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 A total of around 19,000 people were evacuated from their homes on Sunday as the Italian army worked to detonate two unexploded bombs, one in Umbria and one in Emilia Romagna. https://www.thelocal.it/20180730/11000-evacuated-for-detonation-of-unexploded-ww2-bomb Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:21:13 +0200 11000-evacuated-for-detonation-of-unexploded-ww2-bomb The navy divers were called to take care of an unexploded bomb near a beach beside the city of Taranto, in the southeast corner of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170829/navy-divers-find-and-detonate-ww2-british-air-force-bomb-off-italian-coast Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:52:00 +0200 navy-divers-find-and-detonate-ww2-british-air-force-bomb-off-italian-coast Volunteers on Wednesday uncovered the presumed remains of two British soldiers from the Second World War in the hills of Salerno, south-western Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170302/remains-of-two-british-soldiers-found-in-southern-italy Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:28:27 +0100 remains-of-two-british-soldiers-found-in-southern-italy Italy is to send 450 troops to defend Iraq's strategic Mosul dam, near the city occupied by Islamic State group fighters, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20151216/italy-to-send-450-troops-to-protect-iraqs-mosul-dam Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:17:38 +0100 italy-to-send-450-troops-to-protect-iraqs-mosul-dam The Italian government has plans to produce medical marijuana in a military factory in Florence, national media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140905/italian-army-moves-to-produce-cannabis-drugs Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:08:00 +0200 italian-army-moves-to-produce-cannabis-drugs