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Italy: Covid-19 is an opportunity for Mafia Says Police
The National Anti-Mafia Bureau of Investigation DIA said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic provided an opportunity for the Italian mafia to expand and develop and become more powerful. It said that the “economic paralysis” caused by the COVID crisis may exacerbate the Mafia’s “prosperity and expansion prospects, comparable to the post-war scenario.” DIA said […]
Read MoreMilan: Raphael ‘killed by medical error’ Says Study
Renaissance genius Rafael‘s death at 37,500 years ago was caused by a medical error that compounded pneumonia, according to new research from the University of Milan. “His fever has worsened due to excessive use of leeches,” said a study by the University of Milan-Bicocca. Earlier, syphilis, typhus, and malaria were mentioned as one of the […]
Read MorePortugal: no obstacles to emigrants arrival
At the digital conference ‘Portugal Seguro – Férias dos Tempos de Pandemia’, organized by the PS parliamentary group, Berta Nunes stated that ‘Portugal is a safe country’ and that apart from the cases identified in 19 parishes in Great Lisbon, ‘the rest of the country has few cases “. The minister began by explaining that […]
Read MoreItaly: 2019 is the third hottest year since 1961
ISPRA, the research center of the Ministry of the Environment said on Thursday that 2019 is the third-highest year in Italy since 1961. It said that 2018 was the hottest and 2015 was the second hottest. ISPRA said that last year’s “abnormal peak” was in June. The temperature in the north was 4.25°C higher than […]
Read MoreMontenegro badly hit by Covid-19
After the premature announcement of a ‘crown-free’ country in June, the authorities admit that the infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants is currently the highest in the Western Balkans. After the government announced Montenegro as “crown-free” in June, the authorities admitted that it has the highest number of active cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the region. […]
Read MoreItaly: Demographic plunge except Bolzano
In Italy in 2019, there were fewer births and more deaths worldwide, except for Bolzano, the national statistical agency ISTAT, which was reported on Monday in the annual national demographic report. According to ISTAT, Italy’s demographic decline over the past few years has persisted in 2019 with a significant deficit of “ natural turnover ” […]
Read MoreItaly: COVID-19 limitations extended to end July
Health Minister Roberto Speranza asked the Senate to submit a new government decree extending restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus to July 31. “Today 13 million people have been infected and half a million have died,” said Speranza. “It is obvious that we cannot lower our vigilance and we cannot be divided […]
Read MoreItaly: Military hospitals will be used to isolate immigrants Quarantine
The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that migrants arriving in Italy could be subjected to coronavirus quarantine in military hospitals. Soon after the announcement, it turned out that 13 migrants who had obtained a positive result on COVID-19 after the weekend discharge of Calabria would be transferred to Rome Celio Military Hospital. This move took […]
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