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 A series of avalanches in the Italian Alps over the weekend killed at least 10 people, emergency services and media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20190204/avalanches-in-alps-kill-at-least-10 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:15:00 +0100 avalanches-in-alps-kill-at-least-10 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 campaign started by four young Italians to inundate Italy’s far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini with postcards denouncing migrant deaths in the Mediterranean has collected thousands of cards following all-day signings in Rome and Milan Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181001/postcards-for-salvini-activists-to-deliver-thousands-of-pro-migrant-cards-to-italys-interior-minister Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:30:00 +0200 postcards-for-salvini-activists-to-deliver-thousands-of-pro-migrant-cards-to-italys-interior-minister Fifteen ex-managers of the Italian electronics company, Olivetti, have been sentenced following a high-profile manslaughter trial over the asbestos-related deaths of 14 former employees. https://www.thelocal.it/20160718/ex-olivetti-bosses-sentenced-over-asbestos-deaths Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:19:19 +0200 ex-olivetti-bosses-sentenced-over-asbestos-deaths The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday it feared around 500 migrants from Africa had drowned in the Mediterranean, in what could be one of the worst tragedies since the start of the migrant crisis in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20160420/un-fears-up-to-500-dead-in-recent-mediterranean-shipwreck Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:25:29 +0200 un-fears-up-to-500-dead-in-recent-mediterranean-shipwreck Two people have died in separate incidents in Italy's Alps. https://www.thelocal.it/20151209/two-die-after-falls-in-italian-alps Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:28:30 +0100 two-die-after-falls-in-italian-alps The deaths of two Italians killed in separate highway collisions with wild boars in Tuscany and Abruzzo this week have provoked fresh calls for a cull to bring the number of the animals under control. https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/italy-wild-boar-deaths-provoke-calls-for-cull Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:53:46 +0200 italy-wild-boar-deaths-provoke-calls-for-cull More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Italian navy said, after apparently suffocating below deck on the boat taking them to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150815/at-least-40-migrants-suffocated-in-hold-of-boat-off-italy Sat, 15 Aug 2015 17:26:00 +0200 at-least-40-migrants-suffocated-in-hold-of-boat-off-italy Record temperatures in north-western Italy have left 140 pensioners dead in just the first ten days of July, according to data from the environmental agency, Arpa Piedmont. https://www.thelocal.it/20150717/heatwave-kills-140-pensioners-in-piedmont Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:04:12 +0200 heatwave-kills-140-pensioners-in-piedmont Two people died on Wednesday as temperatures in parts of Italy continued to hover around 40 degrees Celsius, bringing the number of those who have died of heat-related causes over the past week to over ten. https://www.thelocal.it/20150709/two-more-people-die-in-italy-heatwave Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:37:25 +0200 two-more-people-die-in-italy-heatwave Nine elderly people died of heat-related causes over four days that saw temperatures top 41 degrees Celsius in parts of Italy, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150706/five-die-in-italy-heatwave Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:43:30 +0200 five-die-in-italy-heatwave Italy reacted on Monday to the arrival of thousands of new migrants at its southern ports by demanding that its European Union partners meet the cost of taking them in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150505/italy-demands-eu-stumps-up-for-saved-migrants Tue, 05 May 2015 10:16:16 +0200 italy-demands-eu-stumps-up-for-saved-migrants Ten migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean and reach Europe were found dead on Sunday, as the Libyan coastguard intercepted five boats carrying 500 people and ordered them to return. https://www.thelocal.it/20150504/ten-new-migrant-deaths-after-save Mon, 04 May 2015 10:17:30 +0200 ten-new-migrant-deaths-after-save Italy's roads are getting safer, although the number of deaths is still higher than the regional average, the European Commission said. The data follows a survey which found that Italy produces Europe's most reckless drivers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150325/italys-roads-are-getting-safer-eu Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:31:10 +0100 italys-roads-are-getting-safer-eu Two foreigners, including a British and a Dutch man, and two Italians died in avalanches in northern Italy over the weekend, after days of heavy snowfall, national media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/brit-among-four-dead-in-italian-avalanches Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:20:00 +0100 brit-among-four-dead-in-italian-avalanches UPDATED: Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed on Thursday to change Italy's "nightmare" statute of limitation rules after the conviction of a Swiss billionaire related to nearly 3,000 asbestos deaths was overturned. https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/italy-acquits-swiss-billionaire-over-3000-asbestos-deaths Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:15:00 +0100 italy-acquits-swiss-billionaire-over-3000-asbestos-deaths Italy's navy said on Tuesday it had recovered 24 corpses from the latest capsize of a boat carrying migrants from Africa, as EU officials debated action over the perilous efforts to reach European shores. https://www.thelocal.it/20140826/deadly-migrant-crossings-push-issue-up-eu-agenda Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:01:00 +0200 deadly-migrant-crossings-push-issue-up-eu-agenda International human rights groups expressed shock and outrage as 300 people were feared dead in a boat tragedy off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131003/refugee-groups-outraged-as-hundreds-die-at-sea Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:20:00 +0200 refugee-groups-outraged-as-hundreds-die-at-sea