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 No major damage was reported after an earthquake was felt across much of the southern Italian region of Calabria on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20220120/italys-southern-calabria-region-hit-by-4-3-magnitude-earthquake Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:16:00 +0100 italys-southern-calabria-region-hit-by-4-3-magnitude-earthquake Three people have been arrested in Calabria, the heartland of the 'Ndrangheta mafia, after discovering a stash of frozen dormice, a favourite mob food, the Repubblica daily said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20211016/italy-police-arrest-dealers-of-dormice-prized-mafia-dish Sat, 16 Oct 2021 14:52:44 +0200 italy-police-arrest-dealers-of-dormice-prized-mafia-dish A hospital worker described as the “king of absentees” by Italian media is being investigated after allegedly skipping work for 15 years - but receiving his full salary. https://www.thelocal.it/20210422/italian-hospital-employee-accused-of-skipping-work-for-15-years Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:27:10 +0200 italian-hospital-employee-accused-of-skipping-work-for-15-years A tip from an Italian grandmother hoping to save her grandson from drugs helped lead police to dismantle a mafia drug ring operating in the southern Calabria region, authorities said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210310/ndrangheta-grandma-tips-off-police-to-bring-down-calabrian-mafia Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:03:43 +0100 ndrangheta-grandma-tips-off-police-to-bring-down-calabrian-mafia SPECIAL REPORT: Children born into Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia clans are 'condemned' to follow in their parents' footsteps, say experts. But the 'Free to Choose' programme aims to break the generational cycle of crime families. https://www.thelocal.it/20210116/free-to-choose-the-scheme-helping-women-and-children-leave-italys-mafia-clans Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:27:39 +0100 free-to-choose-the-scheme-helping-women-and-children-leave-italys-mafia-clans Italy's largest mafia trial in more than 30 years begins on Wednesday, as prosecutors hope to strike a blow to the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate https://www.thelocal.it/20210111/italy-prepares-for-mafia-maxi-trial-with-355-defendants Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:27:55 +0100 italy-prepares-for-mafia-maxi-trial-with-355-defendants After years of investigation and with hundreds of suspects, Italy's plucky anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri on Wednesday begins a major court battle against the country's powerful 'Ndrangheta clan. https://www.thelocal.it/20210113/people-are-standing-with-us-anti-mafia-prosecutor-gratteri-begins-mass-trial Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:29:10 +0100 people-are-standing-with-us-anti-mafia-prosecutor-gratteri-begins-mass-trial Faced with a dysfunctional health system and the resignations of three local leaders in quick succession, Italy's poorest region has turned to a charity more accustomed to working in warzones to help tackle the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20201118/italy-turns-to-war-relief-charity-as-calabrias-health-commissioners-keep-resigning Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:56:44 +0100 italy-turns-to-war-relief-charity-as-calabrias-health-commissioners-keep-resigning Anyone hoping to visit Sardinia, Sicily Puglia or Calabria this summer must remember to fill out a form stating where they'll stay and when they'll leave as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200608/these-are-the-italian-regions-that-require-tourists-to-register Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:08:57 +0200 these-are-the-italian-regions-that-require-tourists-to-register Get a taste of real Italy by bunking down in mafia land, the ad said. But Easyjet's bid to pitch Calabria backfired, and the company was forced to apologise on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200623/easyjet-apologises-for-advertising-southern-italian-regions-mafia-activity-and-earthquakes Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:56:18 +0200 easyjet-apologises-for-advertising-southern-italian-regions-mafia-activity-and-earthquakes The latest in a long list of depopulated Italian towns offering houses for sale for a just a euro also claims that new residents won't need to worry about infection. https://www.thelocal.it/20200612/were-covid-free-italian-villags-try-to-tempt-buyers-back-with-new-one-euro-homes-offers Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:41:55 +0200 were-covid-free-italian-villags-try-to-tempt-buyers-back-with-new-one-euro-homes-offers Special report: As coronavirus deaths rise in the southern Calabria region, residents fear the terrible state of some local hospitals means they'd have little chance of surviving a major outbreak. https://www.thelocal.it/20200408/wed-all-be-dead-crumbling-hospitals-in-southern-italy-fear-spread-of-coronavirus Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:21:34 +0200 wed-all-be-dead-crumbling-hospitals-in-southern-italy-fear-spread-of-coronavirus Police arrested 334 people in the operation against the southern Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia organisation, the biggest bust of its kind in years, prosecutors announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191219/italian-police-arrest-334-people-in-mafia-bust-including-businessmen-and-ex-mp Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:56:30 +0100 italian-police-arrest-334-people-in-mafia-bust-including-businessmen-and-ex-mp Southern Italy's infamous 'Ndrangheta mafia has stretched its tentacles all over the world, but there are common misperceptions about how the brutal criminal group actually works. Criminologist and mafia expert Anna Sergi explains. https://www.thelocal.it/20190709/meet-the-ndrangheta-its-time-to-bust-some-myths-about-the-calabrian-mafia Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:52:11 +0200 meet-the-ndrangheta-its-time-to-bust-some-myths-about-the-calabrian-mafia Nestled between a castle and cliffs lies Scilla, Reggio Calabria’s gorgeous fishing village. Travel blogger and photographer Nilla Palmer takes us on a tour. https://www.thelocal.it/20190621/weekend-wanderlust-scilla-jewel-of-italy-violet-coast Fri, 21 Jun 2019 18:27:17 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-scilla-jewel-of-italy-violet-coast Italy’s southern and central-southern regions experienced yet more bad weather over the weekend, with two tornadoes striking the peninsula in the space of a single day on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181126/storm-battered-southern-italy-hit-by-more-bad-weather Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0100 storm-battered-southern-italy-hit-by-more-bad-weather A mother and her seven year old son have drowned in floods in the town of Lamezia Terme in the Italian southern region of Calabria. https://www.thelocal.it/20181005/calabria-flooding-claims-mother-and-son Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0200 calabria-flooding-claims-mother-and-son A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Italian region of Calabria, the “toe” of Italy’s boot, at 7.24am local time Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20180928/42-magnitude-earthquake-hits-calabria-none-harmed Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:35:00 +0200 42-magnitude-earthquake-hits-calabria-none-harmed At least ten hikers died when a mountain river flooded suddenly in Italy's southern Calabria region, local emergency services said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180821/11-dead-in-flood-in-southern-italy Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:58:27 +0200 11-dead-in-flood-in-southern-italy Plastic huts, rubbish, exhausting days under the blistering sun, violence... The San Ferdinando camp in southern Italy couldn't be further from the "good times" for migrants, referred to by Italy's new nationalist interior minister Matteo Salvini. https://www.thelocal.it/20180607/inside-san-ferdinando-slum-calabria-italy Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:51:46 +0200 inside-san-ferdinando-slum-calabria-italy