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 Billionaire former premier Silvio Berlusconi withdrew from the race for Italy's presidency on Saturday, two days before voting starts, but repeated his opposition to Prime Minister Mario Draghi taking the job. https://www.thelocal.it/20220123/italy-needs-unity-berlusconi-pulls-out-of-presidential-race Sun, 23 Jan 2022 09:57:01 +0100 italy-needs-unity-berlusconi-pulls-out-of-presidential-race Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi was released from hospital Saturday after being admitted earlier in the week for complications linked to a coronavirus infection last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20210516/former-italian-pm-berlusconi-released-from-milan-hospital Sun, 16 May 2021 11:49:17 +0200 former-italian-pm-berlusconi-released-from-milan-hospital Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi left hospital on Monday 11 days after being admitted with coronavirus, an experience he described as perhaps "the most difficult" in his life. https://www.thelocal.it/20200914/once-again-i-got-away-with-it-italys-berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-covid-treatment Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:21:46 +0200 once-again-i-got-away-with-it-italys-berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-covid-treatment Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus, has been hospitalised "as a precaution", a statement from his entourage said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200904/italian-former-pm-silvio-berlusconi-hospitalised-with-covid-19 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:04:04 +0200 italian-former-pm-silvio-berlusconi-hospitalised-with-covid-19 Italy's former firebrand interior minister Matteo Salvini held a mass rally in Rome on Saturday which he hopes will propel him to leadership of the country's disparate right-wing parties. https://www.thelocal.it/20191020/salvini-seeks-to-unite-italian-right-with-roma-rally Sun, 20 Oct 2019 10:11:17 +0200 salvini-seeks-to-unite-italian-right-with-roma-rally Italy's outgoing far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini on Friday excluded his League party forming any future coalition with former premier Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190831/we-do-not-need-anything-or-anyone-salvini-tells-rally Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:11:19 +0200 we-do-not-need-anything-or-anyone-salvini-tells-rally The 82-year-old politician insisted he hasn't yet reached “the end of the line” and will continue campaigning for the European elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190506/italys-berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-op-and-vows-to-fight-election Mon, 06 May 2019 19:10:59 +0200 italys-berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-op-and-vows-to-fight-election Former Italian prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, 82, was hospitalised in Milan on Tuesday, reportedly with kidney stone pain. https://www.thelocal.it/20190430/italys-berlusconi-hospitalised-ahead-of-eu-elections Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:46:37 +0200 italys-berlusconi-hospitalised-ahead-of-eu-elections Italy is investigating the mysterious death of a former model and witness at Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial, with a newspaper suggesting on Saturday she may have been poisoned with a radioactive substance. https://www.thelocal.it/20190316/italy-probes-mystery-death-of-berlusconi-sex-trial-witness Sat, 16 Mar 2019 14:20:18 +0100 italy-probes-mystery-death-of-berlusconi-sex-trial-witness This is an Italian language learner article. Test your vocabulary by trying to guess the Italian for the words highlighted in bold, then check the translations provided at the bottom. https://www.thelocal.it/20190117/berlusconi-says-he-will-run-for-european-parliament Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:49:13 +0100 berlusconi-says-he-will-run-for-european-parliament Scandal-hit Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is to go on trial for allegedly paying a witness to give false testimony about his notorious parties. https://www.thelocal.it/20181116/bunga-bungas-back-new-trial-looms-for-berlusconi Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:01:00 +0100 bunga-bungas-back-new-trial-looms-for-berlusconi Italy's three-time premier and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi continues to provide ample entertainment fodder, with the first English-language film about his scandal-filled life now in the works. https://www.thelocal.it/20180512/berlusconi-scandal-mill-inspires-another-film Sat, 12 May 2018 18:19:28 +0200 berlusconi-scandal-mill-inspires-another-film An Italian court has lifted a ban on three-time former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi running for elected office, Italy's media reported Saturday, clearing the way for yet another political comeback. https://www.thelocal.it/20180512/italy-court-lifts-ban-on-berlusconi-running-for-public-office-report Sat, 12 May 2018 18:11:08 +0200 italy-court-lifts-ban-on-berlusconi-running-for-public-office-report The deadlock in Italian politics for the past two-and-a-half months shows little sign of loosening after a court ruled that former government officials colluded with Sicily's Mafia in the early 1990s. https://www.thelocal.it/20180421/mafia-collusion-ruling-deepens-italys-political-divides Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:38:04 +0200 mafia-collusion-ruling-deepens-italys-political-divides Exotic dancers, intrigue and poolside soirees in lavish villas: the hotly-awaited biopic about Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi, from directing star Paolo Sorrentino, is tipped to appear at the Cannes film festival, according to Italian media. https://www.thelocal.it/20180401/sorrentinos-daring-berlusconi-biopic-tipped-for-cannes Sun, 01 Apr 2018 12:09:13 +0200 sorrentinos-daring-berlusconi-biopic-tipped-for-cannes Italy went to the polls Sunday in one of the country's most uncertain elections ever with far-right and populist parties expected to make major gains as voter turnout heads towards a new low. https://www.thelocal.it/20180304/polls-open-in-italy-election Sun, 04 Mar 2018 08:12:13 +0100 polls-open-in-italy-election Authorities in Olbia have granted planning permission for extensions at former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's residence in Sardinia. https://www.thelocal.it/20170831/berlusconi-expands-mega-mansion-in-sardinia-with-new-villas-and-7th-pool Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:00:07 +0200 berlusconi-expands-mega-mansion-in-sardinia-with-new-villas-and-7th-pool Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a new trial for alleged witness tampering and pay-offs in the so-called "Ruby" case and his notorious "bunga bunga" sex parties, reports said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170129/berlusconi-faces-bunga-bunga-pay-offs-trial Sun, 29 Jan 2017 10:44:12 +0100 berlusconi-faces-bunga-bunga-pay-offs-trial Silvio Berlusconi will learn by the end of this month if he is to stand trial for allegedly buying the silence of call girls and others who attended his infamous "bunga bunga" sex parties. https://www.thelocal.it/20170111/bunga-bunga-bribes-trial-on-hold-berlusconi-ruling-nears Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:58:09 +0100 bunga-bunga-bribes-trial-on-hold-berlusconi-ruling-nears Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian Prime Minister has welcomed comparisons between himself and US president-elect Donald Trump, in an interview published on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161112/berlusconi-welcomes-obvious-trump-comparisons Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:20:51 +0100 berlusconi-welcomes-obvious-trump-comparisons