The Local Italy 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 Black widow spiders haunt Sardinia The highly venomous Mediterranean black widow spider - long thought to be extinct in Sardinia - has made a comeback to the island with three sightings confirmed in the last month. https://www.thelocal.it/20151207/black-widow-spider-haunts-sardinia Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:42:16 +0100 black-widow-spider-haunts-sardinia Saipem resumes work on Black Sea gas pipeline Saipem, the Italian oil services company, has resumed work on a gas pipeline project in the Black Sea after a suspension was lifted by Russia’s Gazprom. https://www.thelocal.it/20150514/saipem-resumes-work-on-black-sea-pipeline Thu, 14 May 2015 12:52:25 +0200 saipem-resumes-work-on-black-sea-pipeline Bologna nightclub denies black people ban The owner of a popular nightclub in Bologna has denied that a ban on black people entering the club is in place after a bouncer refused to let black clubbers in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150309/bologna-nightclub-owner-denies-black-people-ban Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:46:58 +0100 bologna-nightclub-owner-denies-black-people-ban 'Too many blacks' in under-20 ranks: Sacchi Former AC Milan and Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi has hit out at Italy's youth set-up by claiming it features 'too many blacks' and 'too many foreigners'. https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/ex-italy-coach-says-too-many-blacks-in-under-20-ranks Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:15:00 +0100 ex-italy-coach-says-too-many-blacks-in-under-20-ranks Man ate 'adopted' cats for 'dinner with friends' A man purporting to be a feline friend adopted "meaty" cats from shelters across Brianza, a province in northern Italy, and would then cook and serve them to friends for dinner. https://www.thelocal.it/20140127/italian-man-ate-adopted-cats-for-dinner-with-friends Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:12:00 +0100 italian-man-ate-adopted-cats-for-dinner-with-friends Landlord finds 20 dead black cats in freezer The owner of an apartment in Viterbo, Lazio, had a nasty surprise when he called in on his flat and found 20 dead black cats crammed into a freezer. He made the grim discovery just days before Halloween, so police are not ruling out the theory that the animals might have been part of a ritual to honour the dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20131031/landlord-finds-20-dead-black-cats-in-freezer Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:17:00 +0100 landlord-finds-20-dead-black-cats-in-freezer