Tom Holland’s ‘Dominion’ and George Weigel’s ‘The Irony of Modern Catholic History’ raise queries about Christianity’s future by examining the past. Holland looks back at over 2000 years; Weigel has a narrower focus, just under 250 years, and confines himself to the Catholic Church.
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ROME – The Italian governor of Veneto, Luca Zaia, has taken measures into his own hands to suppress the spread of COVID-19, by increasing the use of swab tests in the region to 11,300 per day, from which, out of a group of 3000, 66 asymptomatic positive cases were identified. “We just made a different choice. No controversy with the central authority and no claim for autonomy, not now at least,” he said in an interview with Corriere Della Sera.
18 Mar 2020
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ROME — An employee of the FAO tested positive earlier this month with Coronavirus and was hospitalized, Director General Qu Dongyu disclosed Tuesday.
The male employee of the UN agency was tested for high temperature at the entrance to the FAO headquarters in Rome March 9 and sent home before being hospitalized Monday, the Chinese chief of the FAO revealed in an email to staff.
17 Mar 2020
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ROME – Over 2000 Italian doctors and nurses have been infected by coronavirus, as the figures rose by 313 on Sunday, according to the figures the Italian Higher Institute of Health bulletin. As part of the Italian government's 'Cura Italia' decree, 10,000 freshly graduated doctors under the age of 30 will be mobilised to cope with the health care demands, reports La Stampa, with the Minister for Universities, Gaetano Manfredi, saying that Italy has to “take this moment of difficulty to adapt to the needs of a changing society."
17 Mar 2020
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ROME – Italians in Britain are at risk of contagion due to Premier Boris Johnson's “irresponsible inaction” and commitment to herd immunity, Italian Members of the European Parliament put to the European Commission. Citing the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the international scientific community, MEP Daniela Rondinelli, MEP Fabio Massimo Castaldo, MEP Eleonora Evi, and MEP Chiara Gemma, put questions to the Commission as to whether the British approach would put the 700,000 Italians currently in the UK at risk, and expose the EU to a second epidemic wave.
17 Mar 2020
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ROME - The government has launched the ‘Cura Italia’ decree, or the 'Cure Italy' decree, worth 25 billion euros, which will aid Italian doctors, workers, families, and businesses. “It is a powerful economic manoeuvre. We have not thought of and do not think of fighting a flood with rags. We are trying to build a dam to protect businesses, families and workers," said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at a press conference in the Italian capital.
17 Mar 2020
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ROME – A pharmacy in the historic centre of via Nazionale in Rome has been accused of maliciously selling protective health supplies and taking advantage of people’s fears during the coronavirus pandemic, after a police investigation reported they had been selling their products at extortionate prices. The increase in prices for gloves, masks, and anti-bacterial hand-gel was marked, with the last seeing a price hike of up to 800 per cent.
16 Mar 2020
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ROME – Alitalia, the national Italian carrier, is collaborating with the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit to organise thousands of flights to bring back Italians stranded in foreign countries, with there are currently up to seven thousand requests every day, the head of the Crisis Unit, Stefano Verrecchia, told RaiNews 24.
16 Mar 2020
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FLORENCE - Surviving as an expat can be more challenging than you imagine. You might have to go through several cycles of frustration, homesickness, and much more before you finally adjust to your new environment. However, with the right information and tips, you can anticipate likely challenges and avoid some of the problems you could face along the way. In this article, we will be sharing some tips that will make living an expat life easy and enjoyable.
16 Mar 2020