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 was ranked the third worst country for regulating the “hidden influence” of lobbyists’ in government, according to a report on European countries released by Transparency International on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150416/italy-one-of-worst-for-revolving-door-of-lobbying Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:49:50 +0200 italy-one-of-worst-for-revolving-door-of-lobbying How could you possibly leave a 13th century work of art worth €1 million on the train? Well that's exactly what happened to an Italian art collector on a Paris to Geneva TGV train. https://www.thelocal.it/20141201/italian-man-leaves-million-euro-artwork-on-tgv Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:26:00 +0100 italian-man-leaves-million-euro-artwork-on-tgv They wanted to enact a fantasy said to be very much in fashion in Pompeii: having sex in the ancient city’s red light district. But that dream was soon put to bed after the threesome – one Frenchman and two Italian women – was caught in the act. https://www.thelocal.it/20140812/threesome-caught-living-out-pompeii-brothel-scene Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:13:00 +0200 threesome-caught-living-out-pompeii-brothel-scene