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 The Italian coastguard said that 1,725 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Thursday, bringing the total number saved since Sunday to at least 14,000. https://www.thelocal.it/20160902/14000-migrants-saved-in-med-in-five-days Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:39:40 +0200 14000-migrants-saved-in-med-in-five-days There were rare scenes of joy in earthquake-hit Amatrice on Monday, when a fortunate cat was rescued from the ruins of a collapsed home and returned to its tearful owner. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/lucky-cat-saved-from-earthquake-rubble-after-6-days Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:01:00 +0200 lucky-cat-saved-from-earthquake-rubble-after-6-days Some 1,800 migrants were rescued from waters off Libya on Monday, lifting the total picked up to 8,300 over five days, according to the Italian coastguard which coordinated the operations. https://www.thelocal.it/20160802/italy-says-8300-migrants-rescued-in-five-days Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:00:09 +0200 italy-says-8300-migrants-rescued-in-five-days More than 4,500 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Tuesday on in 30 separate operations in the Strait of Sicily, said Italy's coastguard, which coordinated the missions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/over-4500-migrants-rescued-off-italy Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:17:47 +0200 over-4500-migrants-rescued-off-italy A total of 3,324 migrants were rescued off Libya on Sunday in 26 different operations, the Italian coastguard said, bringing to more than 10,000 the total saved since Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160627/more-than-3300-migrants-rescued-off-libya-italian-coastguard Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:44:18 +0200 more-than-3300-migrants-rescued-off-libya-italian-coastguard Another 3,000 migrants were rescued from stricken boats in waters off Libya on Tuesday, the Italian coastguard said, lifting the total saved in the space of 48 hours to 5,600. https://www.thelocal.it/20160525/italy-says-another-3000-migrants-rescued-off-libya Wed, 25 May 2016 10:35:15 +0200 italy-says-another-3000-migrants-rescued-off-libya An elderly woman was sleeping as flames began to engulf her house in north-west Italy, but luckily her cats were on hand to wake her up, allowing her to escape the blaze. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/hero-cats-save-elderly-italian-from-fire Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:06:56 +0100 hero-cats-save-elderly-italian-from-fire A 32-year-old homeless illegal migrant who jumped into Rome’s Tiber river to save a drowning woman has been given a year-long permit to stay in the city. https://www.thelocal.it/20150515/migrant-gets-permit-for-saving-drowning-woman Fri, 15 May 2015 11:09:14 +0200 migrant-gets-permit-for-saving-drowning-woman A ten-year-old girl on holiday in Italy has become an unlikely hero after saving an 88-year-old man from a ravine. https://www.thelocal.it/20140819/holiday-hero-girl-saves-pensioner-from-ravine Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:08:00 +0200 holiday-hero-girl-saves-pensioner-from-ravine A dog has been hailed a hero after saving a five-year-old boy from drowning in the sea along Italy’s Adriatic coast, but minutes later died himself. https://www.thelocal.it/20140814/hero-dog-dies-after-saving-drowning-boy Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:26:00 +0200 hero-dog-dies-after-saving-drowning-boy