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 Thousands of protestors calling themselves 'sardine' (sardines) sang Bella Ciao in the rain in the centre of the city of Modena on Monday, after a similar rally in Bologna last week. But who are Italy's 'Sardines', where did they come from, and what do they want? https://www.thelocal.it/20191120/enough-hate-who-are-the-sardines-packing-into-italian-squares-to-protest Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:40:25 +0100 enough-hate-who-are-the-sardines-packing-into-italian-squares-to-protest A pair of fifth-century skeletons buried hand in hand and known since their discovery in 2009 as the "lovers of Modena" are both men, researchers reported this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20190913/lovers-of-modena-hand-in-hand-burial-skeletons-italy-men Fri, 13 Sep 2019 20:15:19 +0200 lovers-of-modena-hand-in-hand-burial-skeletons-italy-men Italy's Osteria Francescana was crowned the world's best restaurant for the second time on Tuesday at an awards ceremony by British trade magazine Restaurant, beating out top eateries in Spain and France. https://www.thelocal.it/20180620/italy-worlds-best-restaurant-osteria-francescana-massimo-bottura-modena Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:20:45 +0200 italy-worlds-best-restaurant-osteria-francescana-massimo-bottura-modena Italian police were questioning five Chinese minors on Tuesday on suspicion of murder after a man was apparently suffocated by his teenage ex-boyfriend in a revenge attack. https://www.thelocal.it/20171128/italy-modena-suitcase-murder Tue, 28 Nov 2017 19:10:04 +0100 italy-modena-suitcase-murder Police in northern Italy on Sunday arrested three teenagers who stole two public buses and rammed them into a local secondary school. https://www.thelocal.it/20170424/three-teens-arrested-for-ramming-stolen-buses-into-school Mon, 24 Apr 2017 17:24:37 +0200 three-teens-arrested-for-ramming-stolen-buses-into-school Massimo Bottura's restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, northern Italy, has slipped to second place in the prestigious World's Best 50 Restaurant rankings. https://www.thelocal.it/20170405/italian-restaurant-loses-top-spot-in-worlds-best-restaurants-ranking Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:07:46 +0200 italian-restaurant-loses-top-spot-in-worlds-best-restaurants-ranking Italian activist Mauro Merlino spent weeks walking from his hometown in northern Italy to earthquake-hit Amatrice dressed as Spiderman. He tells The Local why he carried out the stunt. https://www.thelocal.it/20170303/why-i-travelled-to-amatrice-on-foot-dressed-as-spiderman Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:26:00 +0100 why-i-travelled-to-amatrice-on-foot-dressed-as-spiderman A nine-year-old Italian boy gave the €50 he saved to a homeless man in a town near Modena – only for the man to give it back. https://www.thelocal.it/20160719/italian-boy-gives-his-pocket-money-to-a-homeless-man Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:00:18 +0200 italian-boy-gives-his-pocket-money-to-a-homeless-man Fire fighters were called to a street in the northern Italian city of Modena after a resident reported a buzzing sound coming from a rubbish bin. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/buzzing-bomb-in-bin-was-recycled-sex-toy Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:00:36 +0100 buzzing-bomb-in-bin-was-recycled-sex-toy Fed up with their banks' reluctance to lend, an Italian dairy cooperative has raised €6 million by issuing bonds guaranteed by huge wheels of Parmesan cheese. https://www.thelocal.it/20160204/cheesed-off-by-banks-try-parmesan-bonds Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:45:44 +0100 cheesed-off-by-banks-try-parmesan-bonds The choice of a song that contains a word in Arabic, and which will be sung by children attending a Christmas procession this Friday in Modena, has left parents fuming. https://www.thelocal.it/20151214/parents-fume-over-children-singing-arabic-verse Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:09:23 +0100 parents-fume-over-children-singing-arabic-verse A man in central Italy died after trying to save his dog, which had fallen into a pit, national media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150313/man-dies-saving-blind-dog-in-italy Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:37:04 +0100 man-dies-saving-blind-dog-in-italy A mummified body, believed to belong to a patient who went missing in 2011, has been found at Baggiovara hospital in Modena, northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/mummified-body-found-in-modena-hospital Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:32:00 +0100 mummified-body-found-in-modena-hospital A tornado has swept through the Modena area in central Italy, leaving three people injured and ripping roofs off homes. https://www.thelocal.it/20140502/three-injured-as-tornado-strikes-italy Fri, 02 May 2014 14:11:00 +0200 three-injured-as-tornado-strikes-italy Italian trade unions were holding urgent talks with officials from a Modena company late on Friday, after the owner decided to close up and move the business to Poland - without telling his employees. https://www.thelocal.it/20130823/uproar-as-factory-moved-to-poland-in-secret Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:18:00 +0200 uproar-as-factory-moved-to-poland-in-secret A bottle of balsamic vinegar dating back to 1740 has been discovered - and tasted - by Italian officials. https://www.thelocal.it/20130726/balsamic-vinegar-tasted-after-273-years Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:52:00 +0200 balsamic-vinegar-tasted-after-273-years A Chinese man is being held by police in Modena, in northern Italy, after leaving his one-month-old in a car. The boy was found with his mouth taped. https://www.thelocal.it/20130712/man-arrested-in-modena-after-leaving-child-in-car-for-a-month Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:40:00 +0200 man-arrested-in-modena-after-leaving-child-in-car-for-a-month