ROME—Italy ordered two Russian Embassy officials expelled Wednesday and arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after police caught the officer allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in exchange for money. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told a joint session of the Italian Parliament’s foreign relations committees that the documentation concerned…
Italy Launches Criminal Manslaughter Investigation After Teacher Dies Hours After Getting AstraZeneca Vaccine
Italian officials have launched a manslaughter investigation after a 57-year-old music teacher died after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to local media reports, as officials with the firm and state regulators said there is no evidence that the drug causes blood clots. Prosecutors in the northern Italian region of Piedmont announced they opened a manslaughter probe…
Italy Opens Manslaughter Probe as Teacher Dies Hours After Getting AstraZeneca Vaccine
Italian officials have begun a manslaughter investigation following the death of a 57-year-old music teacher hours after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to local media reports. Officials have so far said there is no evidence of a direct link between the man’s death and his shot. Prosecutors in the northern Italian region of Piedmont announced they opened…
Nearly 400,000 AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Seized in Italy After Teacher’s Death
Italian prosecutors said Monday they seized a batch of nearly 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after a man died hours after receiving the shot. Piedmont’s regional government told Reuters it suspended use of the AstraZeneca batch, ABV5811, after a 57-year-old man identified as Sandro Tognatti fell ill and died. The cause of death and…
Most of Italy to Enter Lockdown as Nation Faces ‘New Wave’ of CCP Virus Outbreak
Most of Italy’s 20 regions, including the regions surrounding the cities of Rome and Milan, are entering another round of lockdown that could last until Easter, in order to curb the spread of the CCP virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. A year after Italy became the first in Europe to suffer a major CCP (Chinese Communist…
Italy’s Draghi Fires COVID Commissioner, With Vaccination Drive in Spotlight
ROME—Prime Minister Mario Draghi on March 1 fired Italy’s special COVID-19 commissioner Domenico Arcuri and replaced him with an army logistics expert, in a signal the government wanted to speed up vaccinations. The move followed growing complaints about Arcuri’s handling of the crisis and concern that the anti-COVID vaccine campaign was moving forward too slowly….
Italy Reports 280 Coronavirus Deaths on Saturday, 18,916 New Cases
ROME—Italy reported 280 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 253 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections declined to 18,916 from Friday’s 20,499. Some 323,047 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with 325,404 previously, the ministry said. Italy has registered 97,507 deaths linked to…
Italy Honors Slain Ambassador, Bodyguard and Prays for Congo
ROME—Italy paid tribute Thursday to its ambassador to Congo and his bodyguard who were killed in an attack on a U.N. convoy, honoring them with a state funeral and prayers for peace in Congo and all nations “torn by war and violence.” Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the pope’s vicar for Rome, presided over the solemn…
Italy the Beachhead for CCP’s Invasion of Europe
Churchill called Italy, the “soft underbelly” of Europe, meaning the invasion of the continent in World War II should be done there first by the Allied forces. Italy has also received other titles, such as the “Sick Man of Europe”. This title has been passed among several countries, but Italy has been a common recipient…
A ‘Huge Resounding’ Success: Shiffrin Medals in All 4 Events
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy—An ear-to-ear smile. No regrets. And another medal wrapped around her neck. What a refreshing sight it was to see Mikaela Shiffrin basking in the afternoon sunlight after another successful day in the Italian Dolomites. Make that a successful world championships. After collecting her fourth medal in as many races Saturday by taking…
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