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 young girl has brought some early Christmas cheer to an earthquake-damaged town in central Italy by donating her pocket money and writing a touching note to its mayor. https://www.thelocal.it/20161123/girl-donates-pocket-money-to-earthquake-town Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:30:42 +0100 girl-donates-pocket-money-to-earthquake-town Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told Italian students how the social media site gave €500,000 to the Italian Red Cross following Wednesday's devastating earthquake in central Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/facebook-ceo-gives-500k-to-italian-red-cross-following-quake Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:06:30 +0200 facebook-ceo-gives-500k-to-italian-red-cross-following-quake The Morelli hospital in Italy's southern city of Reggio Calabria could face a lawsuit after staff refused to take blood from a stripper who had offered to make a donation. https://www.thelocal.it/20151006/italy-hospital-refuses-strippers-blood-donation Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:19:14 +0200 italy-hospital-refuses-strippers-blood-donation An Italian-American philanthropist wanted to donate €2 million to a hospital in Ragusa, Sicily, but left before writing a cheque after being forced to wait too long in a sweaty waiting room. https://www.thelocal.it/20150805/hot-waiting-room-costs-hospital-2-million-gift Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:09:02 +0200 hot-waiting-room-costs-hospital-2-million-gift Malaysian tycoon and performing arts lover Tan Sri Francis Yeoh has given Rome's struggling opera house one million euros ($1.1 million), the opera said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150626/billionare-gives-rome-opera-one-million-euros Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:03:53 +0200 billionare-gives-rome-opera-one-million-euros A court in Bologna has granted a couple the right to use donors in fertility treatment immediately, four years since they launched their legal battle to have a family, their lawyer told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140819/let-infertile-couples-use-donors-court Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:41:00 +0200 let-infertile-couples-use-donors-court A Japanese businessman whose donation helped restore an ancient Roman pyramid said it was a way of thanking Italy for his success, as he toured the monument with Italy's culture minister on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/our-company-has-grown-thanks-to-italy Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:04:00 +0200 our-company-has-grown-thanks-to-italy