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 mourners sang as they walked through the streets of Milan Saturday to pay their respects to Italy's Nobel prize-winning dramatist Dario Fo at a lay ceremony in front of the city's Gothic cathedral. https://www.thelocal.it/20161015/singing-in-the-rain-at-send-off-for-italys-dario-fo Sat, 15 Oct 2016 17:37:20 +0200 singing-in-the-rain-at-send-off-for-italys-dario-fo Swedish genetics professor Urban Lendahl, has announced his resignation from two prestigious Nobel bodies after it became clear he is likely to be involved in an investigation regarding the celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. https://www.thelocal.it/20160207/nobel-secretary-general-resigns-over-macchiarini-row Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:27:45 +0100 nobel-secretary-general-resigns-over-macchiarini-row A once-derelict Italian medieval hamlet which now home to an group of international students from conflict zones is vying for a Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/italys-nobel-nominated-medieval-suburb Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:22:06 +0200 italys-nobel-nominated-medieval-suburb A summit of Nobel peace laureates scheduled to be held in Cape Town has been moved to Rome after the South African government failed to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama, organizers said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141117/nobel-summit-moved-to-rome-after-dalai-lama-visa-row Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:42:00 +0100 nobel-summit-moved-to-rome-after-dalai-lama-visa-row Finally, some good news for Italy. The country has won two Ig Nobel prizes, a spoof of the prestigious Nobel, including one for coming up with the savvy idea of boosting its economy through revenues from illicit activity. https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/italy-given-ig-nobel-for-economics-and-art Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:43:00 +0200 italy-given-ig-nobel-for-economics-and-art