Italy Kicks Off Vaccinations Against COVID-19 In Rome
Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated the first residents against COVID-19. Three health workers at the Rome Spallanzani hospital were inoculated shortly before 0700 GMT with the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, a statement by the commissioner for the epidemic D...
Rome city hall lights up with Christmas frescoes
Rome city hall celebrates Christmas by projecting images of Nativity-themed frescoes and paintings onto the façade of Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitoline hill. The Visioni di Natale video-mapping project features scenes depicting the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, painted by Italian masters such as Botticelli, Caravaggio and Giotto. The ou...
Exceptionally well-preserved snack bar unearthed in Pompeii
Researchers said on Saturday they had discovered a frescoed thermopolium or fast-food counter in an exceptional state of preservation in Pompeii. The ornate snack bar, decorated with polychrome patterns and frozen by volcanic ash, was partially exhumed last year but archaeologists extended work on the site to reveal it in its full glory. Pompeii wa...
The Greatest Show: Italy's most spectacular nativity scenes
Faithful to its Catholic traditions, Christmas is very much a religious affair for many people in Italy. Nativity scenes are often considered more important than Christmas trees when it comes to decorating for the festive season. Every year, millions of people recreate the scene of the birth of Jesus as described in the Bible: Mary and Joseph cradl...
NAS Sigonella Donates over $500,000 in Supplies to Aid Sicilian COVID-19 Response
In coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, Naval Air Station Sigonella provided the second of three donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy.“Italy and the United States have a long, shared histo...
Rome’s Colosseum to get $12M stage upgrade with retractable floor
The Roman Colosseum could be getting a makeover into the 21st century. Almost 2,000 years after the amphitheater was built, Italian officials are looking for an architect to remake its stage floor, according to recent reports. The project, which is being financed by the Italian culture ministry for 10 million euros (about $12.1 million), is expecte...
Santa’s ‘grandchildren’ spread joy in Italian nursing homes
Emotions are running high this holiday season at the Martino Zanchi Foundation nursing home in northern Italy near Bergamo after months of near-total isolation for its residents. Long-time resident Celestina Comotti was disbelieving as a staff member read aloud a Christmas greeting from a family peering at her expectantly over a video call. “Damn!’...
Rome children's hospital makes Christmas wishes come true with hug curtain
"Dear Santa Claus, all I want for Christmas is to hug Papà" - Rome hospital lets children hug their parents thanks to anti-covid curtain. Rome's S. Raffaele hospital has made the wishes of its little patients come true after the children had asked Santa Claus to help them to hug their parents, following months of separation due to the coronavirus p...
The eight best Pininfarina road cars
The era of the bespoke car, where the chassis and mechanicals would be bought from a manufacturer and then furnished with a body and interior by a separate firm of master craftspeople, is long gone. The ubiquity of monocoque construction put paid to that but from it, we gained some of the most famous names in car designs; the Italian carrozzeria (l...
Made in Italy agri-food, exports hold up to Covid-19
The agri-food sector has shown greater resilience in international trade than other sectors, more affected by the restrictions and the consequent economic crisis. The 2019 Report on the foreign trade of agri-food products has been published, created by Crea Politiche and Bioeconomy. Now in its 28th edition, this year is enriched by an in-depth anal...
Electric Motorcycles Speak Performance with a Sexy Italian Accent
When Soriano Motorcycles’ line of hand-crafted, electric ballistic vehicles enters production in the spring of 2021, their strong performance, unique technical features, and passionate styling may finally make e-bikes sexy—in the same way the Tesla Roadster did for EVs. Even the company itself is unique, a "re-startup" of Soriano Motori, a family-o...
Sicily’s Viviana Vizzini is Miss Universe Italy 2020, crowned in Rome
Viviana Vizzini, 27, has been crowned as Miss Universe Italy 2020. She is a model, a social media influencer and a presenter from Sicily, Italy. Hosted by Vladimir Luxuria and Simone Di Pasquale, the Miss Universe Italy 2020 Studi Televisivi Gold in Via Giacomo Peroni 150 in Rome, Italy on December 21, 2020. Including Vizzini, 36 candidates compete...