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 Italy will pay people living in urban areas up to €500 towards a new bicycle as part of efforts to promote eco-friendly alternatives to public transport in the wake of the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200514/italy-offers-city-dwellers-up-to-500-to-buy-a-new-bike Thu, 14 May 2020 13:43:31 +0200 italy-offers-city-dwellers-up-to-500-to-buy-a-new-bike Workers at the Taranto steelmill faced an uncertain future on Friday as global giant ArcelorMittal decides if it will walk away from Europe's biggest integrated plant. https://www.thelocal.it/20191109/workers-disillusioned-as-arcelormittal-mulls-taranto-exit Sat, 09 Nov 2019 08:32:09 +0100 workers-disillusioned-as-arcelormittal-mulls-taranto-exit An effigy of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg strung up under a bridge in Rome has prompted Italian authorities to open an investigation for "aggravated threats", media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191007/italy-greta-thunberg-effigy-hanged-under-rome-bridge Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:25:13 +0200 italy-greta-thunberg-effigy-hanged-under-rome-bridge Refugees waiting for asylum claims to be processed in Caltanissetta, Sicily, have been put to work teaching the town's local police officers English. https://www.thelocal.it/20160520/migrants-teach-italian-police-english-in-sicilian-town Fri, 20 May 2016 16:04:48 +0200 migrants-teach-italian-police-english-in-sicilian-town Kilometers of ancient Roman tunnels, including an early Christian catacomb, have been turned into a toxic waste pit by illegal dumping. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/italy-illegaly-filled-an-ancient-roman-catacomb-with-harmful-waste Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:58:54 +0100 italy-illegaly-filled-an-ancient-roman-catacomb-with-harmful-waste Rome's unpopular mayor Ignazio Marino on Thursday withdrew his resignation, which he had announced earlier this month in the midst of an expenses row, even though his own party has demanded he quit. https://www.thelocal.it/20151029/rome-mayor-withdraws-resignation Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:03:23 +0100 rome-mayor-withdraws-resignation Thousands of engaged couples clutching heart balloons and holding "I Love You" banners crowded into St Peter's Square on Friday for a highly unusual Valentine's Day date - an audience with Pope Francis. https://www.thelocal.it/20140214/pope-celebrates-valentines-day-with-lovers-meet Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:10:00 +0100 pope-celebrates-valentines-day-with-lovers-meet