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 gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan from an art exhibition at Britain's Blenheim Palace. https://www.thelocal.it/20190914/solid-gold-toilet-stolen-from-english-stately-home Sat, 14 Sep 2019 19:39:21 +0200 solid-gold-toilet-stolen-from-english-stately-home League senators proposing a new bill say they want "clarity" on gold ownership, while critics fear the government intends to tap the reserves to plug budget holes. https://www.thelocal.it/20190211/fears-as-italian-government-targets-huge-gold-reserves Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:37:48 +0100 fears-as-italian-government-targets-huge-gold-reserves Hundreds of ancient Roman gold coins have been discovered on the site of an old theatre in Como in northern Italy, the Ministry of Culture said. https://www.thelocal.it/20180909/roman-gold-coins-discovered-in-italian-theatre Sun, 09 Sep 2018 05:21:06 +0200 roman-gold-coins-discovered-in-italian-theatre Filthy rich and already boast enough glass slippers to win a dozen princes? Italian shoemaker Antonio Vietri has the thing for you: 24-carat gold shoes. https://www.thelocal.it/20170328/you-can-now-get-24-carat-gold-made-in-italy-shoes Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:00:28 +0200 you-can-now-get-24-carat-gold-made-in-italy-shoes To the athlete, an Olympic medal is probably priceless; the reward for their years of training and hard work, and the satisfaction of reaching the very top of their field. https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/italy-pays-its-olympic-medallists-more-than-any-other-european-country Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:01:05 +0200 italy-pays-its-olympic-medallists-more-than-any-other-european-country Italy's Elia Viviani broke down in floods of tears in his parents' arms after winning the Olympic cycling men's omnium gold on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/viviani-wins-another-gold-medal-for-italy-in-rio Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:37:39 +0200 viviani-wins-another-gold-medal-for-italy-in-rio Italy's Daniele Garozzo won gold in the men's foil at the Olympic fencing on Sunday, defeating Alexander Massialas of the United States in the final. https://www.thelocal.it/20160808/italian-fencer-garozzo-wins-mens-foil-gold Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:15:31 +0200 italian-fencer-garozzo-wins-mens-foil-gold Italian composer Ennio Morricone will be presented Saturday with his Golden Globes statuette for the soundtrack of "The Hateful Eight", the first such time the award is bestowed outside of Los Angeles. https://www.thelocal.it/20160129/morricone-to-receive-golden-globes-statuette-in-rome Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:04:24 +0100 morricone-to-receive-golden-globes-statuette-in-rome A woman from Udine, a city in northeastern Italy, has been accused of stealing €100,000 worth of silver and gold wares from a family she worked for as a babysitter. https://www.thelocal.it/20131119/babysitter-steals-k-worth-of-silver-and-gold Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:17:00 +0100 babysitter-steals-k-worth-of-silver-and-gold The number of Italians cashing in their gold has more than tripled in a year, with almost three in 10 turning to the trade, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.it/20130809/italians-cash-in-gold-as-crisis-grips Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:32:00 +0200 italians-cash-in-gold-as-crisis-grips