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 With three Michelin stars to his name and a restaurant recently crowned the world's best, Italian chef Massimo Bottura is used to serving the wealthy in his Modena restaurant. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/the-top-italian-chef-feeding-homeless-rio-olympics Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:54:49 +0200 the-top-italian-chef-feeding-homeless-rio-olympics Open water swimming star Rachele Bruni was hailed on Wednesday as the first Italian athlete to publicly declare her homosexuality. https://www.thelocal.it/20160817/italy-swim-stars-nod-to-girlfriend-hailed-as-gay-landmark Wed, 17 Aug 2016 15:17:34 +0200 italy-swim-stars-nod-to-girlfriend-hailed-as-gay-landmark 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 Italy's Elia Viviani broke down in floods of tears in his parents' arms after winning the Olympic cycling men's omnium gold on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/viviani-wins-another-gold-medal-for-italy-in-rio Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:37:39 +0200 viviani-wins-another-gold-medal-for-italy-in-rio The editor of an Italian sports newspaper has been fired for publishing a headline calling three female athletes competing in archery at the Rio Olympics “the chubby trio”, or “il trio cicciottelle” in Italian. https://www.thelocal.it/20160809/italian-editor-fired-for-calling-female-athletes-the-chubby-trio Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:19:29 +0200 italian-editor-fired-for-calling-female-athletes-the-chubby-trio Niccolo Campriani, silver medalist in London 2012, went one better on Monday when claiming gold in the men's 10m air rifle at the Rio Olympics. https://www.thelocal.it/20160809/italy-claims-another-gold-medal-at-rio-olympics Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:52:57 +0200 italy-claims-another-gold-medal-at-rio-olympics Italy's Daniele Garozzo won gold in the men's foil at the Olympic fencing on Sunday, defeating Alexander Massialas of the United States in the final. https://www.thelocal.it/20160808/italian-fencer-garozzo-wins-mens-foil-gold Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:15:31 +0200 italian-fencer-garozzo-wins-mens-foil-gold Italian beach volleyball player Viktoria Orsi Toth has been excluded from the Rio Olympics after failing a doping test, the Italian federation said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160805/olympics-italy-beach-volley-player-banned-from-rio Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:44:32 +0200 olympics-italy-beach-volley-player-banned-from-rio Swim star Federica Pellegrini, the golden girl of Italian sport, will carry her country's flag at the Rio Olympics in August, the national Olympic committee Coni announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160427/swimming-star-pellegrini-to-fly-flag-for-italy-in-rio Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:17:35 +0200 swimming-star-pellegrini-to-fly-flag-for-italy-in-rio Rome prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for four protesters, believed to have taken part in a violent march in April in which dozens of people were injured. https://www.thelocal.it/20140717/protesters-arrested-over-rome-violence Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:30:00 +0200 protesters-arrested-over-rome-violence