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Italian authorities have announced that hand luggage is banned on all national and international flights as of Friday June 26th. The rule change was clarified by the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), Il Corriere della Sera reports, saying it specifically prohibits the use of overhead lockers for any type of luggage "for health reasons". Sma...

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The government on Friday reached an agreement with Italy's regions and local authorities on the guidelines for the reopening of schools in safety in September amid the coronavirus emergency.  An initial draft of the government's guidelines came under heavy fire from the regions, who complained about an alleged failure to allocate the necessary fina...

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In 2019 Grana Padano PDO continued to grow, both in terms of production and export sales. The typical Italian cheese is confirmed as the most consumed PDO product in the world with a total production of 5,164,759 cheese wheels (+4.70% compared to 2018), 2,051,125 of which are destined for exports (+4.38%). Following the Covid-19 pandemic emergency,...

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The pandemic made the world’s health systems struggle harder than ever before. However, as Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte recently declared, “Italy’s national health system is outstanding.” The results, indeed, are outstanding. The staff (over)working in hospitals — and other members of the medical world — demonstrated utmost dedication. But...

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When Italy shuttered for the lockdown, the obscure village of Campli, in the central region of Abruzzo, got to work. Its mission was simple: to put itself on tourists’ maps. It is not short of attractions, with churches frescoed by students of Giotto and Raphael, acres of lush woodland and Abruzzo’s oldest Sagra della Porchetta, a traditional festi...

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Italy was the first European country to allow tourism (and all types of non-essential travel) from within Europe to restart on June 3rd. But other visitors, including from the US, are still barred from entering the country for all but the most urgent reasons. No date has yet been confirmed for travel to restart from the US. Unfortunately, it doesn'...

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Dr. Cristiano Huscher has long used robotics and artificial intelligence for surgical procedures at the Policlinico Abano chain of hospitals in Italy. So when six doctors contracted Covid-19 at his hospital in Sardinia two months ago, he once again turned to technology — in this case, UVD Robots — to disinfect the rooms. The robot moves autonomousl...

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La vita della comunità italiana di San Francisco e della Bay Area ha cambiato drasticamente la vita giornaliera di tutti noi. Era il 13 marzo quando il Governatore della California ordinò la chiusura completa di tutte le attività commerciali in California. Per coloro che avevano attività commerciali come me fu una pugnalata al cuore non avendo mai...

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Coronavirus may have been present in Italy as early as December, according to the country's National Institute for Health (ISS). The virus was found in samples of sewage water in Milan and Turin, the institute said in a new report. ISS researchers analysed 40 samples of wastewater collected from October 2019 to February 2020, and compared them to 2...

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Casa Travella was founded in 1987 by Linda & Pietro Travella to make buying property in Italy easier and more accessible. It was one of the first companies to offer a full after sales service to its clients. The company is run by Linda Travella,  Linda speaks and teaches Italian and has been involved in the Italian way of life for over 25 years, sh...

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