Tag: #Italy
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Draghi Honours COVID Victims at ‘Italy’s Wuhan’
Draghi has honoured COVID victims at Italy’s ‘Wuhan’.
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Italy court acquits Eni, Shell in Nigeria corruption case
Milan, March 17 (AFP/APP):An Italian court on Wednesday cleared oil majors Eni and Shell of corruption charges related to a major deal in Nigeria, according to media and a corruption watchdog. The case focused on claims that $1.1 billion (920 million euros) in bribes had been paid to secure a giant Nigerian offshore oilfield in…
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France, Italy call EU comments on AstraZeneca ‘encouraging’
Rome, March 16 (AFP/APP):Comments by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the AstraZeneca vaccine are “encouraging,” French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Tuesday. “Today’s preliminary statements from EMA are encouraging,” they said in a statement released by Draghi’s office, which added that they are ready to resume AstraZeneca jabs if…
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Major EU nations halt AstraZeneca as WHO says it is safe
The EU’s largest countries joined a stream of states halting their rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs on Monday over blood clot fears
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Italy bans AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine
Rome, March 15 (AFP/APP): Italy’s medicines agency said on Monday it had joined other European nations in blocking the use of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine over fears of a link to blood clots. “AIFA has decided to extend the ban on the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine throughout Italy as a precautionary and temporary measure pending European Medicines Agency…
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Italy bets on virus measures now for relief later
Rome, March 14 (AFP/APP):Italy’s health minister said Sunday the government hoped new coronavirus restrictions imposed on three quarters of the country would allow a relaxation of measures in the second half of spring. Roberto Speranza comments in Sunday’s La Repubblica newspaper came on the eve of restrictions taking effect from Monday and running until April…
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Partial lockdown for most of Italy from Monday: govt
Rome, March 12 (AFP/APP):Italy’s government on Friday announced tough new restrictions for much of the country following a fresh surge in infections of coronavirus that will see schools, restaurants, bars and museums closed. The populous northern regions including Lombardy, which surrounds Milan, as well as others including Lazio, which surrounds Rome, will be designated “red…
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Italy bans batch of AstraZeneca jab but plays down risks
Rome, March 11 (AFP/APP):Italy’s medicines regulator on Thursday banned the use of a batch of AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine as a precaution, after fears of a link to blood clots sparked suspensions across Europe. But the regulator said there was currently no established link between the vaccine and the alleged side-effects — a position reinforced by…
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Belgian Van Aert sprints to Tirreno-Adriatico first stage win
Milan, March 10 (AFP/APP):Belgian rider Wout Van Aert pulled out a late surge to beat his rivals in a bunch sprint in stage one of the star-studded Tirreno-Adriatico race in Italy on Wednesday. The Jumbo-Visma rider pipped Australian Caleb Ewan of Lotto Soudal and Colombian Fernando Gaviria of UAE Emirates on the line after the…
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Ferrari learn lessons from last season’s failure as new car unveiled
Milan, March 10 (AFP/APP):Ferrari have “learned the lessons” of the Italian Formula One stable’s worst season in 40 years, team president John Elkann said Wednesday at the unveiling of the SF21 car for the 2021 campaign. At the launch in Maranello Elkann said that “2020 is behind us but won’t be forgotten and will have…