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 Sardinia was the setting for this year's Igersitalia Assembly, an annual Instagram meet-up that aims to showcase lesser-known corners of Italy to followers far and wide. https://www.thelocal.it/20180924/igersitalia-assemblea-sardinia Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:01:14 +0200 igersitalia-assemblea-sardinia Benevento captain Fabio Lucioni on Wednesday apologized after posts on his Instagram account wishing death on those who imposed a one-year doping ban on him. https://www.thelocal.it/20180118/benevento-football-captain-fabio-lucioni-apologizes-over-instagram-death-posts-doping-ban Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:24:23 +0100 benevento-football-captain-fabio-lucioni-apologizes-over-instagram-death-posts-doping-ban Endless aisles of pasta, pope memorabilia and Nutella on everything: there are some things that only happen in Italy. And here are the photos to prove it. https://www.thelocal.it/20170504/photos-that-could-only-be-taken-in-italy Thu, 04 May 2017 13:44:30 +0200 photos-that-could-only-be-taken-in-italy Pope Francis posted his first photo on Instagram on Saturday, a picture showing him kneeling down praying, on the third anniversary of his inauguration as Holy Father. https://www.thelocal.it/20160319/pope-francis-posts-first-picture-on-instagram Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:55:02 +0100 pope-francis-posts-first-picture-on-instagram Silvio Berlusconi has finally succumbed to the image-sharing site Instagram, posting over 60 photos in just 24 hours. https://www.thelocal.it/20150521/in-pictures-berlusconi-joins-instagram Thu, 21 May 2015 18:05:56 +0200 in-pictures-berlusconi-joins-instagram IN PICTURES: Italian striker Mario Balotelli was at the centre of fresh controversy on Friday after posting a picture of himself on social media apparently posing with a shotgun. https://www.thelocal.it/20140712/balotelli-sparks-row-by-posing-with-gun Sat, 12 Jul 2014 13:16:00 +0200 balotelli-sparks-row-by-posing-with-gun Almost 5,000 photos and videos have appeared on the photo-sharing site, Instagram, as part of a contest to show the rest of the world just how good Italian food is. https://www.thelocal.it/20140121/italians-take-to-instagram-for-food-contest Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:34:00 +0100 italians-take-to-instagram-for-food-contest