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 After a sunny Christmas across most of Italy, the next couple of days will be marked by snow, strong winds and heavy rain. https://www.thelocal.it/20171226/christmas-wraps-up-with-snow-wind-and-rain Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:28:14 +0100 christmas-wraps-up-with-snow-wind-and-rain Pope Francis on Monday blasted the "money stained with blood" and "evil power" wielded by Italian organized crime as he met the heads of the country's anti-mafia squad. https://www.thelocal.it/20170123/pope-criticizes-mafias-blood-stained-money-evil-power Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:12:21 +0100 pope-criticizes-mafias-blood-stained-money-evil-power Pickpocketing, along with overall crime levels, has seen a decline in Italy, Interior Ministry figures show - news which is sure to provoke a sigh of relief from wary tourists. https://www.thelocal.it/20161007/pickpocketing-in-italy-has-declined Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:32:46 +0200 pickpocketing-in-italy-has-declined Italy and the Netherlands agreed on Tuesday to split their term on the UN Security Council after a tie in voting forced them to reach a compromise. https://www.thelocal.it/20160629/italy-netherlands-offer-to-share-un-council-seat Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:47:14 +0200 italy-netherlands-offer-to-share-un-council-seat Italy’s Ministry of Defence has denied a report that the country has offered to send between 600 and 900 soldiers to Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20160426/italy-denies-offer-to-send-hundreds-of-troops-to-libya Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:36:53 +0200 italy-denies-offer-to-send-hundreds-of-troops-to-libya Italian aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica on Wednesday said it planned to change its name to Leonardo, after celebrated Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, as part of a major restructuring. https://www.thelocal.it/20160317/italian-arm-dealers-looks-to-leonardo-for-renaissance Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:07:23 +0100 italian-arm-dealers-looks-to-leonardo-for-renaissance An Italian couple, suspected of seeking to shun the modern world, were found huddled together on a bed of sticks under an overhanging rock on a mountain, having survived off berries for days. https://www.thelocal.it/20151104/cavemen-lovers-found-living-in-italy-mountains Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:30:43 +0100 cavemen-lovers-found-living-in-italy-mountains It has been a hot summer in Italy and tempers have started to fray, even in the upper echelons of the Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/italys-bishops-and-politicians-clash-over-migrants Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:22:44 +0200 italys-bishops-and-politicians-clash-over-migrants Passengers on a flight from Rome to Milan were shocked when their aircraft was struck by lightning and forced to make an emergency landing in Naples on Wednesday as a freak thunderstorm wreaked havoc in the Italian capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/alitalia-plane-struck-by-lightning Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:13:30 +0200 alitalia-plane-struck-by-lightning A man is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a wild boar outside a nursery in Umbria. https://www.thelocal.it/20150128/wild-boar-attacks-man-outside-nursery-in-umbria Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:32:00 +0100 wild-boar-attacks-man-outside-nursery-in-umbria Foreigners in Italy are happier than Italians, according to figures published by Italy's national statistics agency, Istat, last week. The Local finds out why. https://www.thelocal.it/20141103/why-foreigners-in-italy-are-happier-than-italians Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +0100 why-foreigners-in-italy-are-happier-than-italians UPDATED: Equitalia, the Italian tax agency, was told by a Naples court on Wednesday to suspend its pursuit of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona over an alleged unpaid tax bill, his lawyer Angelo Pisani told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/maradona-cleared-of-tax-fraud-in-italy Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:38:00 +0200 maradona-cleared-of-tax-fraud-in-italy Antonio Conte emerged as favourite to take over the vacant Italian national team manager's job after he resigned as Juventus coach on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/ex-juventus-boss-tipped-for-italy-job Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:20:00 +0200 ex-juventus-boss-tipped-for-italy-job The number of children suffering from cancer in Italy's "Land of Fires", an area where toxic waste has been dumped by the mafia, is significantly higher than elsewhere in the country, a new study has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20140704/child-cancer-rate-up-in-italys-land-of-fires Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:32:00 +0200 child-cancer-rate-up-in-italys-land-of-fires ENI chief executive Paolo Scaroni on Friday hailed an initial deal with Norway's Statoil to revise gas supply contracts as "a big success", as the Italian energy major seeks to lower purchasing costs. https://www.thelocal.it/20140228/eni-hails-energy-deal-with-norways-statoil Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:40:00 +0100 eni-hails-energy-deal-with-norways-statoil Italy is preparing to send its first female astronaut into space. Speaking ahead of the mission, which is planned for November this year, Samantha Cristoforetti described it as “another great adventure for Italy in space”. https://www.thelocal.it/20140127/italy-to-send-first-female-astronaut-into-space Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:23:00 +0100 italy-to-send-first-female-astronaut-into-space