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 On August 24th, 2016, an earthquake nearly wiped out the town of Amatrice in central Italy. On the second anniversary of that tragic event, we revisit the thoughts of The Local Italy's former editor Angela Giuffrida, who visited the crisis-struck area soon after and found a town in mourning. https://www.thelocal.it/20180824/why-quake-hit-amatrice-will-never-be-the-same-again Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:13:42 +0200 why-quake-hit-amatrice-will-never-be-the-same-again An investigation has revealed more than 100 fraudulent claims for hundreds of thousands of euros of state funds intended for victims of the devastating earthquake that shook central Italy in 2016. https://www.thelocal.it/20180619/marche-italy-earthquake-scam-false-compensation-claims Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:18:20 +0200 marche-italy-earthquake-scam-false-compensation-claims A technical error caused the earthquake experts at Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv) to falsely report a 5.1 magnitude quake in central Italy on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20170615/the-earthquake-that-wasnt-tech-error-geology-institute-ingv-fears-of-magnitude Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:26:02 +0200 the-earthquake-that-wasnt-tech-error-geology-institute-ingv-fears-of-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 Four earthquakes measuring above 5 on the Richter scale hit the central Italian region on Wednesday morning, an area which was devastated by a series of quakes last year and is currently suffering from heavy snow. https://www.thelocal.it/20170118/5-4-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-central-italy Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:36:08 +0100 5-4-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-central-italy Residents of central Italy's earthquake towns protested this weekend over a perceived lack of government will to help rebuild their homes and livelihoods, with one of the organizers telling The Local "nothing has changed" in her town since the deadly quake last summer. https://www.thelocal.it/20170116/bureaucracy-kills-more-than-earthquakes-central-italy-residents-protest Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:34:32 +0100 bureaucracy-kills-more-than-earthquakes-central-italy-residents-protest A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in central Italy, including Rome, in the early hours of Wednesday morning - just one of over 100 aftershocks following the recent tremblors. https://www.thelocal.it/20161103/central-italy-trembles-again-in-new-48-earthquake Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:30:29 +0100 central-italy-trembles-again-in-new-48-earthquake Italy has vowed to rebuild every single home destroyed in Wednesday's powerful earthquake, but for the inhabitants of the central Italian towns and villages affected by the disaster, it will be a long time before life can return to normal. https://www.thelocal.it/20161028/over-100-aftershocks-felt-in-central-italy-overnight-after-quake Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:53:37 +0200 over-100-aftershocks-felt-in-central-italy-overnight-after-quake Hundreds of people awoke in emergency shelters in Italy on Thursday after fleeing their homes following a series of strong quakes in the same region struck by a devastating tremor two months ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20161027/strong-double-earthquake-rocks-central-italy Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:50:57 +0200 strong-double-earthquake-rocks-central-italy Two strong earthquakes caused major damage on Wednesday night in an area of central Italy still recovering from a deadly quake in August. https://www.thelocal.it/20161027/in-pictures-chaos-and-collapsed-buildings-as-italy-hit-by-another-quake Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:05:09 +0200 in-pictures-chaos-and-collapsed-buildings-as-italy-hit-by-another-quake Inside a shady tent in the middle of quake-hit Amatrice, a little girl hunches over a table drawing a picture of the soaring mountains overlooking this small Italian town. https://www.thelocal.it/20160829/drawing-out-childrens-trauma-in-quake-hit-italy Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:00:00 +0200 drawing-out-childrens-trauma-in-quake-hit-italy The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy was revised downwards to 241 on Thursday but officials cautioned it could rise again as rescuers continued a grim search for corpses, as powerful aftershocks rocked the devastated area. https://www.thelocal.it/20160825/italy-quake-toll-hits-247-as-rescuers-hunt-for-survivors Thu, 25 Aug 2016 08:58:53 +0200 italy-quake-toll-hits-247-as-rescuers-hunt-for-survivors Rescue efforts are underway following an earthquake which hit central Italy on Wednesday morning. Here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.it/20160824/italy-earthquake-what-we-know-facts-terremoto Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:15:59 +0200 italy-earthquake-what-we-know-facts-terremoto Some people who stumble across a large wad of cash might think all their Christmases have come at once. But not honest Luigi Tiedi, from the Marche region, who who didn’t think twice about returning the €43,000 he found just before Christmas. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/tods-driver-finds-43kand-gives-it-back Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:04:59 +0100 tods-driver-finds-43kand-gives-it-back Two young Albanians are being questioned by police after the body of a 17-year-old student was found in woods in the Marche region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/student-found-with-throat-slit-in-marche-woods Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:28:19 +0200 student-found-with-throat-slit-in-marche-woods An Italian businessman committed suicide in prison overnight, a month after killing two former employees who demanded €20,000 in overdue wages. https://www.thelocal.it/20141020/killer-businessman-commits-suicide-in-jail Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:18:00 +0200 killer-businessman-commits-suicide-in-jail A woman in central Italy has been convicted for defamation, after publishing details of her younger lover’s mother on a porn website. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/woman-put-toy-boys-mum-on-porn-site Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:05:00 +0200 woman-put-toy-boys-mum-on-porn-site Italian authorities said Saturday they had found the body of a woman pilot, one of four flyers who died when a pair of Tornado fighter jets crashed last week after colliding in mid-air. https://www.thelocal.it/20140823/body-of-woman-found-after-jet-fighter-crash Sat, 23 Aug 2014 14:07:24 +0200 body-of-woman-found-after-jet-fighter-crash Italian authorities said on Wednesday they had found the bodies of two pilots after a pair of Tornado fighter jets crashed following a mid-air collision, while two other crew members were still missing. https://www.thelocal.it/20140821/bodies-of-two-pilots-found-after-fighter-jets-crash-in-italy Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:39:00 +0200 bodies-of-two-pilots-found-after-fighter-jets-crash-in-italy Italian authorities said on Wednesday they had found the body of a pilot who was one of four crew aboard two Tornado fighter jets which crashed after a mid-air collision. https://www.thelocal.it/20140820/pilots-body-found-at-italy-fight-jet-crash-site Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:51:00 +0200 pilots-body-found-at-italy-fight-jet-crash-site