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 Rolex has accused Matteo Renzi of damaging its brand after the Italian Prime Minister described protestors who ran amok in Milan last week as spoilt brats with a penchant for the Swiss company's luxury watches. https://www.thelocal.it/20150506/rolex-issues-slap-on-the-wrist-for-italy-pm-renzi Wed, 06 May 2015 17:25:41 +0200 rolex-issues-slap-on-the-wrist-for-italy-pm-renzi An Italian minister caught up in the country's biggest corruption scandal in two decades resigned on Friday, admitting he had to take political responsibility for the rigging of public works tenders that cost taxpayers billions. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/rolex-scandal-minister-rejects-blame-for-italy-kickbacks Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:57:25 +0100 rolex-scandal-minister-rejects-blame-for-italy-kickbacks A kickbacks scandal threatening to destabilize the Italian government deepened on Wednesday as a minister was accused of using his influence to get his son a job then lying about it. https://www.thelocal.it/20150318/wiretaps-deepen-government-crisis-over-kickbacks Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:10:33 +0100 wiretaps-deepen-government-crisis-over-kickbacks A top Italian minister on Tuesday rejected calls to resign after it emerged his son had been given a Rolex watch by a businessman arrested in a kickbacks scandal that has rocked the government. https://www.thelocal.it/20150317/rolex-revelations-rock-italy-government Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:21:13 +0100 rolex-revelations-rock-italy-government A Rolex watch belonging to the late Sopranos star James Gandolfini was allegedly snatched from his hotel room in Rome hours after he died. https://www.thelocal.it/20130808/gandolfinis-rolex-snatched-on-day-he-died Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0200 gandolfinis-rolex-snatched-on-day-he-died