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 South African man has been ordered to leave Italy after flying his drone near the Vatican, Italian police said on Wednesday September 19th. https://www.thelocal.it/20180919/south-african-expelled-from-italy-for-flying-drone-near-the-vatican Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:17:54 +0200 south-african-expelled-from-italy-for-flying-drone-near-the-vatican A joint project by the Polytechnic Universities of Milan and Turin to monitor the sustainability of hydro resources in the Alps has returned worrying results. https://www.thelocal.it/20170831/drone-research-over-alps-confirms-depleted-water-resources Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:04:38 +0200 drone-research-over-alps-confirms-depleted-water-resources Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Thursday that Italian military intervention in Libya is “unthinkable”. https://www.thelocal.it/20160225/italian-military-action-in-libya-is-unthinkable-pinotti Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:51:17 +0100 italian-military-action-in-libya-is-unthinkable-pinotti Italy has agreed to allow armed US drones to carry out operations against Isis targets in Libya from an air base in Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20160223/italy-authorizes-us-armed-drones-to-fly-from-sicilian-base Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:58:35 +0100 italy-authorizes-us-armed-drones-to-fly-from-sicilian-base Two Israeli citizens have been detained by police in Rome for allegedly flying a drone over the Vatican. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/two-detained-for-flying-drone-over-vatican Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:44:31 +0100 two-detained-for-flying-drone-over-vatican The American government has approved the sale of technology which will be used to arm two Italian Air Force drones. https://www.thelocal.it/20151105/italy-gets-us-permission-to-arm-drones Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:24:57 +0100 italy-gets-us-permission-to-arm-drones Italian police agreed on Wednesday to start using drones as a way of monitoring major events and responding to natural disasters, while national media said they could also be used during protests. https://www.thelocal.it/20141127/italian-police-to-use-predator-drones Thu, 27 Nov 2014 11:14:00 +0100 italian-police-to-use-predator-drones Italian luxury brand Fendi deployed three drones to film its catwalk show at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday - a first for the fashion world that divided spectators. https://www.thelocal.it/20140220/fendi-catwalk-drones-irritate-german-spectators Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:41:00 +0100 fendi-catwalk-drones-irritate-german-spectators