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 The fate of the EU naval operation against migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean is in Italy's hands, a senior official said on Wednesday, with the mandate to expire in two months. https://www.thelocal.it/20190123/italy-operation-sophia-eu-anti-trafficking-migrants-mediterranean-libya Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:10:55 +0100 italy-operation-sophia-eu-anti-trafficking-migrants-mediterranean-libya After a successful operation to remove his kidney, doctors wondered why the patient was showing no signs of recovery. https://www.thelocal.it/20160926/italian-doctors-remove-wrong-kidney-from-sick-man Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:37:57 +0200 italian-doctors-remove-wrong-kidney-from-sick-man Italy’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a successful open-heart operation in June. https://www.thelocal.it/20160705/berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-open-heart-surgery Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:29:21 +0200 berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-open-heart-surgery Italy's controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi underwent cardiac surgery on Tuesday after a heart attack his doctor said could have killed the 79-year-old tycoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20160614/berlusconi-has-open-heart-op-after-near-miss-attack Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:20:02 +0200 berlusconi-has-open-heart-op-after-near-miss-attack AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli will undergo surgery in Munich on Wednesday on his troublesome groin injury, the Serie A club said in a statement. https://www.thelocal.it/20151118/mario-balotelli-undergoes-groin-operation Wed, 18 Nov 2015 08:30:44 +0100 mario-balotelli-undergoes-groin-operation A woman who was admitted to hospital with a broken nose died after a doctor failed to provide her with sufficient oxygen during the operation. The anaesthetist has now been found guilty of manslaughter. https://www.thelocal.it/20150417/woman-dies-after-botched-nose-operation Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:35:32 +0200 woman-dies-after-botched-nose-operation An investigation is underway in Rome after doctors removed the wrong kidney from an elderly patient, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150109/rome-doctors-took-out-wrong-kidney-from-patient Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:08:00 +0100 rome-doctors-took-out-wrong-kidney-from-patient A ten-year-old girl died on Saturday after going to a Rome clinic for a common eye operation, Italian media have reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140331/10-year-old-dies-in-routine-eye-operation Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:43:00 +0200 10-year-old-dies-in-routine-eye-operation