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Superyachts on the Med: Pandemic no barrier for super-wealthy Kiwi travellers
'Bugger it, we're still going to have summer in Europe', one super-wealthy Kiwi said.
Covid-19: Italy refuses to lock down as infections surge
Italian health minister says no new lockdown, saying the strategy is about 'control'.
Italy wants its tourists back, unless they sit on the statues
New York Times: Italians say that shouldn't give tourists a free pass to run amok.
First Mediterranean cruise departs Italy, after tests
Passengers have departed on the first Mediterranean cruise after Italy's lockdown.
Saluti! Pandemic revives curious Italian plague tradition
One plague tradition has made a welcome return.
'It was great': Three-year-old youngest climber to summit Alp
And we thought a family ski trip was brave.
'I'm scared': Italian sex workers face poverty and illness in pandemic
New York Times: Coronavirus forced sex workers to accept risks in order to avoid poverty.
'Stupid' blunder: Covid track and trace catches tourist red-handed
The statue of Napoleon's younger sister was found to be missing some toes.
How Italy turned around its coronavirus calamity
New York Times: After a stumbling start, Italy went from being a global pariah to a model.
Venice blames 'fat tourists' for increased gondola fares
Tourists may have only just returned but the gondolieri are already complaining.
'Beasts' serve 'The Doctor': Inside elderly man's sordid sex cult
Victims subjected to 'unbearable violence and abuse of all kinds' by depraved sect.
Watch: Italian coast guard works to free sperm whale
A sperm whale is trapped in fishing gear off Italian island.
Holiday from hell: Six cancelled flights and a four month delay
How one couple's holiday, became a four-month nightmare.
Health worker raised alarms about coronavirus. Then he lost his job
New York Times: Health workers paying the price for pointing out dangerous conditions.
Covid cases rising globally, yet fewer people are dying
More people are getting Covid, but fewer are dying. Here's why that could be the case.
How the Mafia infiltrated Italy's hospitals and laundered the profits globally
Financial Times: Corpses became highly prized commodities, worth thousands of euros.
Venice tourism may never be the same. It could be better
New York Times: Many see this as an opportunity to rethink a "tourism monoculture."
Airline bans 'number 1' boarding peeve
Some airlines banned entertainment and alcohol. But here's one change you might enjoy.
Father 'jumps' on bear to save son
A man tried to save his son from a bear attack along a rural trail in Italy.
Abused ex-wives turn on Rome's notorious crime family
Twenty alleged members of the notorious Casamonica crime family were arrested in Rome.
Images may prove China in grip of Covid months before it told the world
Did China lie about when Covid-19 first broke out in Wuhan?
Sweden's shock stat: Nation's worst day as virus infections soar
Sweden suffered its worst day for new virus cases, due to a long-delayed surge in testing.
Surge in infections: City of 18 million overtakes Wuhan as virus capital
One of the worst spikes in coronavirus infections slams city of 18 million people.
How NZ's Covid-19 death rate stacks up versus the world
Australia and NZ have the lowest Covid death rates in the OECD.
Venice glimpses a future with fewer tourists and likes what it sees
New York Times: Can Venice reinvent itself? Coronavirus may give it a chance to try.
On the road: The secret life of tour guides
A lot of fun and a lot of loneliness - the highs and lows of being a tour guide.
The circus came to town, then it couldn't leave
New York Times: One of Italy's famed circuses has been sitting out pandemic in a field.
'Mystery' over nation's Covid-19 success
Experts were worried this country could be one of the worst hit by the pandemic.
Biggest number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in a single day
There have been more worldwide infections in the past 24 hours than ever before.
School's back for 82 per cent of kids
About 85 per cent of kids are back at school, but some Whangārei parents scared away.
Italy to reopen to tourists, Baltic travel bubble starts
Italy gives date it will reopen to tourists, as Europe's first travel bubble starts up.
Second hit - Warning of new wave of coronavirus in Europe
Top WHO official warns second spike could coincide with outbreaks of other diseases.