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 A €3 scratchcard turned out to be an extremely good investment for one Italian, who scooped €163.5 million in a record jackpot on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20161028/lucky-italian-scoops-record-163-million-lottery-win Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:13:18 +0200 lucky-italian-scoops-record-163-million-lottery-win To the athlete, an Olympic medal is probably priceless; the reward for their years of training and hard work, and the satisfaction of reaching the very top of their field. https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/italy-pays-its-olympic-medallists-more-than-any-other-european-country Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:01:05 +0200 italy-pays-its-olympic-medallists-more-than-any-other-european-country A once-derelict Italian medieval hamlet which now home to an group of international students from conflict zones is vying for a Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/italys-nobel-nominated-medieval-suburb Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:22:06 +0200 italys-nobel-nominated-medieval-suburb An Italian doctor who founded a charity that helps rehabilitate war victims has won a Right Livelihood Award, the jury for the Swedish human rights prize announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/italian-wins-alternative-nobel-for-work-with-war-victimes Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:34:28 +0200 italian-wins-alternative-nobel-for-work-with-war-victimes An Italian photographer has been stripped of a prestigious World Press Photo award after lying about the location of the image shot in Belgium. https://www.thelocal.it/20150305/italian-loses-world-press-photo-award-for-faking-location Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:56:00 +0100 italian-loses-world-press-photo-award-for-faking-location A summit of Nobel peace laureates scheduled to be held in Cape Town has been moved to Rome after the South African government failed to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama, organizers said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141117/nobel-summit-moved-to-rome-after-dalai-lama-visa-row Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:42:00 +0100 nobel-summit-moved-to-rome-after-dalai-lama-visa-row Finally, some good news for Italy. The country has won two Ig Nobel prizes, a spoof of the prestigious Nobel, including one for coming up with the savvy idea of boosting its economy through revenues from illicit activity. https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/italy-given-ig-nobel-for-economics-and-art Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:43:00 +0200 italy-given-ig-nobel-for-economics-and-art A biography of Gabriele D'Annunzio, a fascist Italian poet who influenced dictator Benito Mussolini and is described as being a "repellent egotist" who loved "flowers, poetry and sex" has been awarded the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction, the most prestigious award of its kind in the UK. https://www.thelocal.it/20131105/book-about-fascist-italian-poet-wins-top-prize Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:03:00 +0100 book-about-fascist-italian-poet-wins-top-prize