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Good news for Venice: MOSE worked today!
4 months ago 0 commentsMOSE (Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico), the movable dams project aimed at protecting Venice and its lagoon from the sea and the risk of acqua alta, works. MOSE — whose development has been tainted by a series of legal and financial issues — is a flood barrier system formed by 78 mobile […]
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“Smart working:” Italy can’t get her head around it
4 months ago 0 comments2020 brought about many new habits, but Italy just seems to have some problems with one of them, smart working. Also known as “working from home,” and a fairly normal occurrence in many a country, especially in some sectors and among the younger generations, smart working is something Italians just […]
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When will we be visiting Italy again?
4 months ago 0 commentsWhen will we be visiting Italy again? This is the question many Americans have been wondering about. While restrictions for non-EU (Americans included) travelers have been recently eased (but only if your significant other lives in the country), it may still take a while before Americans are able to be […]
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Anglo-Italian Covid-19 vaccine trials halted
5 months ago 0 commentsAnglo-Italian Covid-19 vaccine trials have been put on hold yesterday after one of the 50.000 volunteers who have been injected with the serum has developed a serious — although not fatal — adverse reaction, ANSA reports. “We’re waiting for an independent committee of experts to evaluate the case,” declares Piero […]
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Italy approves exemption to allow international couples to travel and meet
5 months ago 0 commentsItaly approves an exemption allowing people who have their significant partner in the country to visit, even if they come from countries considered at high risk of Covid-19. The news came on Monday, 7th of September, as part of Prime Minister Conte‘s new emergency decree. The country will maintain its […]
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