The Local Italy 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 Shakespeare first to mark 500 years of Venice ghetto The 500th anniversary of the creation of the Venice ghetto is to be marked by an unprecedented performance of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice", in the neighbourhood to which the city's Jews were confined for centuries, organisers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160310/shakespeare-first-to-mark-500-years-of-venice-ghetto Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:05:20 +0100 shakespeare-first-to-mark-500-years-of-venice-ghetto Italy's footballers to get green cards A green coloured card will give new powers to referees in Italy's second tier of professional football, Serie B, in an attempt to promote good sportsmanship. https://www.thelocal.it/20150904/italys-footballers-to-get-green-cards Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:16:20 +0200 italys-footballers-to-get-green-cards Italian writes play about Lehman collapse The 2008 collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers is to be brought to the stage next month in a play described as a bit like watching the film "Titanic". https://www.thelocal.it/20131030/italian-writes-play-about-lehman-collapse Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:40:00 +0100 italian-writes-play-about-lehman-collapse