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St. Rocco – St. Anthony Society has decided to cancel this year’s Italian Festival dinner and picnic originally scheduled the weekend of July 23. They say they considered the many safeguards that are necessary to ensure the full safety and well-being of the public and members and felt taht a full resumption of the celebration this year would be pre...

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Four more regions will turn 'white' next week, the Italian health ministry confirmed on Friday, with the rest of the country expected to follow later this month. Based on the latest health data, the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Liguria, Umbria and Veneto will be in the low-risk white zone from Monday June 7th, the health ministry stated. The latest...

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Italy's regions can make covid-19 vaccination appointments available to all people aged over 16 from Thursday 3 June. "We can further accelerate our campaign to overcome this difficult season," wrote Italian health minister Roberto Speranza on Twitter yesterday. “From 3 June, all regions will be able to open up to all age groups (over 16),” the gov...

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Italy takes another step towards normality as people can once again drink coffee at the bar. Italy's restaurants and bars can open for indoor service as well as outdoors from 1 June, in another step towards normality as the country winds down its covid-19 restrictions. The move means that customers can once again take their coffee at the bar or eat...

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A lesson in dichotomy, Renato Foschini tried to blend in but nonetheless stood out. He was a quiet leader, a small powerhouse and a patient busybody, said his wife, Maria Foschini. "They didn't get better than him," she said. "He was a hard worker, kind, generous, giving. He had the patience of a saint." Born in November 1969 in Paterson, Foschini...

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Rome's Fiumicino airport welcomed around 300 tourists and travellers from the USA who landed in the Italian capital on 28 May after taking covid-tested flights from New York and Atlanta. After undergoing coronavirus  screening on arrival, the tourists were greeted with gifts bags containing Made in Italy food and wine, souvenirs, tricolor bracelets...

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There are hopes that southern Italy could experience an economic revival amid the pandemic, as up to 100,000 workers have moved south - many of them to return home. Sipping a craft beer on a warm spring evening in Catania, Sicily, Corrado Paterno Castello spares a thought for friends and colleagues he left behind in Milan, 1,000 kilometres (600 mil...

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The pandemic has been tragic for Italy on many different levels. One of these concerns the challenges faced by Italian businesses. Some may think that only small business have been strongly affected by the crisis, closing down and leaving employees out of work. In fact, many businesses of all sizes have suffered, with Istat, the Italian statistics...

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What Italy has named the certificato verde or ‘green pass’ is currently just any official certificate that states you have either been fully vaccinated, have recently tested negative, or have antibodies after recovering from Covid-19. But the plan is to make those details visible in digital form, both online and via the government’s Immuni contact...

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