PORTO EMPEDOCLE – Between June 17 and June 18, 211 migrants were rescued by Sea Watch 3, and have since been quarantined on the Moby Zazà, a ferry hired by the Italian government as an anti-Covid procedure, as on Saturday the health authorities and the police boarded the the vessel after "a symptomatic case had been identified at the time of the boarding", said Giorgia Linardi, spokesperson for the NGO Sea Watch. The test result came back negative on Sunday.
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SIENA – Alex Zanardi, the Italian paralympic champion and ex professional race car driver, has spent a third night in hospital in a medically induced coma after a devastating accident in Pienza for which he required neurosurgery, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano. An investigation into the collision is underway, and disconfirms the hypothesis that Zanardi had been on his phone at the time of the accident. Zanardi’s helmet is said to have slipped off in the collision, and he beat his head violently against the metal over the mudguard and then the asphalt, reports Il Messaggero.
22 Jun 2020
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MILAN - In the garden of via Palestro, the statue of the famous Italian journalist, Indro Montanelli, sits on a pile of newspapers with a typewriter on his lap. On the evening of June 13, approximately four cans of red paint were dunked on the statue's head, and the words “Racist, Rapist” appeared in black spray on the pedestal.
21 Jun 2020
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NAPLES – A World Health Organisation (WHO) representative spoke out against the thousands of people on the street of the Campania capital during the coronavirus crisis, as they celebrated the Azzurri victory over Juventus to claim the Italian Cup, with the pictures shown on Italian television. Ranieri Guerra, deputy director of the WHO, said in a radio interview that “at this moment we cannot afford it, luckily it happened in Naples, where the governor and mayor have implemented rigid measures and the incidence of the virus is lower than elsewhere,” as quoted from Il Messaggero.
19 Jun 2020
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ROME – An Italian National Health Service (ISS) study has revealed that Sars-CoV-2 was present northern Italy as early as December, after two different laboratories analysed samples of water waste, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano. The 40 wastewater samples, when compared to 24 control samples, indicate that coronavirus was circulating in Italy two months prior to the discovery of ‘patient 1’ in Codogno at the end of Feb. 2020.
19 Jun 2020
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ROME – Napoli earned a first major trophy in six seasons after beating a subdued Juventus 4-2 on penalties in the Coppa Italia final, after a goalless 90 minute tussle in the empty Sadio Olimpico. It was Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso’s first trophy, and was also the first to be claimed following the coronavirus pandemic. In Naples, there were fireworks and singing in the streets in celebration.
18 Jun 2020
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ROME – The MAXXI National Museum of 21st century art created an online programme during lockdown that has garnered around 14 million views, and announced the launch of the ‘Casa Mondo’ digital exhibition, their first exhibition entirely conceived and developed for Instagram. "The theme of living is now more than ever topical, after the long lockdown period that has changed our idea of home and the use of domestic space forever,” said Giovanna Melandri, President of the MAXXI Foundation, as quoted from a press release.
17 Jun 2020
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TRAPANI – A mafia pact between the bosses of the fugitive mafia godfather Matteo Messina Denaro, known as ‘Diabolik’, and affiliates residing in the United States, has been uncovered by Italian investigators whose efforts culminated with 13 associated individuals arrested by carabinieri, and 11 other suspects identified as being on the loose, according to judicial sources. The investigation centered on Castellammare del Golfo, a small Sicilian town, and on Tuesday an operation began involving over 200 military personnel with the support of naval units, aircrafts, and search dogs, report Il
17 Jun 2020
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ROME – In the first months of 2020, the refugee crisis has worsened with an uptake in those making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing, mostly from Libya, despite the coronavirus crisis, reports a Sant'Egidio press release, with the organisation remembering the 40 thousand to have died on dangerous routes to Europe on World Refugee Day, June 20.
17 Jun 2020