The Local Italy 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 Skydiving Santa brings joy to kids in earthquake town Father Christmas traditionally delivers gifts by travelling in a magical sleigh and climbing down the chimney - but in Italy this year, he's made a more dramatic entrance. https://www.thelocal.it/20161207/parachuting-santas-bring-joy-to-kids-in-earthquake-towns Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:17:11 +0100 parachuting-santas-bring-joy-to-kids-in-earthquake-towns Facebook donates €500,000 to quake-hit Italy Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told Italian students how the social media site gave €500,000 to the Italian Red Cross following Wednesday's devastating earthquake in central Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/facebook-ceo-gives-500k-to-italian-red-cross-following-quake Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:06:30 +0200 facebook-ceo-gives-500k-to-italian-red-cross-following-quake Bangladesh official charged over Italian's murder Bangladesh police have charged seven people including a senior opposition official over the murder of an Italian aid worker last September, an officer said on Tuesday https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/bangladesh-charges-opposition-official-over-italians-murder Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:46:01 +0200 bangladesh-charges-opposition-official-over-italians-murder Bangladesh denies Isis killed Italian aid worker Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected claims by the Isis terror group that it was behind the murder of an Italian aid worker and a Japanese citizen. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/bangladesh-denies-isis-killed-italian-man Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:03:20 +0200 bangladesh-denies-isis-killed-italian-man Freed Italian aid workers arrive in Rome Two Italian aid workers abducted in northern Syria last summer arrived on Friday in Rome, where they were welcomed with "relief" a day after their release. https://www.thelocal.it/20150116/freed-italian-aid-workers-arrive-in-rome Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:55:00 +0100 freed-italian-aid-workers-arrive-in-rome Italian aid workers held in Syria freed Two Italian women aid workers abducted in Syria last summer have been released, the Italian government said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150115/italy-aid-workers-held-in-syria-freed Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:47:00 +0100 italy-aid-workers-held-in-syria-freed Germany and Italy: help refugee home countries Foreign Ministers Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Paolo Gentiloni called on Friday for increased aid to countries many people are fleeing as refugees. https://www.thelocal.it/20141128/help-refugee-origin-countries-say-germany-and-italy-africa-migrants-education-health Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:06:00 +0100 help-refugee-origin-countries-say-germany-and-italy-africa-migrants-education-health