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 trial in the case of the Genoa bridge that collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people, opens Thursday in Italy, involving 59 defendants prosecuted for manslaughter and undermining transport safety. https://www.thelocal.it/20220707/italy-bridge-trial-to-start-four-years-after-tragedy Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:33:29 +0200 italy-bridge-trial-to-start-four-years-after-tragedy The screams of people trapped under a collapsed bridge in Genoa in 2018 still torment those who witnessed the deadly disaster, for which 59 people go on trial this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20220705/the-sadness-is-unending-italian-families-pain-still-raw-ahead-of-genoa-bridge-trial Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:56:50 +0200 the-sadness-is-unending-italian-families-pain-still-raw-ahead-of-genoa-bridge-trial Italy will invest some 13.6 billion euros on a multi-year plan to upgrade the safety of its highways after the 2018 Genoa bridge disaster, the transport ministry said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20211016/italy-to-spend-billions-on-highways-after-genoa-disaster Sat, 16 Oct 2021 13:59:56 +0200 italy-to-spend-billions-on-highways-after-genoa-disaster Italy's financial police have arrested the former boss of motorway operator Autostrade in connection with the deadly collapse of the Genoa bridge, officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20201112/italian-police-arrest-six-in-connection-with-deadly-genoa-bridge-collapse Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:56:57 +0100 italian-police-arrest-six-in-connection-with-deadly-genoa-bridge-collapse The southern Italian region of Campania has ordered people to wear face masks anytime they're in public, even outdoors, after a rise in new cases of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200924/genoa-makes-face-masks-compulsory-in-public-24-hours-a-day Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:23:43 +0200 genoa-makes-face-masks-compulsory-in-public-24-hours-a-day The first major cruise ship to resume tours of the Mediterranean since the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe set sail from the Italian city of Genoa on Sunday, as the industry tries to regain ground after a bruising hiatus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200816/cruise-ship-to-set-sail-from-genoa-in-major-moment-for-italian-tourism Sun, 16 Aug 2020 17:34:27 +0200 cruise-ship-to-set-sail-from-genoa-in-major-moment-for-italian-tourism A gleaming new bridge in Genoa built after the deadly collapse of a viaduct opened on Tuesday, but critics say not enough has been done since the 2018 disaster to overhaul Italy's crumbling infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.it/20200805/could-genoas-new-bridge-show-italy-the-way-to-overhaul-its-infrastructure Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:49:53 +0200 could-genoas-new-bridge-show-italy-the-way-to-overhaul-its-infrastructure Almost two years to the day since the Morandi highway collapsed, Italy inaugurated a brand-new bridge in Genoa on Monday – though relatives of the 43 people killed say the pomp and ceremony risk overshadowing the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200803/born-of-tragedy-italy-inaugurates-new-bridge-to-replace-collapsed-genoa-highway Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:24:35 +0200 born-of-tragedy-italy-inaugurates-new-bridge-to-replace-collapsed-genoa-highway Two years after the deadly collapse of a bridge in Genoa, Italy's powerful Benetton family is relinquishing control of the company that manages Italian motorways, which will be nationalised. https://www.thelocal.it/20200715/genoa-bridge-collapsecosts-italys-benetton-family-its-motorway-business Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:02:01 +0200 genoa-bridge-collapsecosts-italys-benetton-family-its-motorway-business Not everything in Italy has been at a standstill for the past seven weeks. Work on Genoa's new bridge, built to replace one that collapsed in 2018 with the loss of 43 lives, has continued day and night - and is now nearing completion. https://www.thelocal.it/20200428/new-hope-for-italy-as-genoa-bridge-nears-completion Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:53:31 +0200 new-hope-for-italy-as-genoa-bridge-nears-completion Government ministers and the Autostrade per l'Italia motorway company allegedly knew as early as 2014 that the bridge, which collapsed killing 43 in 2018, was at risk, an Italian newspaper has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20191121/did-italian-authorities-know-genoas-morandi-bridge-was-at-risk-of-collapse Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:34:31 +0100 did-italian-authorities-know-genoas-morandi-bridge-was-at-risk-of-collapse Just over a year after the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people, workers have raised the first stretch of a replacement designed by famed architect Renzo Piano. https://www.thelocal.it/20191001/special-day-first-part-of-genoas-new-renzo-piano-bridge-goes-up Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:41:43 +0200 special-day-first-part-of-genoas-new-renzo-piano-bridge-goes-up Genoa, home of the iconic Vespa scooter, is bringing in a ban on older models aimed at tackling pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20190904/anti-vespa-law-in-italian-birthplace-of-the-iconic-scooter Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:31:07 +0200 anti-vespa-law-in-italian-birthplace-of-the-iconic-scooter Italy on Wednesday marks a year since the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people and left the country reeling with shock. https://www.thelocal.it/20190814/italy-marks-one-year-since-genoas-morandi-bridge-disaster Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:42:55 +0200 italy-marks-one-year-since-genoas-morandi-bridge-disaster The two remaining towers of the motorway bridge in Genoa that collapsed nearly a year ago, killing 43 people, were demolished on Friday to make way for a new structure. https://www.thelocal.it/20190628/remains-of-genoa-collapsed-morandi-bridge-blown-up Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:58:45 +0200 remains-of-genoa-collapsed-morandi-bridge-blown-up Several houses have been destroyed and a section of motorway closed this morning as wildfires blazed on the hills around Genoa. https://www.thelocal.it/20190326/residents-evacuated-as-wildfires-take-hold-near-genoa Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:47:26 +0100 residents-evacuated-as-wildfires-take-hold-near-genoa Experts begin the delicate task of taking apart Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge this morning, almost six months after its partial collapse during a storm killed 43 people and injured dozens. https://www.thelocal.it/20190208/the-genoa-bridge-disaster-six-months-on Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:30:05 +0100 the-genoa-bridge-disaster-six-months-on Italian police have seized over two tonnes of pure cocaine from Colombia in Italy’s biggest drugs bust in 25 years. https://www.thelocal.it/20190131/italy-thwarts-colombian-cartel-with-massive-cocaine-haul Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:02:12 +0100 italy-thwarts-colombian-cartel-with-massive-cocaine-haul Long-awaited demolition work has begun on the remains of Genoa's Morandi Bridge, authorities said yesterday, and rebuilding is expected to begin by the end of March. https://www.thelocal.it/20181221/demolition-work-begins-on-morandi-bridge-remains Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:36:47 +0100 demolition-work-begins-on-morandi-bridge-remains Authorities in Genoa have picked a design by Italy's most famous living architect, Renzo Piano, to replace the collapsed Morandi Bridge. https://www.thelocal.it/20181218/italian-architect-renzo-piano-to-design-new-genoa-bridge Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:28:16 +0100 italian-architect-renzo-piano-to-design-new-genoa-bridge