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 Fifteen ex-managers of the Italian electronics company, Olivetti, have been sentenced following a high-profile manslaughter trial over the asbestos-related deaths of 14 former employees. https://www.thelocal.it/20160718/ex-olivetti-bosses-sentenced-over-asbestos-deaths Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:19:19 +0200 ex-olivetti-bosses-sentenced-over-asbestos-deaths Seventeen ex-managers at the electronics firm, Olivetti, are due to stand trial over allegations that asbestos exposure at a factory in the Piedmont town of Ivrea caused 14 deaths. https://www.thelocal.it/20160111/olivetti-asbestos-trial-begins-in-italy Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:43:36 +0100 olivetti-asbestos-trial-begins-in-italy Four ex-mayors of Milan are been probed over seven asbestos-related deaths connected to the prestigious Teatro alla Scala opera house. https://www.thelocal.it/20151106/ex-mayors-probed-over-la-scala-asbestos-deaths Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:44:17 +0100 ex-mayors-probed-over-la-scala-asbestos-deaths UPDATED: Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed on Thursday to change Italy's "nightmare" statute of limitation rules after the conviction of a Swiss billionaire related to nearly 3,000 asbestos deaths was overturned. https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/italy-acquits-swiss-billionaire-over-3000-asbestos-deaths Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:15:00 +0100 italy-acquits-swiss-billionaire-over-3000-asbestos-deaths An investigation has been launched into electronics company Olivetti, over claims that asbestos exposure in one of the company's factories caused the deaths of 20 workers. https://www.thelocal.it/20131108/olivetti-probed-over-asbestos-deaths Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:00:00 +0100 olivetti-probed-over-asbestos-deaths An Italian appeals court on Monday increased a sentence in absentia against Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny to 18 years in prison for causing the death of 3,000 people in a landmark asbestos case that is the biggest of its kind. https://www.thelocal.it/20130603/sentence-boost-for-swiss-tycoon-in-asbestos-trial Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:38:00 +0200 sentence-boost-for-swiss-tycoon-in-asbestos-trial