The son of Italy’s last king has tapped his teen granddaughter to eventually lead the House of Savoy, pretenders to Italy’s defunct throne. “Totally illegitimate,” says a rival clan.
Author: JASON HOROWITZ
How Mario Draghi Is Making Italy a Power Player in Europe
The new prime minister is leveraging his European relationships and his solid reputation to make Italy a force on the continent in a way it has not been in decades.
Shut Out on Vaccines, Tiny San Marino Turns to Old Friend: Russia
A microstate surrounded by Italy, San Marino feared being left behind in Europe’s inoculation campaign. Now it has jumped ahead, with the Sputnik vaccine sent by an unlikely, faraway friend.
Italy Pushes Back as Health Care Workers Shun Covid Vaccines
Prime Minister Mario Draghi issued a decree requiring that workers in health care facilities be vaccinated, a move that will test the legal limits of his government’s efforts to stem coronavirus outbreaks.
AstraZeneca Concerns Throw Europe’s Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Into Deeper Disarray
Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries to suspend use of the vaccine even as a third wave of the pandemic threatens the continent.
AstraZeneca Concerns Throw Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Into Deeper Disarray
Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries to suspend use of the vaccine even as a third wave of the pandemic threatens the continent.
Italy imposes lockdown measures as cases spike across Europe.
A year after the virus began spreading in Europe, things feel unnervingly the same.
Pope Francis Defends Iraq Trip During Coronavirus Pandemic
The pontiff said that he had wrestled with the decision to travel, but put the fate of the Iraqis who flocked to see him in God’s hands.
Pope’s Planned Visit to Iraq, Amid Pandemic, Raises Questions of Timing
Pope Francis has said he is determined to visit the war-torn country. But some worry that the visit will become a superspreader event in a land where the virus still rages.