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 Italy is an exceptional country for many reasons, ranging from its intriguing history to beautiful landscapes, and impressive production and consumption of wine, cheese, and olive oil. https://www.thelocal.it/20170522/world-records-held-by-italy-and-italians Mon, 22 May 2017 12:33:50 +0200 world-records-held-by-italy-and-italians Two Italian climbers on Thursday made it to the top of Nepal's Annapurna peak, and at the same time set a record as the first couple to conquer the world's 14 highest mountains. https://www.thelocal.it/20170512/italian-couple-become-first-to-conquer-worlds-14-highest-mountains Fri, 12 May 2017 10:48:41 +0200 italian-couple-become-first-to-conquer-worlds-14-highest-mountains Rescuers saved some 1,400 migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday as Italy announced a record number of people arriving this year after crossing the Mediterranean, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.it/20161129/1400-saved-in-med-as-migrant-arrivals-in-italy-reach-record-high Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:05:54 +0100 1400-saved-in-med-as-migrant-arrivals-in-italy-reach-record-high 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 Hard-working pizza chefs cooked up a record-breaking 5,836 pizzas in around 12 hours in the southern region of Puglia. https://www.thelocal.it/20160908/its-a-record-italian-chefs-make-pizzas-in-twelve-hours Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:16:44 +0200 its-a-record-italian-chefs-make-pizzas-in-twelve-hours Italian sportscar maker Ferrari said on Tuesday it was headed for a record net profit this year after posting its best-ever quarterly results. https://www.thelocal.it/20160802/ferrari-races-towards-record-year Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:38:57 +0200 ferrari-races-towards-record-year The world's longest ever pizza, measuring a whopping 1854 metres, was built in Naples on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160519/naples-brings-pizza-record-home-with-18-kilometer-attempt Thu, 19 May 2016 11:55:51 +0200 naples-brings-pizza-record-home-with-18-kilometer-attempt A provocative statue of the German dictator Adolf Hitler by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has sold at auction for €15.1 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20160510/italian-artist-flogs-controversial-hitler-statue-for-151-million Tue, 10 May 2016 14:09:41 +0200 italian-artist-flogs-controversial-hitler-statue-for-151-million Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari said on Monday it clocked up its best profits ever in the first quarter, setting it up for record earnings for the full year 2016. https://www.thelocal.it/20160503/record-profits-put-ferrari-in-pole-position-for-2016 Tue, 03 May 2016 10:00:18 +0200 record-profits-put-ferrari-in-pole-position-for-2016 From breakdancing and baking to building towers out of lego, Italians have been smashing all sorts of world records this year. The Local looks back over some of our favourites. https://www.thelocal.it/20151231/2015s-record-breaking-italians Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:12:19 +0100 2015s-record-breaking-italians Record low water levels in Venice are making life difficult for the city's boatmen and exposing years of neglect to the city's canals. https://www.thelocal.it/20151230/record-low-tide-dries-venices-famous-canals Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:32:38 +0100 record-low-tide-dries-venices-famous-canals Professional breakdancer Stefano Maso has written his name into the Guinness Book of World Records by performing a whopping 49 360-degree headspins, or halos, consecutively. https://www.thelocal.it/20151215/italian-breakdancer-headspins-into-record-books Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:59:45 +0100 italian-breakdancer-headspins-into-record-books Italy has written its name into the record books once more – this time by baking the world's largest cake sculpture. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/italy-bakes-the-world-largest-cake Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:06:33 +0200 italy-bakes-the-world-largest-cake Italian authorities were on Monday dealing with the arrival of another 2,900 migrants at southern ports after 21 boats were rescued in the space of 24 hours from waters off Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150629/italy-migrant-arrivals-hit-68000-in-record-six-months Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:28:30 +0200 italy-migrant-arrivals-hit-68000-in-record-six-months Italian pizza makers have brought the title for the world’s longest pizza back to its true home having produced one that’s over a kilometre long. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/top-that-italy-snatches-pizza-title-from-spain Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:29:03 +0200 top-that-italy-snatches-pizza-title-from-spain Exports of Italian cheese and dairy products rose to a new record worth €2.2 billion in 2014, as appetite for parmesan and gorgonzola grew in northern European countries, farm research body ISMEA said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150417/foreign-appetite-for-italian-cheese-spurs-sales Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:05:50 +0200 foreign-appetite-for-italian-cheese-spurs-sales Italian Simone Origone on Friday bettered his own world speed skiing record when he raced to a top speed of 252.632km per hour (156.978mph). https://www.thelocal.it/20150403/italys-origone-sets-new-ski-speed-record Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:00:22 +0200 italys-origone-sets-new-ski-speed-record 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 Italy’s jobless rate fell 12.3 percent in August, from 12.6 percent in July, but youth unemployment hit a record high of 44.2 percent. https://www.thelocal.it/20140930/youth-unemployment-hits-record-high-in-august Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:32:00 +0200 youth-unemployment-hits-record-high-in-august Italy’s unemployment rate hit 13.6 percent in the first three months of this year - 0.8 percent higher than in the same period in 2013 - while youth unemployment reached 46 percent, the national statistics agency Istat said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140603/italys-jobless-rate-hits-136-percent-in-first-quarter Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:26:00 +0200 italys-jobless-rate-hits-136-percent-in-first-quarter