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 Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died on Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20170415/emma-morano-last-known-survivor-of-19th-century-dies-at-117 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:10:49 +0200 emma-morano-last-known-survivor-of-19th-century-dies-at-117 A 37-year-old woman has died after falling eight metres into an underground garage in Rome, local media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160810/woman-dies-after-falling-into-a-disused-underground-garage Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:12:36 +0200 woman-dies-after-falling-into-a-disused-underground-garage Italian actor Bud Spencer, who starred in a string of spaghetti westerns, died on Monday in Rome aged 86, his family confirmed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/spaghetti-western-film-star-bud-spencer-dies Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:34:01 +0200 spaghetti-western-film-star-bud-spencer-dies Marco Pannella, the founder of the Radical Party and one of Italy’s longest-standing politicians has died, aged 86. https://www.thelocal.it/20160519/marco-panella-italian-who-fought-for-eu-dies-aged-86-radical-party-founder Thu, 19 May 2016 16:40:39 +0200 marco-panella-italian-who-fought-for-eu-dies-aged-86-radical-party-founder Cesare Maldini, the former coach of Italy’s national football team and AC Milan, has died, aged 84. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/former-italy-coach-cesare-maldini-dies-at-84 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:01:41 +0200 former-italy-coach-cesare-maldini-dies-at-84 A man who died in a fire that ripped through a chalet complex in the Swiss Alps is the 21-year-old son of the CEO of MSC Cruises. https://www.thelocal.it/20160205/italian-man-dies-in Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:48:19 +0100 italian-man-dies-in A small town in Italy’s Aosta region is in shock after a man fell to his death while shaking crumbs off a tablecloth. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/aosta-man-falls-to-his-death-while-shaking-crumbs-off-tablecloth Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:06:48 +0100 aosta-man-falls-to-his-death-while-shaking-crumbs-off-tablecloth Italy’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday it is investigating the death of a 19-year-old during an abortion at a hospital in Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20160113/woman-dies-during-abortion-in-naples Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:25:07 +0100 woman-dies-during-abortion-in-naples A seven-year-old British schoolboy with a severe dairy allergy died in Italy after going into anaphylactic shock following a pasta lunch. https://www.thelocal.it/20151103/british-boy-dies-from-allergic-reaction-in-italy Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:13:07 +0100 british-boy-dies-from-allergic-reaction-in-italy An investigation is underway after a 40-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby died nine hours after being discharged from a clinic in Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20151022/clinic-probed-after-pregnant-mum-and-unborn-baby-die Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:21:49 +0200 clinic-probed-after-pregnant-mum-and-unborn-baby-die A British tourist died while swimming off the coast of the Italian island of Elba on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/british-tourist-dies-while-swimming-of-italys-elba Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:00:40 +0200 british-tourist-dies-while-swimming-of-italys-elba Two doctors are being probed for manslaughter after a 38-year-old woman died during an operation for assisted fertility treatment. https://www.thelocal.it/20150611/woman-dies-in-assisted-fertility-in-italy Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:56:02 +0200 woman-dies-in-assisted-fertility-in-italy A 48-year-old man shot dead three people, including a police officer, and injured five others after opening fire from his balcony in Naples, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150515/policeman-and-two-others-die-in-naples-shooting Fri, 15 May 2015 19:43:26 +0200 policeman-and-two-others-die-in-naples-shooting A young Afghan migrant who tried to smuggle himself onto a car ferry headed for Italy by clinging to the undercarriage of a tourist bus died after being run over by the coach, Greek news agency Ana reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150423/migrant-dies-trying-to-smuggle-onto-car-ferry-to-italy Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:31:41 +0200 migrant-dies-trying-to-smuggle-onto-car-ferry-to-italy Italian designer Francesco Smalto, who as one of the stars of the men's fashion industry clothed princes, heads of state and sporting icons, has died in Morocco aged 87. https://www.thelocal.it/20150407/italian-fashion-designer-smalto-dies-at-87 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:38:49 +0200 italian-fashion-designer-smalto-dies-at-87 A 12-year-old boy from Macerata, a town in the Marche region, died on Sunday while playing rugby, La Stampa reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150216/italian-boy-12-dies-playing-rugby Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:22:00 +0100 italian-boy-12-dies-playing-rugby An elderly Italian man died after falling over in a cemetery near Treviso while visiting his wife’s grave, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/italian-man-dies-while-visiting-wifes-grave Mon, 09 Feb 2015 13:25:00 +0100 italian-man-dies-while-visiting-wifes-grave A fourteen year old boy died while skiing with his family at a resort in northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150105/boy-14-dies-in-skiiing-accident-in-northern-italy Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:22:00 +0100 boy-14-dies-in-skiiing-accident-in-northern-italy A construction worker has died and three others were injured after support beams at a site in Rome collapsed, causing a hole to cave in, on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20140527/construction-worker-dies-after-trying-to-save-colleagues Tue, 27 May 2014 18:31:00 +0200 construction-worker-dies-after-trying-to-save-colleagues An inquiry is underway after a 39-year-old woman from the Italian island of Sardinia died after having liposuction treatment, the newspaper L’Unione Sarda reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140331/woman-found-dead-after-liposuction-operation Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:30:00 +0200 woman-found-dead-after-liposuction-operation