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 Italy on Saturday marked 10 years since a devastating earthquake hit L'Aquila, killing 309 people and destroying much of the historic city. https://www.thelocal.it/20190406/italy-remembers-laquila-dead-10-years-after-quake Sat, 06 Apr 2019 15:25:08 +0200 italy-remembers-laquila-dead-10-years-after-quake An Italian police unit specializing in protecting the country's cultural heritage on Tuesday presented 37 artworks it had recovered, some of which had been stolen from churches in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes in central Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180314/italy-art-police-recover-works-stolen-from-quake-hit-churches Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:06:30 +0100 italy-art-police-recover-works-stolen-from-quake-hit-churches Nearly nine years after a devastating earthquake, L'Aquila is still struggling to emerge from the rubble, but residents of the once stunning city thank Silvio Berlusconi for putting roofs over their heads. https://www.thelocal.it/20180228/earthquake-hit-laquila-residents-silvio-berlusconi-recovery-election Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:36:40 +0100 earthquake-hit-laquila-residents-silvio-berlusconi-recovery-election The town of Amatrice, all but destroyed in a earthquake last year, has been added to a list of the world’s most endangered heritage sites. https://www.thelocal.it/20171017/amatrice-italy-world-monuments-watch Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:55:31 +0200 amatrice-italy-world-monuments-watch A series of earthquakes rocked Italy's central region on Thursday evening, the most powerful measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale. https://www.thelocal.it/20170428/central-italy-shakes-again-with-series-of-quakes-up-to-41-magnitude Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:52:48 +0200 central-italy-shakes-again-with-series-of-quakes-up-to-41-magnitude An earthquake measuring 4.0 magnitude was reported in the l'Aquila province early on Monday morning, with the tremors also felt in the Marche region. https://www.thelocal.it/20170220/magnitude-40-quake-shakes-laquila Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:20:56 +0100 magnitude-40-quake-shakes-laquila Six people died on Tuesday in a helicopter crash in the mountains of central Italy, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170124/medical-helicopter-crashes-near-avalanche-zone Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:00:59 +0100 medical-helicopter-crashes-near-avalanche-zone On April 6th 2009, an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale devastated the medieval city of L'Aquila, killing 308 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20160406/seven-years-after-the-earthquake-whats-life-like-in-laquila Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:55:25 +0200 seven-years-after-the-earthquake-whats-life-like-in-laquila Anti-terrorism police on Monday arrested 14 alleged neo-fascist extremists accused of planning violent attacks across Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20141222/italian-police-swoop-on-neo-fascist-extremists Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:03:00 +0100 italian-police-swoop-on-neo-fascist-extremists UPDATED: Seven Italian scientists who faced prison for failing to predict the deadly L'Aquila earthquake were cleared on Monday after an appeal court overturned manslaughter convictions that had sparked international outrage. https://www.thelocal.it/20141110/italy-quake-scientists-win-appeal-over-prison-terms Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:30:00 +0100 italy-quake-scientists-win-appeal-over-prison-terms Seven Italians who were sentenced to prison for failing to predict the deadly L'Aquila earthquake are set to learn on Monday if they have won their appeal against verdicts that sparked international outrage. https://www.thelocal.it/20141110/laquila-quake-jailed-scientists-set-to-learn-fate Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:35:00 +0100 laquila-quake-jailed-scientists-set-to-learn-fate A pensioner in L’Aquila burnt himself to death on Friday morning, leaving a note in which he described his torment following the city’s 2009 earthquake which killed 309 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20140725/suicide-by-fire-over-laquila-earthquake Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:28:00 +0200 suicide-by-fire-over-laquila-earthquake An official from Italy's Ministry of Culture has been arrested on corruption charges, related to work carried out after the devastating 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, the town's public prosecutor announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140617/ministry-official-arrested-over-laquila-bribes Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:05:00 +0200 ministry-official-arrested-over-laquila-bribes The mayor of the Italian town of L'Aquila, which was partially destroyed in a deadly 2009 earthquake, withdrew his resignation on Wednesday ten days after stepping down amid a corruption scandal. https://www.thelocal.it/20140122/laquila-mayor-returns-to-defend-the-town Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:31:00 +0100 laquila-mayor-returns-to-defend-the-town Four people, including two former politicians, have been arrested for allegedly rigging contracts related to the reconstruction of the central Italian town of L'Aquila after it was devastated by an earthquake in April 2009. https://www.thelocal.it/20140108/four-arrested-in-laquila-rebuild-bribery-probe Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:25:00 +0100 four-arrested-in-laquila-rebuild-bribery-probe