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 The Italian San Giorgio boat had sunk in a storm near the mouth of the Po river in Italy while on patrol duty towards the end of WW2. https://www.thelocal.it/20180829/italian-historian-locates-ww2-steamer-below-bed-of-po-river Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:38:08 +0200 italian-historian-locates-ww2-steamer-below-bed-of-po-river Japanese archaeologists said Wednesday they have for the first time unearthed ancient Roman coins at the ruins of an old castle. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/ancient-roman-coins-unearthed-at-japanese-castle Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:48:26 +0200 ancient-roman-coins-unearthed-at-japanese-castle Following the landmark discovery of gravitational waves on Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi heaped praise on the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), which played a vital role in Thursday's game- changing discovery. https://www.thelocal.it/20160212/italy-boffins-pivotal-in-opening-new-window-on-universe Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:20:53 +0100 italy-boffins-pivotal-in-opening-new-window-on-universe Archaeologists in Rome have unearthed a unique home that sheds new light on the ancient city 2,500 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20150910/sixth-century-home-found-rome Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:54:01 +0200 sixth-century-home-found-rome After years of research and digging, archaeologists in Tarquinia, central Italy, have unearthed the 2,700-year-old tomb of a presumed Etruscan warrior prince. This stupendous achievement is largely down to one man: Lorenzo Benini. https://www.thelocal.it/20130927/the-man-behind-the-etruscan-tomb-discovery Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:20:00 +0200 the-man-behind-the-etruscan-tomb-discovery