How 2 flights to Europe may have spurred the spread of the omicron variant VIEW
A confounding array of COVID rules and lax enforcement of mask wearing may have sent on infected passengers on two KLM flights from South Africa...
Europe toughens rules for unvaccinated as fourth COVID wave swells
As temperatures drop and coronavirus infections spike across Europe, some countries are introducing increasingly targeted restrictions against the unvaccinated who are driving another wave of...
In the land of the godfather comes a ban on them
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania enacted a ban on naming godparents at baptisms and christenings. Officials argue that the once-essential figure in a Catholic...
Italy’s vaccine drive runs up against a sacred institution: summer vacation
An estimated 20 million Italians face the prospect of getting their second shots in the middle of July or in August, when many leave cities...