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 As Italy's government prepares to begin easing the strict coronavirus measures in place across the country, here's what the latest health data tells us. https://www.thelocal.it/20210419/in-numbers-is-it-too-soon-for-italy-to-relax-its-coronavirus-restrictions Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:23:44 +0200 in-numbers-is-it-too-soon-for-italy-to-relax-its-coronavirus-restrictions There is growing evidence that the death toll and infection rate figures being reported daily by Italian officials may be much lower than the reality. https://www.thelocal.it/20200403/whats-the-problem-with-italys-official-coronavirus-statistics Fri, 03 Apr 2020 19:14:51 +0200 whats-the-problem-with-italys-official-coronavirus-statistics Where has the highest life expectancy? How many residents are non-Italian? Which region feels safest? We take a look at the latest figures from Italy's national statistics office to show you today's Italy, by the numbers. https://www.thelocal.it/20190607/statistics-that-help-explain-italy Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:55:46 +0200 statistics-that-help-explain-italy Facebook was fined by Italian authorities for selling users' data without informing them, and "aggressively" discouraging users from trying to limit how the company shares their data https://www.thelocal.it/20181207/italy-fines-facebook-10-million-euros-over-data-misuse Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:10:08 +0100 italy-fines-facebook-10-million-euros-over-data-misuse Want to know where the cheapest rent in the country is? The 51 Unesco World Heritage sites? Or your nearest McDonald's? There's a map for that. https://www.thelocal.it/20160707/fifteen-maps-that-tell-the-story-of-italy Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:00:03 +0200 fifteen-maps-that-tell-the-story-of-italy The Facebook data of over 200,000 users of the social media platform in Italy may have been shared with Cambridge Analytica for election purposes. https://www.thelocal.it/20180405/cambridge-analytica-may-have-had-facebook-data-of-over-200000-italians Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:05:53 +0200 cambridge-analytica-may-have-had-facebook-data-of-over-200000-italians UniCredit said on Wednesday that hackers obtained information on about 400,000 of its Italian customers, but not data that would give them access to bank accounts. https://www.thelocal.it/20170726/unicredit-says-hackers-get-data-on-400000-clients Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:30:00 +0200 unicredit-says-hackers-get-data-on-400000-clients Fewer babies are being born in Italy while the average age of the population is steadily increasing. https://www.thelocal.it/20170306/ageing-italys-birthrate-has-hit-a-record-low Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:32:42 +0100 ageing-italys-birthrate-has-hit-a-record-low Over 500,000 new jobs were created in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous year, according to figures released on Wednesday by Italy's labour ministry. https://www.thelocal.it/20161228/over-half-a-million-jobs-created-in-q3 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:30:12 +0100 over-half-a-million-jobs-created-in-q3 US auto safety regulators fined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles $70 million on Thursday for failing to report key safety data to regulators on death and injury claims linked to their vehicles. https://www.thelocal.it/20151211/fiat-chrysler-fined-70m-for-failing-to-report-k Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:24:49 +0100 fiat-chrysler-fined-70m-for-failing-to-report-k The EU’s 28 member states have agreed to collect information on airline passengers as part of anti-terrorism efforts, Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/eu-to-share-data-on-air-travellers-alfano Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:22:51 +0100 eu-to-share-data-on-air-travellers-alfano Foreigners in Italy are more at risk of poverty and social exclusion than Italians, new figures from the EU show. https://www.thelocal.it/20141124/foreigners-more-at-risk-of-poverty-than-italians Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:07:00 +0100 foreigners-more-at-risk-of-poverty-than-italians Italy has told tech giant Google to change the way it treats and stores users’ private data within 18 months as part of a Europe-wide bid to crackdown on privacy violations. https://www.thelocal.it/20140722/italy-clamps-down-on-google-over-privacy-practices Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:47:00 +0200 italy-clamps-down-on-google-over-privacy-practices Italy, struggling to straighten out its finances, cut overspending to 1.0 percent of output in the second quarter, down from 2.2 percent in the same period last year, official data showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131008/boost-for-italy-as-deficit-falls Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:49:00 +0200 boost-for-italy-as-deficit-falls The Italian government made more than 1,700 requests to Facebook in the first six months of the year to get information about users of the social network. https://www.thelocal.it/20130829/government-makes-1700-facebook-data-requests Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:42:34 +0200 government-makes-1700-facebook-data-requests