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Major Italian mafia trial opens with hundreds of accused

Alexandria Sage, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 01:34 AM

Hundreds of alleged mobsters faced a judge in Italy on Wednesday as the largest mafia trial in more than 30 years kicked off in a specially converted courtroom in the heartland of the notorious 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate. Read more »

Pope Francis' doctor dies from coronavirus complication: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 10:42 PM

The personal doctor of Pope Francis has died due to complications from the novel coronavirus, the Catholic News Agency (CNA) said quoting a Vatican newspaper.    Read more »

Pope, Queen Elizabeth join vaccine drive as UK tops 3 million cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 07:39 AM

Pope Francis and Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Saturday became the latest high-profile figures to join the global vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, as the UK reported it had surpassed more than 3 million cases since the pandemic began more than a year ago. Read more »

Italian woman murdered, 'fed to pigs' by mafia: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 04:36 AM

ROME - A woman from Italy's Calabria region was murdered and fed to pigs in 2016 after refusing to give up her land to a neighbor with ties to a mafia clan, local media reported Wednesday citing former gangsters. Read more »

Study suggests Italy's COVID-19 death toll is higher than reported

Gavin Jones, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 02:41 AM

ROME - Italy's coronavirus death toll is probably considerably higher than reported, statistics bureau ISTAT said on Wednesday in an analysis pointing to thousands of fatalities that have not been officially attributed to COVID-19. Read more »

Italy reports 659 more coronavirus deaths, 11,212 new cases

Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 01:21 AM

ROME - Italy reported 659 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 445 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 11,212 from 8,585.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 28, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 12:36 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Vatican under lockdown

Filippo Monteforte, AFP
Posted at Dec 28 09:20 AM

A policeman patrols on an empty St. Peter's Square as the Pope delivers a private live-streamed weekly Angelus prayer from the palace's library in the Vatican, on Sunday Read more »

Italy's COVID-19 death toll passes 70,000, with 553 new fatalities

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 03:11 AM

ROME - Italy reported 553 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, taking its total toll past 70,000, the health ministry said. Read more »

Families of coronavirus deaths sue Italy government for 100 million euros

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 10:40 PM

Around 500 relatives of coronavirus victims are suing the Italian state for 100 million euros ($122 million), alleging a litany of failures in the early stages of the pandemic, campaigners said Wednesday.   Read more »

Europe crosses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths as new variant spreads

Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia, Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 04:15 AM

Europe became the first region worldwide to cross 500,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as a new variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain threatened the region's prevention measures to curb the pandemic. Read more »

Italy reports 10,872 new coronavirus cases, 415 deaths

Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 12:32 AM

ROME - Italy reported 415 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday against 352 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections decreased to 10,872 from 15,104, reflecting the customary decline in testing over the weekend.   Read more »

Blood of Naples saint fails to liquefy in what some see as bad omen

Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 06:30 PM

When the blood failed to liquefy on September 19, 1980, a massive earthquake hit southern Italy two months later, killing more than 3,000 people. Read more »

Tagle to lead his first Simbang Gabi mass in Rome

Jackie de Vega, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 06:03 PM

Cardinal Luis Tagle will preside at his first Simbang Gabi on December 20, at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Read more »

Italy reports 846 more COVID-19 deaths, 14,844 new cases

Reuters
Posted at Dec 16 02:02 AM

ROME - Italy reported 846 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 491 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 14,844 from 12,030. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 11, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 11:58 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Pope will say Christmas Mass earlier to meet Italy COVID-19 curfew

Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 11:54 AM

Pope Francis' Christmas Eve Mass will start two hours earlier, the Vatican said on Thursday, allowing even the limited number of people who can attend to get home by a 10 p.m. Italian curfew to contain the coronavirus. Read more »

A bad year even for Santa?

Luca Bruno, AP
Posted at Dec 11 09:35 AM

A homeless man wears a Santa Claus outfit as he prepares to have dinner by the side of a road, in Milan, Italy. Read more »

Italy's 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi dead at 64

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 02:26 PM

Paolo Rossi, a hero of Italian football who fired the Azzurri to victory in the 1982 World Cup, has died aged 64, prompting an outpouring of grief and tributes. Read more »

Italy reports 499 more COVID-19 deaths, 12,756 new cases

Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 07:00 AM

ROME - Italy reported 499 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 634 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 12,756 from 14,842.   Read more »