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 Irishman Ian McKinley is moving on from being known as the 'Goggle Guy' to making his debut for Italy against Fiji in Sicily on Saturday - nearly eight years after losing the sight in his left eye. https://www.thelocal.it/20171110/blind-mckinley-moving-on-from-goggle-guy-to-italy-debut Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:30:20 +0100 blind-mckinley-moving-on-from-goggle-guy-to-italy-debut Elizabeth "Lizzy" Myers, a little American girl who is losing her sight to a rare genetic disease, got her wish on Wednesday to meet Pope Francis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160406/little-lizzy-gets-wish-to-see-pope-before-going-blind Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:27:39 +0200 little-lizzy-gets-wish-to-see-pope-before-going-blind Two Sicilian men who falsely claimed they were blind managed to swindle €230,000 in state benefits, before getting caught shopping and driving cars, police said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140303/blind-fraudsters-filmed-shopping-and-driving Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:59:00 +0100 blind-fraudsters-filmed-shopping-and-driving A man in Bari has been arrested after he defrauded the Italian state of €135,000 ($185,500) by claiming to suffer from “total blindness”. He was caught out after he was filmed performing normal activities such as shopping and giving directions. https://www.thelocal.it/20140226/video-fake-blind-man-stole-135000-in-benefits Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:32:00 +0100 video-fake-blind-man-stole-135000-in-benefits