Author: EMMA BUBOLA
Dancing Ban Aimed at Young People Breaks the Rhythm of Many Older Italians
In many Italian towns and villages, outdoor dance halls are a central part of life for the older generation. But a pandemic rule intended to stop crowding in nightclubs is forcing them to close their dance floors.
‘I Am Scared’: Italian Sex Workers Face Poverty and Illness In the Pandemic
Prostitution is not illegal in Italy, nor is it regulated as an official occupation. But the coronavirus has forced many sex workers to accept certain risks in order to avoid poverty.
A Health Worker Raised Alarms About the Coronavirus. Then He Lost His Job.
A lawsuit by a nursing home employee in Italy will test whether health care professionals are paying a price for pointing out dangerous conditions at medical facilities.
Older Italians Warily Eye Young Crowds, Fearing 2nd Coronavirus Wave
As the country cautiously emerges from lockdown, anxieties have centered on public gatherings of teenagers and young adults — unfairly, some experts say.
As Coronavirus Eases, More Italians Say, ‘I Want Justice’
“The pandemic is going to turn into a big collective trial,” one journalist predicted as the hardest-hit country in Europe assesses the fallout.
Death of Store Clerk in Italy Highlights Contagion’s New Front Line
The pandemic has turned people who fill often overlooked, low-paid jobs into unlikely heroes. They are also getting sick or dying.
France Debates Where to Teach Arabic: Public School or Local Mosque?
Concerned that an increasing number of students are learning Arabic in mosques, the French state wants to take back control “to provide a secular curriculum.”