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's 'Art Squad', the police force tasked with protecting the country's priceless cultural heritage, has confiscated rare Roman coins and other historical artefacts from a private residence. https://www.thelocal.it/20170324/italys-art-squad-tracks-down-rare-ancient-roman-money Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:53:04 +0100 italys-art-squad-tracks-down-rare-ancient-roman-money The Vatican and Rome's Jewish community on Monday presented an ambitious exhibition on the menorah which will bring together 130 works featuring the iconic Jewish candelabrum, an ancient symbol of the faith. https://www.thelocal.it/20170222/the-vatican-will-host-a-menorah-exhibition-with-roman-jewish-community Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:46:50 +0100 the-vatican-will-host-a-menorah-exhibition-with-roman-jewish-community Sculptures salvaged from the national museum in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra after it was destroyed by the Islamic extremist group, Isis, in 2015, are being restored in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170209/italian-restorers-fix-palmyra-artefacts-destroyed-by-isis Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:14:03 +0100 italian-restorers-fix-palmyra-artefacts-destroyed-by-isis Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio had an audience with Pope Francis in Rome on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/dicaprio-gets-papal-audience-in-rome Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:25:53 +0100 dicaprio-gets-papal-audience-in-rome The leader of a proposed new government in conflict-wracked Libya made his first visit to Europe on Monday, holding secret talks with Italy's Premier Matteo Renzi, who assured him of Rome's willingness to intervene in support of the fledgling national unity administration. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/italy-promises-support-to-future-libyan-premier Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:03:38 +0100 italy-promises-support-to-future-libyan-premier 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 nurse who had recently been working in Sierra Leone with medical charity Emergency tested positive for Ebola on Tuesday in the country's second case of the virus. https://www.thelocal.it/20150513/nurse-becomes-italys-second-ebola-case Wed, 13 May 2015 10:16:44 +0200 nurse-becomes-italys-second-ebola-case German Chancellor Angela Merkel next week is to visit France for talks with President Francois Hollande and the Vatican, where she will meet Pope Francis, Berlin said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150213/merkel-to-discuss-global-crises-in-meeting-with-pope Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:04:00 +0100 merkel-to-discuss-global-crises-in-meeting-with-pope Contestants from around the globe have arrived in Rome for the Mister Gay World 2014 contest as the city seeks to become the "capital of the fight against homophobia". https://www.thelocal.it/20140829/mister-gay-world-2014-hits-rome Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:49:00 +0200 mister-gay-world-2014-hits-rome A female jogger is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs in a Rome park, Italian media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/rome-jogger-mauled-by-pack-of-dogs Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:09:00 +0200 rome-jogger-mauled-by-pack-of-dogs Medina Mercedez lugs her possessions into the abandoned office space she now calls home, joining the growing ranks of Italy's poor forced to live in squats amid social misery despite a tentative economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.it/20140415/italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:09:00 +0200 italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats Quis hoc crederet? Against all the odds, Pope Francis's Latin-language Twitter account is a roaring success - boasting 208,000 followers on Wednesday - more than those following papal tweets in German or Arabic. https://www.thelocal.it/20140205/popes-latin-tweets-surprise-with-roaring-success Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:56:00 +0100 popes-latin-tweets-surprise-with-roaring-success An anti-drug campaign in Rome, which ran with the tagline 'Cocaine? Sugar is #muchbetter', and aimed to get young people talking about alternatives to drug use, has backfired, with Twitter users making fun of the advert. https://www.thelocal.it/20131220/sugar-better-than-cocaine-campaign-is-a-flop Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:58:00 +0100 sugar-better-than-cocaine-campaign-is-a-flop An Italian living in Oslo was "infuriated" at the start of this month when his Norwegian girlfriend came home with a bottle of "Mafiozo Zinfandel" wine. https://www.thelocal.it/20130918/italians-fury-at-mafiozo-wine-in-norway-shop Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:56:00 +0200 italians-fury-at-mafiozo-wine-in-norway-shop Italy’s best singles tennis players have crashed out of Wimbledon, after Andreas Seppi lost in straight sets to Argentine Juan Martin Del Porto. https://www.thelocal.it/20130702/wimbledon-woes-italy-top-players Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:43:00 +0200 wimbledon-woes-italy-top-players