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 Two sisters, aged 10 and 13, made an astonishing find when they were out playing with their puppy, and have now become a symbol of generosity in their small town. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/sisters-and-their-dog-return-lost-10000-to-owner Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:10:25 +0200 sisters-and-their-dog-return-lost-10000-to-owner Gurro was populated by Scottish soldiers 500 years ago, who left traces of their culture everywhere. https://www.thelocal.it/20160302/gurro-italys-little-scotland-colonized-by-highland-warriors Wed, 02 Mar 2016 17:41:34 +0100 gurro-italys-little-scotland-colonized-by-highland-warriors A diabetic Italian pensioner, who was stranded in the mountains for nine days in northern Italy, has told how he survived by eating herbs. https://www.thelocal.it/20150812/lost-italian-pensioner-survives-on-herbs-for-9-days Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:48:48 +0200 lost-italian-pensioner-survives-on-herbs-for-9-days An Italian woman got an early Christmas present this week when she recovered her lost iPad, a month after leaving it on a train close to Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20141218/ipad-returned-a-month-after-lost-on-train Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:45:00 +0100 ipad-returned-a-month-after-lost-on-train One hundred jobs will be lost in Italy as the French food industry giant, Danone, closes a factory near Milan, the company announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140611/danone-cuts-100-jobs-in-italy-due-to-crisis Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:28:00 +0200 danone-cuts-100-jobs-in-italy-due-to-crisis A pensioner who lost an envelope stuffed with €175,000 after it was blown off the balcony of her home in Cassino, Lazio, has had the money returned to her without a euro missing, although she did have to give away 10 percent thanks to Italy's "honesty" law. https://www.thelocal.it/20131028/pensioners-lost-175000-returned-in-full Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:51:00 +0100 pensioners-lost-175000-returned-in-full A 76-year-old grandmother spent the night under a hail storm and in freezing temperatures on a mountain in Alta Valtellina, Lombardy, after getting lost while chasing a cow. https://www.thelocal.it/20130826/rosary-kept-lost-grandmother-safe-in-alps Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:44:00 +0200 rosary-kept-lost-grandmother-safe-in-alps