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 Parts of north-east Italy are on red alert again as another round of storms send rivers rising. https://www.thelocal.it/20191127/northern-italy-on-flood-alert-river-po Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:16:42 +0100 northern-italy-on-flood-alert-river-po Italy's anti-immigration Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has managed to dominate almost the entire first 100 days of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government, which are marked on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180907/analysis-how-matteo-salvini-dominated-the-first-100-days-of-italys-government Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:39:35 +0200 analysis-how-matteo-salvini-dominated-the-first-100-days-of-italys-government The source of Italy's River Po has completely dried up due to prolonged drought this summer, with knock-on effects for agricultural production across the northern region. https://www.thelocal.it/20170906/source-italys-longest-river-po-piedmont-monviso-dried-up-summer-drought-climate Wed, 06 Sep 2017 12:21:00 +0200 source-italys-longest-river-po-piedmont-monviso-dried-up-summer-drought-climate Rome police on Wednesday arrested a man who took a nude dip in the capital's iconic Trevi Fountain. https://www.thelocal.it/20170413/italian-arrested-for-nude-trevi-fountain-swim Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:37:34 +0200 italian-arrested-for-nude-trevi-fountain-swim The north of Italy is facing drought due to unusually low rainfall and high temperatures, agricultural organization Coldiretti has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170410/alarm-over-drought-across-northern-italy Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:03:16 +0200 alarm-over-drought-across-northern-italy 58-year-old Enzo Rendina tells The Local he is "living a nightmare" following the August 2016 earthquake which destroyed his house. Since the disaster, he has refused to leave his town - a devotion to the land which led to his arrest earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20170202/im-a-victim-of-the-earthquake-i-saved-lives-and-they-arrested-me Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:14:27 +0100 im-a-victim-of-the-earthquake-i-saved-lives-and-they-arrested-me Pope Francis on Monday announced plans for a worldwide day of prayer for the victims of sexual abuse, in line with a proposal from his child protection panel. https://www.thelocal.it/20160912/catholic-church-announces-prayer-day-for-abuse-victims Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:25:56 +0200 catholic-church-announces-prayer-day-for-abuse-victims Portugal has put the brakes on the extradition to Italy of a former CIA agent over her role in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian imam who claimed he was subsequently tortured. https://www.thelocal.it/20160802/retrial-row-halts-extradition-of-ex-cia-agent-to-italy Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:55:51 +0200 retrial-row-halts-extradition-of-ex-cia-agent-to-italy A seven-year-old Italian schoolgirl stunned her father when she unearthed a woolly mammoth fossil on the banks of the River Po. https://www.thelocal.it/20160616/seven-year-old-finds-woolly-mammoth-bone-near-river-po Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:00:57 +0200 seven-year-old-finds-woolly-mammoth-bone-near-river-po Marco Pannella, the founder of the Radical Party and one of Italy’s longest-standing politicians has died, aged 86. https://www.thelocal.it/20160519/marco-panella-italian-who-fought-for-eu-dies-aged-86-radical-party-founder Thu, 19 May 2016 16:40:39 +0200 marco-panella-italian-who-fought-for-eu-dies-aged-86-radical-party-founder Forced evictions of ethnic Roma in the Italian capital have more than tripled since Pope Francis announced a special "year of mercy" which sent the city on a clean-up spree, campaigners said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/roma-evictions-triple-in-italian-capital Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:26:04 +0200 roma-evictions-triple-in-italian-capital Italy is not renowned for its lawful drivers, but what about its cyclists? One bike rider has learnt the hard way after his rule-bending left him with a whopping €482 fine. https://www.thelocal.it/20150804/cyclist-fined-482-in-city-crackdown Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:40:51 +0200 cyclist-fined-482-in-city-crackdown Italy's longest river is drying up fast, putting the livelihoods of many along its banks at risk. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/livelihoods-at-risk-as-river-po-runs-dry Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:12:23 +0200 livelihoods-at-risk-as-river-po-runs-dry Twin Italian brothers came within a whisker of a European record when they reeled in a catfish weighing 127kg in northern Italy’s River Po – with just a fishing rod. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/twin-brothers-catch-giant-catfish-in-river-po Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:41:00 +0100 twin-brothers-catch-giant-catfish-in-river-po Italian politicians on Thursday backed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s often contentious plans for a government revamp, a move that will strip the upper house of most of its powers. https://www.thelocal.it/20140808/senate-backs-italy-government-revamp Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:26:00 +0200 senate-backs-italy-government-revamp Sharp-eyed police in Florence have snared yet another tourist who dared to deface the city's famous Ponte Vecchio - this time with nail polish. https://www.thelocal.it/20131017/tourist-defaces-ponte-vecchio-with-nail-polish Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:20:00 +0200 tourist-defaces-ponte-vecchio-with-nail-polish A man in northern Italy is being formally investigated after he posted a message on Facebook threatening to kill Italy’s integration minister, Cécile Kyenge. https://www.thelocal.it/20130822/probe-opened-into-kill-kyenge-facebook-post Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:13:00 +0200 probe-opened-into-kill-kyenge-facebook-post Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign was inspired by God, an anonymous source quoted the pontiff as saying. The revelation was apparently made in a private conversation a few weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20130821/god-told-me-to-resign-ex-pope-benedict-xvi Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:24:00 +0200 god-told-me-to-resign-ex-pope-benedict-xvi