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 Argentina's new government said on Tuesday that it had reached its first settlement with "holdout" bondholders, a group of some 50,000 Italian investors whose bonds were defaulted on in 2001. https://www.thelocal.it/20160203/argentina-strikes-deal-with-italian-creditors-over-defaulted-debt Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:52:55 +0100 argentina-strikes-deal-with-italian-creditors-over-defaulted-debt An 18th-century book on the history of Saint Peter's Basilica that was stolen last year in Rome has been recovered at a bookstore in Buenos Aires, officials said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150424/18th-century-book-stolen-in-rome-found-in-argentina Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:29:05 +0200 18th-century-book-stolen-in-rome-found-in-argentina Heavy rains in recent days in the flood-hit city of Genoa have forced the rescheduling of Saturday's rugby Test between Italy and Argentina, the Italian rugby federation (Fir) confirmed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141114/rugby-italy-v-argentina-rescheduled-in-flood-hit-genoa Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:23:00 +0100 rugby-italy-v-argentina-rescheduled-in-flood-hit-genoa Italian tax agents have served football legend Diego Maradona with papers over a €39 million debt that the feisty Argentinian disputes, ANSA news agency reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131018/maradona-slammed-with-39m-tax-bill-in-italy Fri, 18 Oct 2013 18:40:00 +0200 maradona-slammed-with-39m-tax-bill-in-italy Pope Francis has surprised his English-speaking Twitter followers with a "Never again war!" message, a far cry from his usual fluent phrases. But as The Local finds out, the meaning behind his apparent outburst speaks volumes about his own experience of war. https://www.thelocal.it/20130902/popes-anti-war-tweet-perplexes-followers Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:19:00 +0200 popes-anti-war-tweet-perplexes-followers Pope Francis joked with Italy and Argentina players on the eve of a friendly football match in Rome on Tuesday, saying he was torn over who to support. https://www.thelocal.it/20130813/italy-argentina-game-pope-split-on-who-to-back Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:33:00 +0200 italy-argentina-game-pope-split-on-who-to-back Pope Francis will meet Italy and Argentina players on the eve of their friendly in Rome but will not attend the August 14th game, a spokesman said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130801/football-fan-pope-to-meet-national-squad Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:41:00 +0200 football-fan-pope-to-meet-national-squad Scuffles erupted over a bottle of champagne in Rome on Monday night, as family members gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the last living Nazi war criminals. https://www.thelocal.it/20130730/clashes-and-champagne-at-nazi-birthday-party Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:48:00 +0200 clashes-and-champagne-at-nazi-birthday-party