 0.5%, bringing the total to 28,239, still the fourth-highest in the world behind the U.S., Britain and.. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Vatican, Italy resume public church services as lockdown eases Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Monday and Catholic churches across Italy held public Masses for the first time in two months, in the latest easing.. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Cafes and churches open in Italy and Greece; Spain eyes summer reboot Italian shops, restaurants and churches reopened their doors to spring sunshine on Monday, Greece welcomed visitors back to the Acropolis - and Spain hoped for tourists to return in summer in cautious.. Reuters India - Published on May 18, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	'A beautiful day' in Italy, as shops and bars finally reopen Italian shops, hairdressers and restaurants finally threw open their doors on Monday as the country sped up efforts to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis after a 10-week lockdown. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Vatican, Italy start return to religious normal as public Masses resume Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter's Basilica on Monday and Catholic churches held public Masses for the first time in two months in the latest easing of Italy's coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Beaches, parks busy as Europe heat wave and U.S. spring test new coronavirus rules Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors.. Reuters India - Published on May 18, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
Covid-19 doubling time in India improved to 13.6 days in last 3 days: Harsh Vardhan Substantiating his point that the spread of the infection in the country has been slow, Harsh Vardhan said coronavirus cases in India reached the 80,000 mark in 106 days while developed nations such as.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 17, 2020	Italy to reopen shops, restaurants as lockdown eases further Shops, restaurants and hair salons prepared to reopen in Italy on Monday as the government further eased one of the world's strictest coronavirus lockdowns, saying it was taking a "calculated risk" to.. Reuters - Published on May 17, 2020
Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases Brazil's confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose on Saturday past those of Spain and Italy, which was once the epicenter of the pandemic, making Brazil's outbreak the fourth largest in the world,.. Reuters India - Published on May 17, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	Italy looks to reopen borders next month as lockdown measures ease Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte outlined a further loosening of movement restrictions on Saturday, including opening borders to travellers from Europe from next month to unwind one of the world's.. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020
Italy PM says taking calculated risk in rolling back lockdown Italian Prime MInister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday Italy was taking a calculated risk in rolling back lockdown measures from next week as the daily death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic fell to its.. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020	Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 Italy's government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3, in a major development as it moves to unwind one of the world's most rigid coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020
Italy's beauty sector hopes coronavirus doesn't crack the mirror The nail care section of the Femme salon in Rome looks almost like a prison visiting room with a row of people on one side of a glass partition and visitors on the other. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020	Blast hits chemical plant near Italian city of Venice An explosion at a chemicals plant in an industrial zone in Venice sent clouds of black smoke and flames into the sky on Friday, prompting local authorities to order residents to stay inside and close.. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020
Free movement across Italy to be allowed from June 3: draft decree Italy is set to allow free travel across the country from June 3, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters on Friday, as the government moves to unwind the coronavirus lockdown and revive the.. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020	Cases of children with rare inflammatory syndrome spike in Italy and France Doctors in northern Italy, one of the areas hardest hit by the new coronavirus, and in France have reported spikes in cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome in young children that appears similar to one.. Reuters India - Published on May 15, 2020
City at center of Italy's COVID-19 tragedy works to heal 'deep scar' After months leading his city through one of Europe's worst COVID-19 outbreaks, Giorgio Gori, mayor of the northern Italian town of Bergamo, says the worst of the health crisis may be past. The new.. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020	Booking apps and electronic tags? Italy's beaches seek to salvage summer Visitors to Italy's famous beaches could be in for a surprise this summer. Umbrellas will be spaced far apart, hand gel will be readily available and even electronic tagging and booking systems have.. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020
UK says Belgium is worse on COVID-19 deaths per million The United Kingdom is on a similar level to France, Italy and Spain on COVID-19 deaths per million but Belgium is worse, a junior British health minister said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020

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Steve Bannon wins battle to set up Italy political academy

Italy Senate panel votes down Salvini probe over stranded migrants

Prakash Javadekar attacks Rahul Gandhi for calling lockdown a failed attempt

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France again ranks No. 4 in COVID-19 deaths as Spain revises tally

Italy coalition squabbles over recruiting volunteers to enforce distancing

Italy reports 92 coronavirus deaths on Monday, just 300 new infections

Italy recruits volunteers to control crowds as lockdown eases

Italy's daily coronavirus death toll dips, new cases steady

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France's coronavirus deaths on the rise again, at 28,132

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France reports more coronavirus deaths, raising total to 28,239

Vatican, Italy resume public church services as lockdown eases

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Vatican, Italy start return to religious normal as public Masses resume

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Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases

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