Categories EU Italian army’s chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus Posted on Posted onMarch 9, 2020March 9, 2020By Editor Italian Chief of Army Staff Salvatore Farina has tested positive for the coronavirus and will remain quarantined in his home, with a replacement taking on his official duties. … Read More >Italian army’s chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus
Categories EU 2nd regional Italian head contracts coronavirus, all cultural facilities across the country CLOSED Posted on Posted onMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor Gripped by the deadly coronavirus, which has infected thousands nationwide – a figure which now includes the head of its Piedmont region – Italy has shut down all of its cultural sites and iconic landmarks such as the Colosseum. … Read More >2nd regional Italian head contracts coronavirus, all cultural facilities across the country CLOSED
Categories EU Italy ‘QUARANTINES’ 16 MILLION people in Lombardy & 14 other provinces in attempt to stop coronavirus outbreak Posted on Posted onMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has signed an emergency decree, virtually locking down the Lombardy region and 14 other provinces until April 3, to curb the spread of coronavirus that killed at least 233 across the country so far. … Read More >Italy ‘QUARANTINES’ 16 MILLION people in Lombardy & 14 other provinces in attempt to stop coronavirus outbreak
Categories EU WATCH: Fight breaks out in Italian supermarket as coronavirus fears reach fever pitch Posted on Posted onFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor Fears are running high in Italy’s Lombardy region after authorities confirmed the seventh coronavirus death on Monday. The rush to stock up on essential goods has led to tensions spilling over into violence in supermarkets. … Read More >WATCH: Fight breaks out in Italian supermarket as coronavirus fears reach fever pitch
Categories Op-ed Double standards: MSM goes with alarmist headlines over Russia’s coronavirus measures… which are milder than those in EU Posted on Posted onFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor As nations around the globe struggle to contain the coronavirus epidemic, Russia’s efforts are being undermined by the sensationalist MSM via poor online ‘journalism’, while stricter quarantine laws in Italy are applauded. … Read More >Double standards: MSM goes with alarmist headlines over Russia’s coronavirus measures… which are milder than those in EU
Categories EU Shops stripped bare in scenes reminiscent of ‘zombie apocalypse’ as coronavirus fears sweep Italy Posted on Posted onFebruary 24, 2020February 24, 2020By Editor Driven by fears of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, Italians in the Lombardy region have begun stockpiling food and basic necessities, leaving shops in a post-apocalyptic-looking state. … Read More >Shops stripped bare in scenes reminiscent of ‘zombie apocalypse’ as coronavirus fears sweep Italy
Categories EU ‘Anti-doping officer personally initiated police raid without IBU authorization’ – Russian biathlon head Vladimir Drachev Posted on Posted onFebruary 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor The head of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Vladimir Drachev revealed that a shocking police raid on Russian biathletes was initiated by IBU interim Anti-Doping Manager Sarah Fussek-Hakkarainen who personally signed the inquiry. … Read More >‘Anti-doping officer personally initiated police raid without IBU authorization’ – Russian biathlon head Vladimir Drachev
Categories EU ‘Extremely concerning’: Russia’s Olympic Committee and diplomats file complaints over police raid on biathletes in Italy Posted on Posted onFebruary 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor Moscow diplomats and sporting officials have urged Italy to explain why its police barged into the rooms of Russian biathletes mere hours before a world championship event. … Read More >‘Extremely concerning’: Russia’s Olympic Committee and diplomats file complaints over police raid on biathletes in Italy
Categories EU ‘They took our rifles as if we were dangerous criminals’: Russian biathlete Loginov on Italian police raid Posted on Posted onFebruary 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor Russian biathlete Alexander Loginov, who was subjected to a search by Italian police on Saturday, said that officers broke into their hotel room early in the morning while he was sleeping and confiscated his rifle. … Read More >‘They took our rifles as if we were dangerous criminals’: Russian biathlete Loginov on Italian police raid
Categories EU No lawyer, no sleep, not even badges – Loginov’s teammate Garanichev describes early morning police raid ahead of relay race Posted on Posted onFebruary 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor Italian authorities took three days to act on a request to probe the Russian biathlon team over suspicions of doping, and the way they did it – on the day of a major race – was very disruptive, Loginov’s roommate Garanichev said. … Read More >No lawyer, no sleep, not even badges – Loginov’s teammate Garanichev describes early morning police raid ahead of relay race
