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Covid-19: Rome combats weekend crowds by closing stores and metro stations
Rome police and Lazio Region to tackle crowds at weekends. Rome’s central metro stations at Spagna and Flaminio are to
52 kilos of cocaine and heroine were seized at Fiumicino airport in Rome
A flood of drugs ready to crash into the piazzas of Italy’s capital was intercepted at Fiumicino airport by the
Rome battles rising smog with traffic ban
Traffic-free Sunday in Rome on 15 November. Rome has banned motorists from driving within the fascia verde (green belt) on
Pope Francis congratulates Joe Biden on US election win
Biden receives pope’s “blessing and congratulations” in phone call. Pope Francis called US President-elect Joe Biden to offer him his
Covid-19: Italy shocked by video of dead man in Naples hospital toilet
Italy’s foreign minister says covid-19 situation in Naples is “out of control.” A video posted on social media showing an
What to do if you come in close contact with a Covid positive person
Have you been in close contact with a Covid-positive person? Here’s what you need to do, from isolation to testing.
Vatican offers free covid-19 tests to homeless
Rome’s poor and homeless offered free coronavirus tests in St Peter’s Square. Pope Francis is offering free covid-19 tests to
Rome’s new off-limits areas for electric scooters
Rome clamps down on where electric scooters can be parked and not. Electric scooters are everywhere in Rome, particularly in
Rome remembers Gigi Proietti with street art
Where to find the Gigi Proietti murals in Rome. When Gigi Proietti died on 2 November, on his 80th birthday,