https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Why do people live longer in southern Italy than southern Sweden? A group of Swedes will swap lives with Italians for three months as part of a study which aims to find out. https://www.thelocal.it/20171016/swedes-and-italians-to-swap-lives-for-three-months-for-a-study-into-longevity Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:33:32 +0200 swedes-and-italians-to-swap-lives-for-three-months-for-a-study-into-longevity Italy has long been one of the countries with the highest life expectancies in the world - but what's it actually like to grow old in Italy? A new report has examined how Italy's elderly population measure up to their counterparts across the EU. https://www.thelocal.it/20170926/life-expectancy-is-rising-in-italy-but-the-elderly-struggle-with-health-problems Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:22:54 +0200 life-expectancy-is-rising-in-italy-but-the-elderly-struggle-with-health-problems Italy's oldest living man has died at the age of 111, according to local media reports on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170920/italys-oldest-man-valerio-piroddi-sardinia-died-at-the-age-of-111 Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:48:15 +0200 italys-oldest-man-valerio-piroddi-sardinia-died-at-the-age-of-111 Pope Francis turns 80 on Saturday with no sign of slowing down in his drive to reshape the Catholic church to reflect his own vision of compassion and humility. https://www.thelocal.it/20161216/pope-francis-hits-80-and-hes-not-slowing-down Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:23:22 +0100 pope-francis-hits-80-and-hes-not-slowing-down Want to wish Pope Francis many happy returns on his 80th birthday this week? https://www.thelocal.it/20161213/how-to-wish-pope-francis-a-happy-80th-birthday Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:51:53 +0100 how-to-wish-pope-francis-a-happy-80th-birthday An alert and chatty Italian woman, Emma Morano, on Tuesday celebrates her 117th birthday as the last known person alive who was born in the 19th century. https://www.thelocal.it/20161129/emma-morano-last-person-alive-born-in-1800s-turns-117 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:45:36 +0100 emma-morano-last-person-alive-born-in-1800s-turns-117 Valerio Piroddi, known to friends as Tziu (Uncle) Mundicu, had 111 candles to blow out on his birthday cake on Sunday, making him Italy's oldest man. https://www.thelocal.it/20161114/italys-oldest-living-man-just-turned-111 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:24:11 +0100 italys-oldest-living-man-just-turned-111 In one month it will be Emma Morano's birthday. Though she hasn't invited anyone, people from around the world are still likely to turn up to celebrate with the last known person alive to have been born in the 19th century. https://www.thelocal.it/20161031/emma-morano-worlds-oldest-person-shares-her-secrets-for-a-long-life Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:42:47 +0100 emma-morano-worlds-oldest-person-shares-her-secrets-for-a-long-life Italy is the European country with the highest percentage of the population aged 80 or over, the latest report from Eurostat shows. https://www.thelocal.it/20160929/italy-has-europes-oldest-population-eurostat Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:07:28 +0200 italy-has-europes-oldest-population-eurostat Scientists on Monday revealed part of the secret to why a small village in southern Italy has an unusual number of centenarians - low levels of a particular hormone that affects circulation. https://www.thelocal.it/20160905/scientists-find-keys-to-a-long-life-in-italys-100-club-village Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:26:55 +0200 scientists-find-keys-to-a-long-life-in-italys-100-club-village A 3,500-year-old settlement has been unearthed near an ancient Roman city in northeast Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160113/bronze-age-village-found-near-ancient-roman-city Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:39:05 +0100 bronze-age-village-found-near-ancient-roman-city