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 Tigers kill circus trainer in southern Italy A group of tigers at a circus in southern Italy attacked and killed their veteran trainer during rehearsals, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190705/tigers-kill-circus-trainer-in-southern-italy Fri, 05 Jul 2019 16:02:54 +0200 tigers-kill-circus-trainer-in-southern-italy David Gilmour to play Rome's ancient Circus Maximus Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has announced two gigs in Rome this summer at the iconic Roman hippodrome, Circus Maximus. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/david-gilmour-announces-circus-maximus-gigs Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:42:07 +0200 david-gilmour-announces-circus-maximus-gigs Bruce Springsteen gigs confirmed in Rome and Milan American rocker Bruce Springsteen is set to perform in both Milan and Rome in July. https://www.thelocal.it/20160203/bruce-springsteen-closer-to-playing-romes-circus-maximus Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:32:08 +0100 bruce-springsteen-closer-to-playing-romes-circus-maximus Poor turnout for Rome anti-gay union protest Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rome's Circus Maximus arena Saturday to protest against a civil unions bill for same-sex couples, a hot-potato issue for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government. https://www.thelocal.it/20160131/poor-turnout-for-rome-anti-gay-protest Sun, 31 Jan 2016 10:14:25 +0100 poor-turnout-for-rome-anti-gay-protest Migrants entered Italy as 'acrobats and jugglers' About 500 migrants each paid up to €15,000 to be smuggled into Italy as “employees” of the circus business, Italian police said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151110/migrant-acrobats-and-jugglers-smuggled-into-italy Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:53:49 +0100 migrant-acrobats-and-jugglers-smuggled-into-italy Uproar after circus penguins found in lorry A local authority in the northern Italian region of Piedmont was shocked to find a group of penguins being kept in temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius in the back of a broken refrigerated lorry. https://www.thelocal.it/20150728/circus-penguins-rescued-from-broken-refrigerated-lorry Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:50:09 +0200 circus-penguins-rescued-from-broken-refrigerated-lorry Hippo killed in Italy after circus bid for freedom A hippo has been killed after escaping from a circus in central Italy, with the show’s managers blaming rights activists for putting the animal in danger. https://www.thelocal.it/20141229/hippo-killed-in-italy-after-circus-bid-for-freedom Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:19:00 +0100 hippo-killed-in-italy-after-circus-bid-for-freedom