Italy is tightening its Green Pass restrictions even further. From 6th December to 15th January, new rules will come into force that target the unvaccinated. Known as the Super Green Pass, there is the option to extend the restrictions if the government thinks it necessary.
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The writer Ippolito Nievo was born on 30 November 1831 in Padua. His posthumously published Confessions of an Italian is one of the most important Risorgimento novels in Italian literature.
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The only person to be convicted of the murder of UK exchange student Meredith Kercher, has been released. Rudy Guede’s sentence was reduced and he has been granted early release.
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Born on 23rd November 1533: physician and botanist, Prospero Alpini, in Marostica near Vicenza. Alpini was the first European to observe and document the coffee plant.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation presented the VI edition of Italian Cuisine in the World. Running from 22nd to 28th November, it promotes the Italian agri-food chain and wine-gastronomic tradition.
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A lesser-known route to Europe is increasingly being used by wealthier Afghan, Iraqi, Iranian and Kurd migrants. Entire families are paying top price for passage from Turkey aboard new or nearly new yachts that more easily avoid detection by authorities.
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On Sunday, the mayor of Reggio Emilia, a northern Italian city, called for stiffer laws to protect women. This a day after the death of a woman at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. The ex had recently been given a plea deal for repeatedly stalking her after their breakup.
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The mayor of the island of Vulcano, in Sicily’s Aeolian archipelago, has ordered the evacuation of about 150 people. He has also banned tourists due to increased volcanic activity and gases in the area.
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Founder of the scuola metafisica (metaphysical school), Giorgio de Chirico died on 20th November, 1978 in Rome. The artist had a profound influence on the country’s Surrealist movement in the early 20th century.
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The Italian government accelerates its vaccination drive. It is bringing forward the start date for a third dose, or booster jab, to over-40s to 22nd November. There is also debate around the introduction of a super Green Pass.
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