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The first "Covid-tested" flight arrived in Rome from New York on Wednesday, an initiative designed to open up air routes between Europe and the United States blocked by the pandemic. Passengers had to show they had returned a negative virus test within 48 hours of getting on the Alitalia flight from John F. Kennedy airport, and were required to tak...

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A handful of lucky high school students in Rome have been attending their lessons against the magnificent backdrop of the Roman Baroque, thanks to the efforts of teachers at one school in Rome. Italy's high schools are currently closed for senior students, due to the covid-19 crisis, with lessons being held remotely. However the pupils of Rome's Li...

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There is no bad time to come to Rome, but I think that autumn is my favorite season. The stifling heat of summer is gone and the crowds dim a bit. You may have more rain to deal with, but there are also amazing sunsets and golden displays as the leaves begin to change.  In late autumn, the starlings arrive and dance across the skies at dusk in mesm...

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The Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December is a Catholic holy day as well as a national public holiday in Italy. The fact that it falls on a Tuesday this year means that many people in Italy have taken 7 December off to make a "ponte" (bridge) or four-day weekend. However one of the main events associated with the day in Rome - the pope's...

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Rome has banned the traditional horse-drawn carriages from operating on the city's streets, ordering that the so-called botticelle can only circulate in public parks and historic villas. Under the new rules approved by the city assembly on 1 December, the horses must follow established routes, with stops scheduled every 45 minutes and for no more t...

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Ex-Chairman of The American University of Rome and the National Italian American Foundation, Gabriel (Gabe) Battista, has been posthumously awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa. Gabriel Battista was the Chairman of AUR’s trustees from 2012 to 2020 and a Board member since 2006. Gabriel’s son, Stephen Battista, accepted the d...

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“Una delle conseguenze più drammatiche della pandemia è la crescita del disagio sociale e economico, che ha colpito soprattutto persone che hanno perso il lavoro. In questi mesi di emergenza si sono moltiplicate le domande di aiuto che sono, sempre più spesso, domande di cibo”. Lo sottolinea la Comunità di Sant’Egidio, che, in una nota diffusa oggi...

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Italian-born Cardinal-designate Silvano Tomasi describes himself as “one of those 40 million Americans who were born outside the United States, but at the same time are part of the makeup of the country.” The Italian-American cardinal-designate, who celebrated his 80th birthday on Columbus Day, has not lived full time in the United States since 198...

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Rome's Fiumicino airport said on Thursday it had sealed a deal with Italian airline Alitalia and Delta Air Lines of the United States for the special flights between selected North American cities and the Italian capital from next month. Similar travel "corridors" will also be trialed between Rome and the German cities of Munich and Frankfurt, it s...

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TRAJAN IS CONSIDERED ONE OF the greatest Roman emperors, having expanded the empire to its largest size. While leading the conquest of Dacia, he ordered the construction of a large forum around 105 CE. The most integral part of the forum was a market. It’s believed the project was designed by Apollodorus of Damascus, an architect and close associat...

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