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 To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter novels' publication, we take a look at how the Italian translation changed the franchise as we know it - perhaps not always intentionally. https://www.thelocal.it/20161117/how-harry-potter-became-italian-language-translation-books-literature-linguistics Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:26:29 +0100 how-harry-potter-became-italian-language-translation-books-literature-linguistics Love it or hate it, the battle to produce the most heartwarming festive ad has become one of the surest signs that Christmas is on its way. https://www.thelocal.it/20161209/watch-this-adorable-italian-christmas-advert-made-by-harry-potters-director Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:53:29 +0100 watch-this-adorable-italian-christmas-advert-made-by-harry-potters-director A 12-year-old boy has died after being struck by lightning while playing football on a beach in southern Italy, local media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20130709/italian-harry-potter-killed-by-lightning Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:45:00 +0200 italian-harry-potter-killed-by-lightning