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's cruise industry is preparing to sail again in Mediterranean waters, hoping to help jumpstart the economy while restoring the beleaguered sector's reputation. https://www.thelocal.it/20200811/first-cruises-since-lockdown-to-sail-from-italy-this-weekend Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:26:33 +0200 first-cruises-since-lockdown-to-sail-from-italy-this-weekend Europe's top rights court on Thursday ordered Italy to pay thousands of euros in damages to Amanda Knox, the American student acquitted in 2015 of the gruesome killing of her British housemate after spending years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.it/20190124/italy-police-amanda-knox-human-rights-court-echr Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:31:26 +0100 italy-police-amanda-knox-human-rights-court-echr It is famed as the place where gladiators battled lions to the amusement of the citizens of ancient Rome. But of the six million visitors who flock to the Colosseum each year, how many know that during mediaeval times, it was also the fortress base of a powerful Roman family for over two centuries? https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/colosseums-secret-history-revealed-in-a-new-exhibition Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:20:30 +0100 colosseums-secret-history-revealed-in-a-new-exhibition All women will be able to enjoy free entry to Italy's museums and cultural sites on March 8th, International Women's Day. https://www.thelocal.it/20170302/free-entry-to-italian-museums-for-women-on-international-womens-day Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:14:55 +0100 free-entry-to-italian-museums-for-women-on-international-womens-day A section of Rome's Circus Maximus, the ancient venue for chariot racing, will be reopened to the public Thursday after seven years of renovation. https://www.thelocal.it/20161117/circus-maximus-reopens-as-rome-frets-over-vandals Thu, 17 Nov 2016 09:50:34 +0100 circus-maximus-reopens-as-rome-frets-over-vandals Italy has finally prepared a dossier, ready to be sent to Unesco, as part of its bid to get Neopolitan pizza listed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list. https://www.thelocal.it/20160304/italy-finally-offers-up-neopolitan-pizza-for Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:34:50 +0100 italy-finally-offers-up-neopolitan-pizza-for Italy suffers the biggest losses in the EU from counterfeited fashion, according to a study released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150722/italy-loses-the-most-in-eu-from-rip-off-fashion Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:23:08 +0200 italy-loses-the-most-in-eu-from-rip-off-fashion Borrowing rates in France, Spain and Italy fell to fresh historic lows on Friday in thin holiday trading, as investors eyed possible new anti-deflation measures from the European Central Bank. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/italy-bond-yields-hit-fresh-historic-lows Fri, 02 Jan 2015 11:31:00 +0100 italy-bond-yields-hit-fresh-historic-lows Pope Francis has given the go-ahead for three showers to be installed within a public restroom under the colonnades of St Peter’s Square for homeless people. https://www.thelocal.it/20141113/italys-homeless-to-get-showers-at-the-vatican Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:19:00 +0100 italys-homeless-to-get-showers-at-the-vatican Kissing Italian police officers could soon be banned as part of a slew of potential new rules designed to keep citizens and the police force safe. https://www.thelocal.it/20141107/italians-face-ban-from-kissing-police-officers Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:03:00 +0100 italians-face-ban-from-kissing-police-officers The Italian capital will host three group matches and a quarter final game during the Euro 2020 football championships. https://www.thelocal.it/20140922/rome-to-host-four-euro-2020-matches Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:25:00 +0200 rome-to-host-four-euro-2020-matches Scandal-hit Carlo Tavecchio was elected president of the Italian football federation on Monday, winning 63.63 percent of the vote despite a furore sparked by a racist comment during his campaign. https://www.thelocal.it/20140812/scandal-hit-tavecchio-elected-italian-football-federation-head Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:09:00 +0200 scandal-hit-tavecchio-elected-italian-football-federation-head Italy’s birth rate hit a record low in 2013, with 515,000 babies being born – a drop of 64,000 over the past five years, according to the annual country assessment report by Istat, the national statistics agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20140528/italys-birth-rate-hits-record-low Wed, 28 May 2014 15:47:00 +0200 italys-birth-rate-hits-record-low Atalanta fans hurled bananas at AC Milan's Guinean defender Kevin Constant on Sunday in the latest racist storm to hit European football. https://www.thelocal.it/20140512/football-fans-hurl-bananas-at-milans-guinean-player Mon, 12 May 2014 10:16:00 +0200 football-fans-hurl-bananas-at-milans-guinean-player The mystery has deepened into the death this week of a 16-year-old Swiss boy who succumbed to a knife wound during a school trip to Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20140411/mystery-deepens-over-swiss-boys-death-in-rome Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:25:00 +0200 mystery-deepens-over-swiss-boys-death-in-rome British immigration officials admitted Friday that they mistakenly raided the wedding of an Italian man and his Chinese bride because they believed the marriage was a sham. https://www.thelocal.it/20131108/italian-held-in-bungled-sham-marriage-raid Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:07:00 +0100 italian-held-in-bungled-sham-marriage-raid