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 Valentine's Day has its roots in the Roman Empire, so what better way to celebrate than with some heartwarming real-life stories about Italian love. https://www.thelocal.it/20200213/four-lovers-who-met-their-match-in-italy Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:26:07 +0100 four-lovers-who-met-their-match-in-italy Two Italians are among the dozens injured in a series of blasts at tourist towns in Thailand in which at least four people have been killed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/two-italians-injured-in-thailand-bomb-attacks Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:30:17 +0200 two-italians-injured-in-thailand-bomb-attacks Italian expats in the UK shared feelings of anger, fear and confusion after Britain voted to leave the EU. And they never even got a say. https://www.thelocal.it/20160624/italians-in-uk-after-all-these-years-we-feel-unwanted Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:07:56 +0200 italians-in-uk-after-all-these-years-we-feel-unwanted In a period when European immigration is continuously debated in politics, a new documentary offers an emotional self-analysis that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of Italians living in London. Mauro Galluzzo meets the director of INFLUX, Luca Vullo. https://www.thelocal.it/20160622/london-bound-how-italians-are-making-their-way-in-the-british-capital Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:41:47 +0200 london-bound-how-italians-are-making-their-way-in-the-british-capital As a foreigner in a new country, it’s hard to get out of your comfort zone. Whether by yourself or with a friend, places filled with your mother tongue will draw you like a moth to a flame. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/seven-ways-to-interact-with-the-locals-in-florence Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:09:23 +0200 seven-ways-to-interact-with-the-locals-in-florence Italians might be enjoying the popularity of Pope Francis, who was named the world’s most popular leader in a poll just a few days ago, but that doesn’t mean to say they practise his religion. https://www.thelocal.it/20160330/the-popes-still-catholic-but-half-of-italians-arent Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:25:21 +0200 the-popes-still-catholic-but-half-of-italians-arent Three Italians were among over 100 people injured in a blast at Maelbeek metro station in Brussels, close to the European Union headquarters, on Tuesday morning, according to information from the Italian embassy in the Belgian capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20160322/three-italians-injured-in-brussels-terror-attacks Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:54:12 +0100 three-italians-injured-in-brussels-terror-attacks Italy will launch a massive online effort to gauge its people's viewpoints on the European Union as part of an effort to bind the 28-nation bloc tighter, a parliamentary leader announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160209/italy-to-ask-citizens-views-amid-eu-challenge Tue, 09 Feb 2016 17:31:12 +0100 italy-to-ask-citizens-views-amid-eu-challenge Genetic differences, painstakingly crafted by thousands of years of natural selection, explain why Europeans from the north tower over their southern cousins, researchers said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150915/why-are-the-dutch-taller-than-italians Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:55:47 +0200 why-are-the-dutch-taller-than-italians Despite signs of improvement in the Italian economy, a growing number of young nationals are among the surge of immigrants settling in the UK this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150827/italians-help-fuel-surge-in-uk-immigration Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:11:27 +0200 italians-help-fuel-surge-in-uk-immigration Italian families are adopting fewer children from overseas because of the high cost and the lengthy time it takes for adoptions to be approved, according to a leading support group. https://www.thelocal.it/20150826/hight-cost-deters-italians-from-overseas-adoptions Wed, 26 Aug 2015 15:14:59 +0200 hight-cost-deters-italians-from-overseas-adoptions Anti-terror police are investigating arranged marriages between Italians and foreign nationals for potential terrorist infiltration. https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/italy-police-probe-terrorism-link-to-marriages Fri, 21 Aug 2015 15:16:50 +0200 italy-police-probe-terrorism-link-to-marriages When America’s First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters dined in a popular Rome restaurant in 2009, staff were shocked when she asked for a 'doggy bag' to take her leftovers home. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/doggy-bags-the-last-italian-taboo Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:33:58 +0200 doggy-bags-the-last-italian-taboo Divorce is booming in Italy, with the greatest demand coming from disillusioned husbands and wives over the age of 65 - including people in their 90s - who want to start a new life. https://www.thelocal.it/20150817/boom-in-divorce-among-italys-elderly Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:21:45 +0200 boom-in-divorce-among-italys-elderly Italy has been in the throes of an economic crisis since 2008, but that hasn’t stopped the state spending €900,000 a year on lavish first-class travel and chauffeur-driven cars for its MPs, as well as continuing to pay the travel expenses of former ones. https://www.thelocal.it/20150806/italys-mps-to-lose-lavish-travel-perks Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:44:00 +0200 italys-mps-to-lose-lavish-travel-perks Libyan security forces searching for four Italians kidnapped west of the capital this week have so far made no progress in finding them, an official said Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150724/no-progress-in-search-for-kidnapped-italians Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:24:19 +0200 no-progress-in-search-for-kidnapped-italians Italy’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that there would be no negotiations with human traffickers over the kidnapping of four Italian constructions workers in Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150723/no-talks-with-smugglers-over-abducted-italians Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:02:29 +0200 no-talks-with-smugglers-over-abducted-italians UDATED: Four Italians working for a construction company have been kidnapped in conflict-torn Libya, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150720/four-italians-kidnapped-in-libya Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:01:18 +0200 four-italians-kidnapped-in-libya UPDATED: Three people died and at least 13 were injured after an Italian tour bus collided with a truck in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150604/italian-tour-bus-crashes-in-us Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:00:39 +0200 italian-tour-bus-crashes-in-us Many young Italians who travel to Australia on temporary working holiday visas are reported to be working in “slave-like” conditions on the country’s farms. https://www.thelocal.it/20150506/italians-exploited-on-australian-farms Wed, 06 May 2015 16:29:40 +0200 italians-exploited-on-australian-farms