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Our study shows that maths anxiety not only causes children to struggle in exams – it also means they learn less at school.
Italian police seize the largest ever haul of speed just south of Naples on July 1.
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Illicit and legitimate trade are closely connected, so how come one seems to be rising while the other has plunged?
Moody Naples.
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Naples holds an enduring – and ambiguous – place in cultural representations of Italy.
Dance of Death, Michael Wolgemut (1493).
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It is generally assumed that this disease-control technique goes back to the 1840s, but it’s actually much older.
New research hints at why Germany’s death toll from COVID-19 was relatively low while Italy’s and America’s spiked.
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Over the first 100 days of the pandemic, countries that quickly implemented strong policies successfully lowered their death rates faster. There were also some surprises in the successes and failures.
National Guard on patrol after gang conflict in Comunidad del Naranjo, Guerrero, Mexico.
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Many governments can’t afford to offer the sort of economic stimulus we’ve seen in the west, and organised crime is only too happy to fill the gap.
Fortress Europe: Malta declared its harbours unsafe for migrants to disembark during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Migrants have been left to die in the Mediterranean as Italy and Malta declared their harbours ‘unsafe’ in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
A nearly deserted street in the city of Nice, France, on May 6, the 51st day of lockdown there. Europe’s method of reopening is markedly different from the U.S. plan.
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As the US prepares to reopen from weeks of social distancing, it’s worth noting what other countries are doing.
Germany has succeeded in fighting the coronavirus in part by combing strong national leadership with regional autonomy.
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While some authoritarian governments have won early praise, research shows that democratic countries with a balance of power between central and regional bodies are best able to succeed.
A family wear face masks amid lockdown in Rome.
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Politicians should have acted faster and more decisively, survey data from four countries show.
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Countries aiming to flatten the coronavirus curve have one crucial aim: reduce the “effective reproduction number” of the virus to below 1. This means the spread is slowing, rather than accelerating.
Local officials greet each other in Rome with an elbow bump.
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Having brought cases of infection significantly down, the country is preparing to loosen lockdown measures.
European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel at the latest leaders’ summit.
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Another EU leaders’ meeting, another humdrum announcement afterwards.
Franz Xavier Winterhalter’s ‘The Decameron’ (1837).
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Then – as now – the wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front lines.
Social distancing is one of the key ways to keep the coronavirus from spreading.
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Handling the US outbreak requires a look at what’s working for the rest of the world – and our own history.
A nursing home resident in Rome is moved to a hospital.
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The coronavirus found dangerously fertile ground in elements of the country’s demographics, business, geography and culture.
Cuban doctors arrive in Italy to help fight COVID-19.
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Cuba stresses its programme to send doctors abroad is based in solidarity. But there are diplomatic and economic reasons too.
An empty street in Turin, Italy.
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The lockdown has seen Italy’s urban life shift to new spaces.
Shutdown in St Peter’s Square, Rome,
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From China and South Korea to Italy and the US, different countries are taking very different approaches to COVID-19 – with varying degrees of success.
How much?
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The government’s “whatever it takes” promise to NHS is all very well, but UK healthcare is a long way from being ready to deal with a major outbreak.