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Governments give varying advice on AstraZeneca vaccine

A man waits to get vaccinated with the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France, April 8, 2021. /AP In Spain, residents now have to be ove

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Isolated outbreaks, foreign arrivals keeping Italy's coronavirus infection rate from falling lower

People visit the exhibition "Raffaello 1520-1483" in Rome, Italy, July 2, 2020. Visitors, who had to wear face masks, were required to reserve precise entry times. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting) According t

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Italy eyes measures to tap down COVID-19 hotspots, overall situation continues to improve

Worries of a potential new but limited wave of coronavirus infections are on the rise in Italy, even as official data showed that on a national level the infection rate has slowed to a trickle. Accor

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Veneto governor: Venice Film Festival to go ahead in September

The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as scheduled at the beginning of September, Luca Zaia, governor of the region around the Italian city said on Sunday as the sprea

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Italy's far-right League hurt by response to coronavirus in heartland

The coronavirus crisis has left Italy’s northern economic powerhouse a disaster zone and raised awkward questions for far-right opposition leader Matteo Salvini’s Leagu

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Italian regions testing for signs of coronavirus immunity

A health worker wearing a protective gear takes a swab from a person sitting in a car, as the spread of coronavirus continues, in Giugliano in Campania, Italy, April 6, 2020. /Reuters Authorit

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Italy rushes to promote new doctors to relieve coronavirus crisis

Italy will rush 10,000 student doctors into service, scrapping their final exams, in an effort to help the struggling health service cope with the coronavirus onslaught

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Diary in Rome: Life in a boat in the tempest

Editor's note: The decree of the Italian government putting the country under lockdown went into effect on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent the ongoing coronavirus epidemic from spreading. What does the

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COVID-19: Why is Italy the most affected country outside Asia?

A man walks past empty tables and seats in Milan, Italy, February 26, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Alex Chan is a doctoral researcher in diplomacy at Peking University. He graduated in C

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Italy reports 152 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, 3 deaths

A total of 152 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy, including three deaths and one recovery, said Angelo Borrelli, head of the country's civil protection department, on Sunday. The tota

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Italy cancels Venice carnival in bid to halt spread of virus

RIYADH, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Sunday the foiling of a "terrorist attack" in the Red Sea. The spokesperson of the coalition, Turki Al-Maliki,

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Italy clamps down on travel after virus deaths, as cases rise

Two deaths from the new coronavirus sparked fears throughout northern Italy on Saturday, as about 50,000 people were poised for a weeks-long lockdown imposed by authorities trying to halt a further i