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Duck family gets Italian police escort Joan Baez strikes an upbeat note with Gianni Morandi song for Italy
ANSA cops, out on lockdown duty, stopped the few
PRATO – At the height of Italy’s Covid-19 lockdown in March, a family of ducks got a police escort to cross the road in Prato. The
cars out and about to let the mother and her ducklings cross the street on their way to the Bisenzio river.
Italy activates satellite
to monitor nation amid lockdown
ANSA
BRUSSELS – During Italy’s national lockdown, the Italian civil protection department activated the EU’s Copernicus observatory satellite to monitor its territory to check on gathering points and healthcare
facilities. The aim was to monitor activities and public spaces during the COVID-19 emergency. The announcement was made by European Commissioner for Crisis Manage- ment, Janez Lenarcic. The civil protection used Copernicus to make sure people are not gathering outside.
American folk singer Joan Baez spoke in Italian to introduce the song “Un Mondo d’Amore,” saying Italy’s balcony serenades are
“a source of inspiration for the world.”
Joan Baez
ANSA
ROME – During the height of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak, Joan Baez sang a Gianni Morandi classic to celebrate Italy’s upbeat musical response to the corona- virus. Speaking in Italian, the American
singer-songwriter said “I’ll sing this for you” after saying that Italy had been “a source of inspiration for the world” with its balcony singalongs. She sang “Un Mondo d’Amore” (A World Of Love), a song by Morandi that was part of her repertoire in the 1960s.
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When people think of Italians as great lovers, it stands to reason that they must wonder what Valentine’s Day must be like in Italy. After all, isn’t Italy the most romantic country in the world? In fact the holiday, known as “La Festa di San Valentino” or “La Festa degli Innamorati” in Italy, is reserved
How and when did this holiday for lovers actually begin? Some historians insist that it dates to the Roman Empire as a pagan festival to celebrate the Queen of Roman gods and goddesses. The ancient Romans considered
However, the most common legend surrounding the origin of Valentine’s Day goes back to St. Valentine, a priest who defied the Roman emperors’ order banning marriage between lovers during wartime. Valentine se- cretly married lovers during this ban and once discovered he was put to death on Feb. 14.
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