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 An Italian mum sparked debate over the intensity of Italy's school system when she shared a note she had written to her daughter's teacher on Facebook, in which she said her daughter didn't have time to do her homework. https://www.thelocal.it/20161007/italian-mum-tells-teachers-homework-is-torture-kids-need-time-to-play Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:48:22 +0200 italian-mum-tells-teachers-homework-is-torture-kids-need-time-to-play Some 900 jobs are on the line as a result of a planned partnership between the Italian airline, Meridiana, and Qatar Airways. https://www.thelocal.it/20160218/italian-airline-seeks-900-job-cuts-in-qatar-deal Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:12:14 +0100 italian-airline-seeks-900-job-cuts-in-qatar-deal Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi joined other world leaders in Paris for the COP 21 climate conference on Monday, promising that Italy was ready to play a key role in preventing man-made climate change. https://www.thelocal.it/20151130/italy-to-take-key-role-in-climate-change-fight-renzi Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:05:59 +0100 italy-to-take-key-role-in-climate-change-fight-renzi UPDATED: Pope Francis on Monday slammed "deviant forms of religion" following deadly attacks by Islamist militants in France last week which left 17 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20150112/pope-slams-deviant-forms-of-religion-after-paris-attacks Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:53:00 +0100 pope-slams-deviant-forms-of-religion-after-paris-attacks A Harley-Davidson motorbike that briefly belonged to Pope Francis was sold for €210,000, 16 times its highest original valuation, at an auction in Paris on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/popes-harley-davidson-sells-for-241500 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:33:00 +0100 popes-harley-davidson-sells-for-241500 VIDEO: A new episode of the famed US cartoon The Simpsons has aired, joking that a local school in the show is "more corrupt than the Italian parliament". https://www.thelocal.it/20131114/the-simpsons-mocks-italys-corrupt-politics Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:36:00 +0100 the-simpsons-mocks-italys-corrupt-politics An elegant palace where the legendary Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi once created his finest work may be sold to a foreigner, with buyers from China and Russia showing particular interest. https://www.thelocal.it/20131003/chinese-and-russian-buyers-eye-verdis-palace Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0200 chinese-and-russian-buyers-eye-verdis-palace