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 Once upon a time, a ringing landline or call from an unknown number would stir some excitement. https://www.thelocal.it/20160311/cold-callers-banned-from-annoying-italians-on-a-sunday Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:34:30 +0100 cold-callers-banned-from-annoying-italians-on-a-sunday Pope Francis's habit of picking up the phone and cold calling people who write to him is landing the Vatican in hot water and spokesman Federico Lombardi has had enough. https://www.thelocal.it/20140424/pope-in-trouble-over-personal-phone-calls Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:54:00 +0200 pope-in-trouble-over-personal-phone-calls NSA, the US intelligence agency, tapped 46 million phone calls in Italy, according to a report on Cryptome, a Wikileaks-style website that provides information on spying and surveillance. https://www.thelocal.it/20131028/nsa-spied-on-46m-calls-in-italy Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:27:00 +0100 nsa-spied-on-46m-calls-in-italy