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The first coronavirus patient in the Italian province of Modena to recover from the deadly disease is nearly a century old. The virus ripping through countries around the world is proving particularly lethal for elderly people. But some good news emerged from the grim fight against Covid-19 in the country today, as a 95-year-old reportedly makes a...

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Barilla, the world's largest pasta producer, has donated more than €2 million to be shared between the Maggiore hospital in Parma, the local civil protection authorities and the Parma Red Cross. The majority of the funds will go towards upgrading and expanding the intensive care unit at the Maggiore hospital as healthcare workers struggle to cope w...

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Lambrusco has long been the underdog of the Italian wine world, becoming its own worst enemy by flooding the market with treacly sweet and aggressively fizzy commercial wines in the 1970s and 1980s and creating a reputation for itself as the preferred swill of high schoolers and suburban mothers across the globe.  Over the past few decades, Lambrus...

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Welcome to Ferrara, the first modern city of Europe. lts historic centre, included in the UNESCO  World Heritage List in 1995, is the realisation of the humanistic concept of the ideal city. But one of the most precious treasures in Ferrara is time. Take advantage of this by immersing yourself into the vital everyday life of this people-friendly ci...

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If we all had two lives, it would not be enough to achieve the goals of Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi, one of the most famous Italian athletes. 54 years old, 14 world titles won and 4 gold medals at the Paralympics, a long list of national titles and international medals, some world records. An important palmarès for any athlete in the world: but his i...

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Ferrari has announced that its factory and headquarters are operating for the moment, despite being located inside the area of Italy that has been placed under quarantine to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a statement, Ferrari said that the measures introduced by the Italian government on March 8 allow for some level of "continued w...

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Spring time is the right time to go on a city break, to enjoy the art, history and food of Italian towns at better prices than the high season and at a time where you may find less crowds. Here are five Italian cities we picked from north to south and from the islands, which also offer attractions nearby to go further explore the countryside or the...

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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tried to ward off alarm from spreading throughout Europe’s fourth-biggest economy after he personally unveiled drastic measures in the middle of the night to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. In a hastily convened news conference, the head of a government already hanging by a thread confirmed Italy...

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Quasi 7000 kilometri di sentiero perfettamente tracciati e agibili in tutte le stagioni, questi in breve i numeri che riassumono il parco sentieristico che da Piacenza a Rimini attraversa dell’Emilia-Romagna. Un enorme patrimonio storico naturalistico che è possibile oggi conoscere meglio e camminare grazie all’incessante attività dei Club Alpini I...

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People living in a small village near Modena, in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna, got a surprise on Wednesday when they turned on their kitchen taps and got wine instead of water. Not a miracle, but a fault at a nearby winery meant wine had accidentally been pumped into the local water supply, technicians later discovered. Residents said the...

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