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 Another new variant of the coronavirus has been found in Naples, the first known case in Italy of a strain so far spotted in the UK, Denmark, Nigeria and the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20210217/first-italian-case-of-rare-new-covid-variant-detected-in-naples Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:19:46 +0100 first-italian-case-of-rare-new-covid-variant-detected-in-naples Procida has been named Italy's capital of culture for 2022, the first time an island has been awarded the title. https://www.thelocal.it/20210121/procida-italy-first-island-capital-of-culture-2022 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:49:28 +0100 procida-italy-first-island-capital-of-culture-2022 The region of Campania has ordered residents not to leave their own province except for emergencies, in a return to restrictions not seen since the end of Italy's lockdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20201021/italy-campania-region-orders-residents-not-to-leave-their-own-province Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:44:33 +0200 italy-campania-region-orders-residents-not-to-leave-their-own-province Italy's Lombardy and Campania regions are preparing on Tuesday to impose a nighttime curfew, the most restrictive anti-coronavirus measure seen in Italy since the country emerged from its tough national lockdown in spring. https://www.thelocal.it/20201020/coronavirus-italys-hard-hit-lombardy-region-to-impose-evening-curfew Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:27:54 +0200 coronavirus-italys-hard-hit-lombardy-region-to-impose-evening-curfew The Italian region of Lombardy, the first European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, became the latest to enforce stricter rules as the number of new cases rises locally. https://www.thelocal.it/20201017/italys-lombardy-region-orders-new-anti-virus-measures Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:06:19 +0200 italys-lombardy-region-orders-new-anti-virus-measures Health authorities reported an "acceleration" in the contagion rate in Italy this week, as some local authorities around the country evaluated possible lockdown measures. https://www.thelocal.it/20201009/italy-reports-5000-new-coronavirus-cases-as-campania-considers-local-lockdown Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:45:10 +0200 italy-reports-5000-new-coronavirus-cases-as-campania-considers-local-lockdown The southern Italian region of Campania has ordered people to wear face masks anytime they're in public, even outdoors, after a rise in new cases of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200924/genoa-makes-face-masks-compulsory-in-public-24-hours-a-day Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:23:43 +0200 genoa-makes-face-masks-compulsory-in-public-24-hours-a-day Ahead of the Colosseum and Pompeii, the towering Greek temple complex at Paestum near Naples is the first Italian archaeological site to reopen to tourists after the coronavirus lockdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20200525/we-must-focus-on-another-type-of-tourism-how-one-italian-site-is-welcoming-back-visitors Mon, 25 May 2020 11:22:52 +0200 we-must-focus-on-another-type-of-tourism-how-one-italian-site-is-welcoming-back-visitors Skip the Amalfi Coast and explore its wilder cousin, the unspoiled stretch of southern Campania where researchers first clocked on to the health benefits of traditional Mediterranean living. https://www.thelocal.it/20190412/weekend-wanderlust-simple-pleasures-in-cilento-the-home-of-italys-mediterranean-diet Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:37:31 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-simple-pleasures-in-cilento-the-home-of-italys-mediterranean-diet 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/20190114/why-are-thousands-of-dead-shrimp-washing-up-on-an-italian-beach Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:34:03 +0100 why-are-thousands-of-dead-shrimp-washing-up-on-an-italian-beach Ana Stanciulescu moved from Bucharest, the modern capital of Romania, to Naples almost two years ago. She shares her photos of the city, where she works as a tour guide, and tells us how it changed her life - and why you should give it a chance. https://www.thelocal.it/20161202/how-i-fell-in-love-with-naples-a-city-full-of-contrasts Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:42:30 +0100 how-i-fell-in-love-with-naples-a-city-full-of-contrasts The humble tomato has sparked a fierce debate between two of Italy's southern regions, which are arguing over the right to claim the foodstuff as their own. https://www.thelocal.it/20180119/italian-regions-battle-tomatoes-igp-special-status-campania-naples-puglia Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:42:37 +0100 italian-regions-battle-tomatoes-igp-special-status-campania-naples-puglia Defenders of buffalo mozzarella in the Campania region of southern Italy have vowed to fight a decision made this week by the farming ministry which allows a cow mozzarella from neighbouring Puglia to be given special status. https://www.thelocal.it/20171229/cheesed-off-italian-regions-highly-strung-over-mozzarella Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:38:50 +0100 cheesed-off-italian-regions-highly-strung-over-mozzarella After a weekend of torrential rain and flooding across large parts of Italy, search efforts for two missing people were taking place on Monday amidst continued bad weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20170911/live-evacuations-and-school-closures-as-storms-continue-to-lash-italy Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:39:24 +0200 live-evacuations-and-school-closures-as-storms-continue-to-lash-italy The Italian government on Thursday dissolved four town councils due to evidence of mafia infiltration. https://www.thelocal.it/20170512/italy-dissolves-four-town-councils-over-mafia-infiltration Fri, 12 May 2017 11:58:29 +0200 italy-dissolves-four-town-councils-over-mafia-infiltration Three staff at a Naples hospital, including its director, have been suspended after widespread criticism over photos showing patients being treated while lying on the floor. https://www.thelocal.it/20170110/outrage-after-patients-treated-on-floor-at-italian-hospital Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:27:21 +0100 outrage-after-patients-treated-on-floor-at-italian-hospital A slumbering Campi Flegrei volcano under the Italian city of Naples shows signs of "reawakening" and may be nearing a critical pressure point, according to a study published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161221/super-volcano-under-naples-shows-signs-of-reawakening Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:47:27 +0100 super-volcano-under-naples-shows-signs-of-reawakening Italy's Education Minister Stefania Giannini has stepped in after an 11-year-old disabled girl suffering from Aids was rejected from a school in Campania. https://www.thelocal.it/20151030/italy-to-reinstate-excluded-aids-child Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:40:24 +0100 italy-to-reinstate-excluded-aids-child The European Court of Justice has hit Italy with a €20 million fine for failing to resolve waste management problems in the southern Campania region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150717/italy-fined-20-million-over-campanias-rubbish Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:56:50 +0200 italy-fined-20-million-over-campanias-rubbish Italian police have arrested two people as they attempted to flee the country, allegedly responsible for a vast scam using funds set aside in Campania to manage the refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150525/arrests-over-massive-migrant-cash-scam Mon, 25 May 2015 11:22:58 +0200 arrests-over-massive-migrant-cash-scam