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 Ferrari announced on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with two Chinese companies to build a theme park in China. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/ferrari-signs-preliminary-deal-for-china-theme-park Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:38:37 +0100 ferrari-signs-preliminary-deal-for-china-theme-park Italian police are investigating a case of alleged animal mistreatment and zoophilia after witnesses and animal rights groups reported seeing a shepherd sexually abuse a female donkey tied to a pole in Rome's Caffarella park. https://www.thelocal.it/20160205/donkey-tied-up-and-raped-by-shepherd-in-rome-park Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:35:25 +0100 donkey-tied-up-and-raped-by-shepherd-in-rome-park A hospital in the Milan area has received a flood of calls from people wishing to adopt a newborn baby boy, who was found abandoned in a city park on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150407/calls-flood-in-to-adopt-abandoned-baby Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:02:11 +0200 calls-flood-in-to-adopt-abandoned-baby A female jogger is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs in a Rome park, Italian media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/rome-jogger-mauled-by-pack-of-dogs Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:09:00 +0200 rome-jogger-mauled-by-pack-of-dogs With August temperatures topping 40C, the president of Rome's zoo has called for animals to be fed refreshing watermelon. View The Local's gallery of feeding time at the zoo. https://www.thelocal.it/20130814/rome-zoo-animals-get-fruity-holiday-treat Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:24:00 +0200 rome-zoo-animals-get-fruity-holiday-treat