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Watch: Italians defy lockdown by filling the streets with song

‘Canto della Verbena’ is the traditional song from the Tuscan town of Siena.

Italy

Coronavirus: Former Italian PM Mario Monti on Europe's 'slow' reaction

"Why have other European countries' reactions been so slow when they already had the Italian example?"

World

UK is '2 to 3 weeks' behind Italy, says disease control expert

"The appropriate timing for the introduction of quarantine measures is what will determine how effective they are. If they are introduced too soon they might not be sustained, if they are introduced too late they might not be effective" - Dr. Michael Tildesley.

Italy

Death toll rises in Italian prisons as inmates riot over COVID-19 rule

The riots were triggered by emergency restrictions imposed amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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World

EU pledges €25 billion to offset economic impact of COVID-19

Leaders have pledged to accelerate research into the disease and to support the sectors the hardest hit, such as aviation.

Vatican

Pope voices support for coronavirus victims in livestream message

Small groups of Catholic faithful gathered at St. Peter's Square on Sunday to watch a livestream of Pope Francis delivering his Angelus blessing.

Italy

Women's rights organisations fear eviction in Rome

Being a woman is no guarantee for being feminist. Women's rights organisations in Rome accuse the mayor of lack of protection, as they face eviction.

Italy

Lambrusco fans in northern Italy get wine on tap - literally

Due to an error in the local winery, wine entered the main water supply and caused many locals to drink it immediately!

Italy

How Italian schools stay operational amid COVID-19 shutdown

Schools in Italy are testing remote teaching methods after the country shut schools and universities as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak

Sport

'You are the biggest clown': Inter Milan chief's coronavirus tirade

The 28-year-old president called league president Paolo Dal Pino "the biggest and darkest clown I have ever seen".

France

Louvre museum closes over workers' coronavirus fears

France's Louvre museum in Paris closed its doors to the public on Sunday as workers demanded more precautions against the spread of COVID-19

My Europe Series

How the Genoa bridge collapse exposed Italy’s crumbling motorways

There are about twenty badly-damaged motorway bridges in Italy currently under investigation. There are also 200 illegal tunnels, which don't comply with European standards

Spain

No COVID-19 checks for Spanish students returning from northern Italy

Spanish students returning home from northern Italy say they were not checked for coronavirus.

France

COVID-19: Driver of bus stopped in Lyon tests negative for virus

French health authorities say that none of the passengers on the bus had any symptoms.

Austria

Austria suspends train traffic to and from Italy over coronavirus

Austria stopped a train at the border on Sunday evening after being informed by Italian authorities that two passengers had a fever.

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Residents queue for supplies at supermarket after coronavirus outbreak

Several towns in Lombardy have gone into lockdown after a sharp outbreak in northern Italy.

Finland

Finland says to take in 175 Mediterranean asylum-seekers

The Finnish government says it has agreed to take in 175 asylum-seekers from camps in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta "to alleviate the humanitarian situation" experienced by refugees in the Mediterranean members of the European Union.

World News

COVID-19: Virus spreads across Europe — but borders stay open

Austria, Croatia, Switzerland and mainland Spain confirmed their first cases of the COVID-19 on Tuesday as Europe scrambled to respond.

Smart Regions

How winegrowers are transforming grape waste into cosmetic products

In partnership with the European Commission

Thanks to BestMedGrape, a European project that brings together winegrowers, researchers and entrepreneurs from several Mediterranean countries, the waste of grapes after the harvest is being used to produce cosmetics and health products.

Italy

Thousands take part in 'sardines' rally in Rome

Several thousand people gathered in Rome on Sunday to join a rally organised by the anti-populist 'Sardines' movement.

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