Italy
Italy misses vaccine targets due to supply problems
The government had said in a document published March 13 that it counted on procuring 15.7 million vaccine doses by the end of the first quarter of 2021.
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Irish, Dutch halt AstraZeneca jabs as Italy gets set for curbs
Vaccinations are a key tool to end the worst of a pandemic that has killed more than 2.6 million people since it emerged in China in late 2019.
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Italian region suspends AstraZeneca jabs after death
The woman, who age has not been disclosed, died Sunday at Biella, a town north of Turin.
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With new Covid wave, most of Italy heads back into lockdown
One year after it became the first European country to face a major outbreak, Italy is once again struggling with the rapid spread of Covid-19, this time fuelled by new, more contagious variants.
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Facing new COVID-19 wave, Italy heads back into lockdown
A majority of regions - including those around Rome and Milan - will reportedly be classified as high-risk red zones from Monday, with all residents told to stay home except for work, health or other essential reasons.
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Italy mayor accused of vaccine queue-jumping resigns
Nicolosi, mayor of Corleone, a small town near Palermo, said he was quitting "even if I insist that I made the right choice in getting vaccines for me and city councillors."
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Italy seeks UN probe into DRC envoy's killing
The envoy, Luca Attanasio, 43, died on Monday after a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy was ambushed in a dangerous part of the eastern DRC near the border with Rwanda.
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Italy confirms death of its ambassador to DR Congo
'It is with deep sadness that the Foreign Ministry confirms the death, today in Goma, of the Italian ambassador,' the ministry said, adding that an Italian policeman also died.
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Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy's new PM
The appointment of the 73-year-old known as 'Super Mario' capped weeks of political instability for the country still in the grips of the health crisis that has killed more than 93,000 people.
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Italy police make major mafia drugs bust
The group, which has managed to infiltrate public life throughout Calabria, is involved not only in international drug trafficking but extortion, money laundering, and contract-rigging.
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Italy PM quits to seek new govt as pandemic rages
The uneasy coalition that has led Italy since September 2019 was fatally weakened earlier this month by the withdrawal of former premier Matteo Renzi's small but crucial Italia Viva party.
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Carbon monoxide leak kills five at Italy care home
"Unfortunately there are five dead, then there are also five other residents in a serious condition and two care workers, a total of seven people in hospital," police told AFP.
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Bassino grabs third women's giant slalom victory of the season
On an icy slope, Bassino was fastest in the first run in 1min 4.15sec, with Gisin second and overall World Cup leader Petra Vlhova third.
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Italy surpasses 1 million coronavirus vaccinations: PM
"A heartfelt thanks to citizens and our national health service for the extraordinary response," wrote Conte on Facebook.
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Italy surpasses 1 million coronavirus vaccinations: PM
Earlier on Friday, Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a new decree that put three regions under a near lockdown.
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Five things to know about Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia
The group has only been classed as mafia under Italian law since 2010, but it dates back at least to the unification of Italy in 1861.
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Major Italian mafia trial opens with hundreds of accused
More than 350 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate and the politicians, lawyers, businessmen and others accused of enabling them face a long trial in the southern Calabrian town of Lamezia Terme.
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England, Italy brace for Christmas lockdowns as Europe battles virus surge
Europe has become the first region in the world to pass 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic broke out a year ago, killing more than 1.6 million worldwide and pitching the global economy into turmoil.
