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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.
Reopenings bring new cases in South Korea, virus fears in Italy
The new flare-ups underscored dilemma authorities face as they try to reopen economies.
Pest Wars: Blood on the streets of the Eternal City
Seagulls are swooping from the skies above Rome and hunting "like pterodactyls".
Italian island wants to pay for your holiday flights
The island at the heel of Italy wants to foot the bill for your next holiday.
Covid-19: US death toll passes 60,000; UK toll passes 26,000
It's a jump of almost a fifth on previous reports.
Covid 19: World economies plunge
An estimated 30 million Americans put out of work after shutdowns forced by Covid 19.
26,000 dead: What went wrong in Italy?
Italy's 26,600 fatalities lags behind only the U.S. in the global Covid-19 death toll.
US death toll passes 50,000; world leaders launch virus plan
But the US won't take part in a "landmark" plan launched by European leaders and the WHO.
Backpacker paying his way by painting mural in lockdown
Two-day stay becomes indefinite, forcing Enrico Cornuda to get creative to pay his bill.
'A stroke of luck' to be on global cruise during pandemic
One Italian cruise ship has been a virus-free bubble since it set sail in January.
Softly, softly... How countries across the world are loosening the lockdown
The WHO has urged 'extreme caution' but there are signs of a slow return to normality.
'Am I going now to my execution?': One doctor's very long day
Italian medic has had a non-stop month on the front line at Maggiore Hospital.