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 A man was placed under house arrest on Monday for allegedly punching a doctor because he believes a vaccination caused his child's illness. https://www.thelocal.it/20170801/anti-vaccine-protester-punches-doctor-after-hotly-contested-law-gets-approved Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:03:28 +0200 anti-vaccine-protester-punches-doctor-after-hotly-contested-law-gets-approved November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day which is marked in Italy with a series of events and awareness campaigns, as well as government initiatives to tackle the problem. https://www.thelocal.it/20161125/116-women-have-been-murdered-in-italy-this-year-how-can-italy-tackle-gendered-violence Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:40:55 +0100 116-women-have-been-murdered-in-italy-this-year-how-can-italy-tackle-gendered-violence The ancient Roman kitchens of a Pompeii launderette have once again been kitted out with pots and pans as part of a new project that is trying to give visitors a sense of what day-to-day life in the city was like. https://www.thelocal.it/20160802/refurbished-pompeii-kitchens-show-how-ancient-romans-cooked Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:04:31 +0200 refurbished-pompeii-kitchens-show-how-ancient-romans-cooked Dramatic images released by the Italian navy on Wednesday captured the moment a heavily overcrowded boat overturned in a shipwreck off Libya which left at least five people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20160526/striking-pictures-capture-moment-of-migrant-shipwreck Thu, 26 May 2016 10:22:29 +0200 striking-pictures-capture-moment-of-migrant-shipwreck Italy’s Court of Cassation has ruled that playing music too loudly in your car is a crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20160229/playing-loud-music-in-your-car-is-a-crime-italys-top-court Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:32:25 +0100 playing-loud-music-in-your-car-is-a-crime-italys-top-court It’s rare for Germany to compliment its debt-ridden southern EU counterpart, but German Labour Minister Andrea Nahles sprung to Italy's defense on Monday, saying it was “incredible” to see how much effort the government has already made with reforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20140930/german-minister-praises-italys-reform-efforts Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:13:00 +0200 german-minister-praises-italys-reform-efforts Italian conductor Riccardo Muti has thrown in the towel as the primary conductor of the Rome Opera after six years, amid funding problems and strikes, Italy's media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140922/italian-conductor-muti-quits-rome-opera Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:34:00 +0200 italian-conductor-muti-quits-rome-opera A 43-year-old woman from the northern Italian city of Treviso waited almost a month for a letter telling her she has cancer because of "staff shortages" at the local post office and a "heavy workload over Christmas". https://www.thelocal.it/20140121/cancer-sufferer-gets-late-diagnosis-after-postal-blunder Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:58:00 +0100 cancer-sufferer-gets-late-diagnosis-after-postal-blunder Pope Francis on Sunday spoke out about the plight of refugees and the traffickers who want to "enslave" them before visiting a parish near Rome's main railway station that cares for immigrants and homeless people. https://www.thelocal.it/20140120/pope-evokes-refugee-suffering-on-migrants-day Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:16:00 +0100 pope-evokes-refugee-suffering-on-migrants-day A former senator and member of the anti-immigrant Northern League party told Italian radio that he would be happy if a migrant boat sank. His comments follow a visit by Pope Francis to the island of Lampedusa on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130712/italian-politician-happy-with-migrant-boats-sinking Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:05:00 +0200 italian-politician-happy-with-migrant-boats-sinking