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Italy: Diego Armando Maradona is the new name of Naples Stadium
The Naples City Council changed the name of Naples Stadium on Friday after the late football genius and favorite adopted son Diego Armando Maradona. The San Paolo Stadium is now the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in honor of the Argentine legend. Naples led the Naples team to participate in the only Scudetto competition so […]
Read MorePortugal: Vaccination plan likely to exclude children and pregnant women
The Minister of Health Marta Temido has made some new recommendations for the vaccination plan. After the “Vaccination Working Group” communicated to the government about priorities/logistics and other aspects, she talked to reporters in Lisbon, and she emphasized: “Current data does not recommend vaccination of children or pregnant women.” Once again, she spoke […]
Read MoreGreece: Full access to Athens Acropolis with new lift
After the new elevator was put into use on Thursday, the Acropolis, a symbol of Western civilization, is now more convenient for the disabled. The wheelchair lift will provide wheelchair users, the elderly and others with mobility impairments access to the monuments of the Acropolis. It will start from the ancient promenade on […]
Read MoreCatalan government to postpone the curfew until 1.30 am on Christmas Eve
The Catalan government will postpone the curfew until 1.30 am on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The cabinet allowed one extra hour before 11pm on January 5th on the eve of the Three Kings Day. On Wednesday, Interim President Pere Aragonès said in Parliament that he plans to “flexibly” measures on the […]
Read MoreAlgarve: Eight counties with no positive Covid-19 cases
The border town of Alcoutim in the Algarve is one of eight counties in the country where there is no positive case of Covid-19. Other Algarve towns with low infection rates are Aljezur and Castro Marim. The next low-level counties are Olhão, São Brás de Alportel, Silves, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António. […]
Read MorePortugal: Restaurants Owners Continue Hunger Strike
The owners of nine restaurants, bars and nightclubs entered today a hunger strike for the sixth day, in order to protest the coronavirus restrictions. The protesters camped outside the parliament, relying on water, tea and coffee donated by their supporters. They said that they will not eat until the Prime Minister and the Minister of […]
Read MoreCrete Marks Union Anniversary With Greece
On December 1, 1913, Crete was officially incorporated into the Greek state. Just a month ago, Sultan Mehmet V gave up all sovereignty over the island. Most historians believe that since the Cretans joined the Greek War of Independence on June 14, 1821, the separation of Crete from the Ottoman Empire was a violent […]
Read MoreItaly to impose travel restrictions between the regions during Christmas
The Minister of Health Roberto Speranza said on Wednesday that the government would “dissuade” travel between the regions of Italy from December 25 to 26 and January 1 and “restrict” Travel between the towns of the country. The minister told the Senate: ”If we don’t want to close again in January, we must […]
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