Matteo Salvini

FUNNY, THAT: Italy wonders where Europe’s solidarity is as coronavirus strains show: Germany blocks exports of medical supplies to Rome and ECB president shakes market confidence. Emergency doctors in Italy, the European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, were this week given guidance on “catastrophe medicine”. As the number of patients…

I was in Paris in the spring of 2017 when the French voted in their first round of presidential elections. Friends of mine who typically voted for the Socialist party announced at dinner parties that they would be casting a vote utile—a practical vote, rather than an act of conviction—for…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Italy’s coronavirus lockdown has triggered violent protests in prisons across the country, as inmates fear a devastating outbreak behind bars. Eleven people are dead after protests erupted in 27 prisons Monday. Inmates took staff hostage, launched mass…

SALFORD: The Italian government’s decision to expand its lockdown from two small areas of the north to encompass the entire country is a sign of its increasing desperation to control the spread of novel coronavirus. The number of positive cases by the evening of Mar 9 stood at at over 9,000 with…

Riots spread across Italy's prisons between Sunday and Monday, as inmates rebelled against measures imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus.Six prisons were killed in the riots, which spread to more than 25 prions nationwide and were caused by restrictions on family visits.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. ROME…

ROME (Reuters) - Seven prisoners have died as riots spread through crowded jails across Italy over measures imposed to contain the coronavirus. Inmates, many angered by restrictions on family visits, went on the rampage and started fires from Sunday into Monday, authorities said. In one prison, inmates took guards hostage…

. Sectarian violence left at least 25 Muslims dead in India last month after an ultra-right leader incited violence. AFP via Getty Images NEW YORK (Project Syndicate) — In September 1923, the Great Kanto earthquake devastated large parts of Tokyo, mostly owing to firestorms. Rumors spread, and were often repeated…

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, the largest daily increase in fatalities since the contagion was uncovered two weeks ago.Italy is currently reporting more deaths per day from the virus than any other…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Equality and Human Rights Commission are considering "what, if any" action to takeThe Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has renewed its call for an independent inquiry into accusations of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party, accusing it of failing to act.In a…

At the close of Albert Camus’s novel The Plague, as the French Algerian city of Oran celebrates its recovery from a mass epidemic, the protagonist Dr Bernard Rieux reflects that “such joy is always imperilled. He knew what those jubilant crowds did not know but could have learnt from books:…