The Local Italy 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 drought: Vatican switches off fountains in show of solidarity All fountains within Vatican City have been switched off in a show of solidarity with Italy as the country endures a prolonged drought. https://www.thelocal.it/20170725/italy-drought-vatican-switches-off-fountains-in-show-of-solidarity Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:15:37 +0200 italy-drought-vatican-switches-off-fountains-in-show-of-solidarity Man held over death of US student to remain in jail A homeless man, suspected of pushing 19-year-old American student Beau Solomon to his death in Rome’s Tiber river, will remain in custody until trial, a preliminary investigative judge ruled on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160708/homeless-man-held-over-death-of-us-student-to-remain-in-jail Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:19:17 +0200 homeless-man-held-over-death-of-us-student-to-remain-in-jail Six breathtaking Roman ruins that you've never heard of Italy has so much history that it's hard to know where to visit when the weekend arrives. Here are six uniquely, fascinating and downright spiffing Roman sites that are well worth a visit. https://www.thelocal.it/20160222/breathtaking-roman-ruins-in-italy-that-youve-probably-never-been-to Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:56:00 +0100 breathtaking-roman-ruins-in-italy-that-youve-probably-never-been-to Italy under pressure over Roma camps squalor As beetles scurry across the cracked and worn floor in the "Best House Rom", it is not hard to see why Italy has got into trouble with the EU over its treatment of ethnic Roma. https://www.thelocal.it/20141117/italy-under-pressure-over-roma-camps-squalor Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:03:00 +0100 italy-under-pressure-over-roma-camps-squalor Ashley Cole welcomed by Roma after Chelsea exit Roma on Monday welcomed former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole before his proposed move to the Serie A runners-up. https://www.thelocal.it/20140707/ex-chelesa-ashley-cole-welcomed-by-roma Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:07:00 +0200 ex-chelesa-ashley-cole-welcomed-by-roma Pope defends doctors who refuse abortions Pope Francis defended the right of doctors who refuse to perform abortions in the United States during talks with US President Barack Obama on Thursday, the Vatican said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140327/pope-defends-doctors-who-refuse-abortions Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:20:00 +0100 pope-defends-doctors-who-refuse-abortions Aqueduct explorers map Rome's 'final frontier' Armed with laser rangefinders, GPS technology and remote control robots, a group of speleologists is completing the first ever mapping of the aqueducts of ancient Rome on archaeology's "final frontier". https://www.thelocal.it/20131029/aqueduct-explorers-map-romes-final-frontier Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:42:00 +0100 aqueduct-explorers-map-romes-final-frontier