The Local Italy 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 No, marrying an Italian won’t save you from Brexit If you’re worried about Brexit repercussions and wondering if marriage to a local would solve all your problems, you should probably think twice. https://www.thelocal.it/20190906/no-marrying-an-italian-wont-save-you-from-brexit Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:05:41 +0200 no-marrying-an-italian-wont-save-you-from-brexit How the rest of the world sees Italy: Good for tourism, bad for tolerance? In a new ranking of countries' global reputation, Italy scores highly for food, heritage and authentic products, but worse for tolerance, environmental protection and quality of life. https://www.thelocal.it/20190628/good-for-tourism-bad-for-tolerance-how-the-rest-of-the-world-sees-italy Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:16:10 +0200 good-for-tourism-bad-for-tolerance-how-the-rest-of-the-world-sees-italy What Italy's new laws mean for your citizenship application As a new decree approved last week makes it harder to obtain Italian citizenship, we look at what the changes in the law mean for those who are applying. https://www.thelocal.it/20181207/what-italys-new-laws-mean-for-your-citizenship-application Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:58:51 +0100 what-italys-new-laws-mean-for-your-citizenship-application Italy has 'world's fourth most powerful passport' An Italian passport is one of the world's most useful to have, according to an index that ranks how many countries each passport allows its holders to visit without a visa. https://www.thelocal.it/20181025/italy-has-worlds-fourth-most-powerful-passport Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:48:45 +0200 italy-has-worlds-fourth-most-powerful-passport No longer just a job: the unlikely crew saving lives They are unlikely members of the same crew: career seamen for whom it was initially just another job and landlubber humanitarian workers trying to make the world a better place. https://www.thelocal.it/20160531/no-longer-just-a-job-the-unlikely-crew-saving-lives-in-the-med Tue, 31 May 2016 10:30:00 +0200 no-longer-just-a-job-the-unlikely-crew-saving-lives-in-the-med Why the average ancient Roman worker was dead by 30 A groundbreaking study of 2,000 ancient Roman skeletons has shown how many of the ancient city's inhabitants were riddled with arthritis, suffered broken bones and were generally dead before 30. https://www.thelocal.it/20160527/groundbreaking-study-reveals-brutal-realities-of-life-in-ancient-rome Fri, 27 May 2016 10:18:49 +0200 groundbreaking-study-reveals-brutal-realities-of-life-in-ancient-rome It's a long life for Italians as number of centenarians triples The number of centenarians in Italy has more than tripled in less than 15 years despite the growth in life expectancy stalling last year, a health report published Tuesday on revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160427/italians-over-100-increase-threefold-but-life-expectancy-stalls Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:15:02 +0200 italians-over-100-increase-threefold-but-life-expectancy-stalls