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 Naples Mayor hits out at Interior Minister's fondness for wearing police uniforms and tells him to investigate his own party's misuse of public money. https://www.thelocal.it/20190122/investigate-yourself-mayor-of-naples-slams-policeman-salvini Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:17:21 +0100 investigate-yourself-mayor-of-naples-slams-policeman-salvini An endangered brown bear died on Tuesday following a traffic accident in Italy's biggest national park - the only place in the country where Marsican bears can still be found. https://www.thelocal.it/20161019/endangered-bear-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-italy Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:30:17 +0200 endangered-bear-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-italy Earlier this week, Italy's Cinque Terre National Park - which contains five of the country's most iconic seaside towns - announced its decision to reduce the number of visitors it welcomes each year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160219/forget-cinque-terre-these-little-known-italian-gems-are-so-much-better Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:01:21 +0100 forget-cinque-terre-these-little-known-italian-gems-are-so-much-better He escaped captivity, lost his family and paid a people smuggler to take him to Italy. But now here, an Afghan refugee tells The Local that although he's still alive, his future remains precarious. https://www.thelocal.it/20151008/an-afghan-refugee-safe-but-in-limbo-in-italy Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:18:56 +0200 an-afghan-refugee-safe-but-in-limbo-in-italy Figures published by the national statistics agency, Istat, on Monday said Italians were feeling more upbeat about the economy. But those we spoke to begged to differ. https://www.thelocal.it/20150401/i-dont-see-signs-of-a-turn-in-the-economy Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:06:59 +0200 i-dont-see-signs-of-a-turn-in-the-economy Italy has chosen Neapolitan pizza as its candidate for protection under Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Italian media reported late on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/naples-pizza-offered-for-unesco-heritage-menu Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:32:32 +0100 naples-pizza-offered-for-unesco-heritage-menu The former captain of Italy’s national football team, Fabio Cannavaro, has been handed a ten month sentence for entering his own villa and taking a swim in the pool. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/cannavaro-gets-jail-term-for-taking-a-swim Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:04:00 +0100 cannavaro-gets-jail-term-for-taking-a-swim Italy's former communications minister Paolo Gentiloni has been nominated foreign minister, his new deputy said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/paolo-gentiloni-named-italys-new-foreign-minister Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:33:00 +0100 paolo-gentiloni-named-italys-new-foreign-minister Italy’s unemployment rate rose again in July after falling slightly in June, and now stands at 12.6 percent, the same rate recorded in April and May. https://www.thelocal.it/20140829/italys-jobless-rate-back-at-126-percent Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:07:00 +0200 italys-jobless-rate-back-at-126-percent