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Celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo’s plan to travel to India put on hold due to COVID-19

4:13 pm November 1, 2020

Mumbai: As someone with a deep interest in cultures from across the globe, “Junior MasterChef Australia” judge Jock Zonfrillo says he was looking forward to travel to India this year but the coronavirus pandemic put a break on his plans. The celebrity chef, however, is hopeful about visiting the country in 2021 if the travel restrictions ease off. “One […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Pope reverts back to mask-less old ways at indoor audience

3:37 pm October 21, 2020

Rome: A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways on Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe. Francis shunned a face mask again during his Wednesday general audience in the Vatican auditorium, and didn’t wear one when he greeted […]

Ronaldo reportedly returning to Italy to finish confinement

9:13 pm October 14, 2020

Lisbon: Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be heading back to Italy after testing positive for the coronavirus in Portugal. Portuguese and Italian media said the Juventus forward was traveling on an “ambulance plane” from Lisbon to Turin to finish his isolation period. The Portuguese daily Record showed images of the plane it said was used by Ronaldo. Ronaldo had been separated from the rest […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Doctor: Berlusconi in “delicate” phase of virus treatment

11:58 pm September 6, 2020

Rome: Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is responding “optimally” to COVID-19 treatment but is the most vulnerable type of patient and is in “the most delicate phase” of his infection, his personal doctor said Sunday. Dr Alberto Zangrillo repeated that he nevertheless remained “cautiously optimistic” about Berlusconi’s recovery. Berlusconi turns 84 in a few weeks and has had a history of […]

Migrants overwhelm Italian island; islanders launch protest

8:14 pm August 30, 2020

Rome : The arrival of hundreds of migrants crammed into a rickety fishing boat has worsened the severe overcrowding at shelters on a tiny Italian island, triggering an angry demonstration by islanders and a vow Sunday by the mayor to call a protest strike. While tensions grew on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, another migrant drama was reported. RAI state […]