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 The parents of 14-month old baby Benito Mussolini have been summoned to appear in an Italian court over their son's controversial name, according to a newspaper report. https://www.thelocal.it/20180526/parents-of-baby-benito-mussolini-get-court-summons Sat, 26 May 2018 12:31:24 +0200 parents-of-baby-benito-mussolini-get-court-summons Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti has said that plans for a march in Rome on the anniversary of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's rise to power is illegal. https://www.thelocal.it/20170921/plans-for-rome-march-on-anniversary-of-mussolinis-rise-to-power-is-illegal-says-italian-interior-minister Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:40:32 +0200 plans-for-rome-march-on-anniversary-of-mussolinis-rise-to-power-is-illegal-says-italian-interior-minister A forest in Italy where the trees spelled out 'DVX', Benito Mussolini's Latin title, has been severely damaged by wildfires. https://www.thelocal.it/20170901/mussolinis-granddaughter-to-visit-fascist-forest-burned-down-by-wildfire Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:05:47 +0200 mussolinis-granddaughter-to-visit-fascist-forest-burned-down-by-wildfire The sudden appearance of a cluster of palm trees next to Milan's famous cathedral has sparked a row over the use of non-native plants beside an iconic Italian landmark. https://www.thelocal.it/20170216/cool-idea-or-just-bananas-row-in-italy-over-palm-trees-next-to-iconic-cathedral Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:40:54 +0100 cool-idea-or-just-bananas-row-in-italy-over-palm-trees-next-to-iconic-cathedral Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's official car, an Alfa Romeo convertible, has fetched €180,000 at auction in France, the auctioneer said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140615/mussolinis-alfa-romeo-sold-at-french-auction-2 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:40:00 +0200 mussolinis-alfa-romeo-sold-at-french-auction-2 The city of Turin voted on Monday to revoke the honorary citizenship of fascist leader Benito Mussolini, although the move faced opposition from some parties including Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia. https://www.thelocal.it/20140401/dont-scrap-mussolini-citizenship-berlusconi-party-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:24:00 +0200 dont-scrap-mussolini-citizenship-berlusconi-party-2 The Simon Wiesenthal Center is urging wine distributors to boycott the Italian company behind a range of wines emblazoned with images of dictators and Nazi slogans. https://www.thelocal.it/20130811/jewish-group-slams-italys-nazi-wine Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:30:00 +0200 jewish-group-slams-italys-nazi-wine The owner of an Italian wine company has downplayed criticism of a range of bottles emblazoned with images of dictators including Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, telling The Local the ploy was "simple marketing" that was not meant to offend anyone. https://www.thelocal.it/20130806/hitler-wine-not-intended-to-offend-company-owner Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:47:00 +0200 hitler-wine-not-intended-to-offend-company-owner A Norwegian couple were "astonished" after popping into a shop in Rimini in search of a fine bottle of Italian wine and instead of a pleasant vineyard image on the label, they were met with the face of Adolf Hitler. https://www.thelocal.it/20130805/italian-hitler-wine-shocks-norwegians Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:03:00 +0200 italian-hitler-wine-shocks-norwegians