Italy
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| Provinces | South Tyrol |
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| Trentino | |
| Province of Brescia | |
| Capital | Rome |
| Dialing code | +39 |
| Population | 60. 59 million (2017) |
| Points of interest | Colosseum |
| Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore | |
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| ID | 405835 |
About Italy
Italy, a European country with a long Mediterranean coastline, has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Its capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as landmark art and ancient ruins. Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo's "David" and Brunelleschi's Duomo; Venice, the city of canals; and Milan, Italy's fashion capital.
Shock after popular bear shot dead in Italian town
...By Paul KirbyBBC NewsA popular female bear has been shot dead on the outskirts of a town in central Italy and a man has claimed he opened fire out of fear...
Canadian couple win damages from Italian ruling party
...By George WrightBBC NewsItaly s far-right ruling party has been ordered to pay damages to a same-sex couple for using a photo of them with their newborn son without their consent in an anti-surrogacy campaign...
Heatwave: Italy's major cities on red heat alert
...By James GregoryBBC NewsRed alerts for extreme heat are in place in most of Italy s main cities as a heatwave intensifies in Europe...
Europe heatwave: Red alerts issued in 15 Italian cities
...By Robert Greenall & Christy CooneyBBC NewsRed alerts have been issued for 15 cities across Italy as extreme heat continues to affect southern Europe...
How the tide of migration is changing European politics
... Most head for Italy...
Europe heatwave: Extreme heat leads to Greece Acropolis closure
... Earlier this week, a man in his forties died from the heat after collapsing in northern Italy - while several visitors to the country have collapsed from heatstroke, including a British man outside the Colosseum in Rome...
Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe
... They could reach 48C in parts of Italy, becoming " potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe" says the European Space Agency...
Silvio Berlusconi's big footprint in Europe
...By Katya AdlerEurope editorFlamboyant, controversial Silvio Berlusconi - a four-time prime minister and a key coalition partner in Italy s current government - was envied and admired, loathed and derided in equal measure for many, many years...
Headlines: Coronavirus 'action plan' and 'mass-Tests" in the UK
Wednesday, the front pages focus on the accelerated spread of the Corona Virus in Europe, after a number of countries confirmed their first cases and the number of deaths in Italy increased on Tuesday, 11. The Times , says the Minister now, before the completion of contingency plans for the UK, what it says, belong to the closure of schools, restriction of movement throughout the country and quarantined families. He adds that people not be tested with a severe cough and fever in GP surgeries, even if they traveled abroad. The Daily Telegraph also details to "mass testing" for in the UK, reports that thousands of British people tested for The Virus by means of GPs under a new surveillance system by Public Health England. It says that of the 600 patients per week will be tested for The Virus , with the scheme of around 100 GP practices and 11 hospitals. The Guardian reports there has been a growing confusion on Tuesday, the government takes advice on whether it is safe to travel to Northern Italy - with the Minister of health and the UK's chief medical officer an expression of conflicting views. The Foreign office has advised since against all but essential travel to 11 cities in Northern Italy . "Virus-panic Hits schools," explains the Daily Mail , after the students were back in England from holiday in Northern Italy , home to the new government health-related advice to the coronavirus. will be sent The Paper says that the staff and students of 18 schools were sent home on Tuesday. The newspaper adds that the British officials are considering the closure of schools and transport networks in the case of a global pandemic. The I newspaper also describes the British plan, if the Corona Virus is a pandemic, adding that the Ireland v Italy Six Nations rugby game in doubt by The Crisis . The Daily Mirror splashes with a full-page image of The Guests confined to their rooms in a hotel in Tenerife. The Move comes after a visit to the Italian doctor tested positive for the coronavirus. Hundreds of guests are trapped inside. The Daily Express adds that the British are among The Guests trapped in their rooms as a UK travel company, the oceanfront hotel. The Paper calls it the "holiday From Hell ". The Daily Star also leads with a picture of the Tenerife hotel, emblazoned with The Words : "We don't Want to be Here!" Elsewhere, the Financial Times reported that German Chancellor Rishi Sunak delay of the budget decisions on tax, spending and borrowing until the autumn due to the growth forecast downgrades, and the coronavirus. Mr Sunak says The First Budget at 11. March is The First installment in a "trilogy" of statements in this year. The Budget is expected to include specific promises in the Conservative Manifesto as a promise to scrap a cut in Corporation tax to 17 per cent.
Source of news: bbc.com
