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 For 40 minutes before an earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of last Wednesday, a pet dog, living with its family in Poggio Castellano, a hamlet near Amatrice, kept barking. https://www.thelocal.it/20160829/the-incredible-hero-dogs-of-italys-earthquake Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:03:00 +0200 the-incredible-hero-dogs-of-italys-earthquake A dog has been hailed a hero after saving a five-year-old boy from drowning in the sea along Italy’s Adriatic coast, but minutes later died himself. https://www.thelocal.it/20140814/hero-dog-dies-after-saving-drowning-boy Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:26:00 +0200 hero-dog-dies-after-saving-drowning-boy A boy of nine has been praised for his quick-thinking when he managed to avoid disaster after his grandfather died suddenly at the wheel. Dodging passersby, the boy was able to steer the car for 500 metres before it crashed into a parked van. https://www.thelocal.it/20140812/boy-9-takes-the-wheel-after-grans-heart-attack Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:40:00 +0200 boy-9-takes-the-wheel-after-grans-heart-attack