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 British telecoms and television broadcasting firm BT Group on Friday posted a 42-percent slump in profits during its first quarter, rocked by fresh fallout from an Italian accounting scandal. https://www.thelocal.it/20170728/british-telecom-says-profits-tumble-on-italy-scandal Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:16:33 +0200 british-telecom-says-profits-tumble-on-italy-scandal The German government has accused Fiat-Chrysler of incorporating emissions cheating technology into some vehicles, in a letter to the European Commission seen by AFP on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160901/germany-accuses-fiat-of-car-emissions-cheating Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:19:50 +0200 germany-accuses-fiat-of-car-emissions-cheating Betting syndicates in northern Italy and Sicily allegedly made hundreds of thousands of euros through match-fixing at top tier tennis tournaments. https://www.thelocal.it/20160118/italy-implicated-in-tennis-match-fixing-scandal Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:19:06 +0100 italy-implicated-in-tennis-match-fixing-scandal Olive oil has been a staple part of the Italian diet since time immemorial. But how do you tell the real deal apart from the cheap copies flooding the market? https://www.thelocal.it/20151112/how-to-spot-fake-italian-extra-virgin-olive-oil Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:55:28 +0100 how-to-spot-fake-italian-extra-virgin-olive-oil Wiretaps of the pope's private conversations allegedly recorded by a racy social climber and a Spanish prelate are rocking the Catholic Church after confidential information including claims of theft and debauchery was passed to investigative journalists. https://www.thelocal.it/20151104/spying-on-the-pope-vatican-leaks-reveal-dirty-dealings Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:36:57 +0100 spying-on-the-pope-vatican-leaks-reveal-dirty-dealings Italy's national broadcaster, Rai, is in the spotlight after it emerged it paid €24,000 to former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis for giving a 22-minute interview. https://www.thelocal.it/20151029/italys-rai-paid-24k-for-varufakis-interview Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:05:29 +0100 italys-rai-paid-24k-for-varufakis-interview Ignazio Marino has hinted that he might rescind his resignation as mayor of Rome after convincing prosecutors of his innocence in an expenses scandal that forced him to quit earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.it/20151021/rome-mayor-threatens-to-cling-to-power Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:31:15 +0200 rome-mayor-threatens-to-cling-to-power Volkswagen's Italian unit said on Thursday that nearly 650,000 vehicles in the country were equipped with software designed to mask emissions from diesel engines. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/650000-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-italy Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:29:04 +0200 650000-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-italy An educational charity launched by Pope Francis said on Thursday it will no longer accept money from South America's football confederation until allegations of massive corruption in world football are laid to rest. https://www.thelocal.it/20150612/papal-charity-shuns-cash-over-fifa-scandal Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:53:33 +0200 papal-charity-shuns-cash-over-fifa-scandal The president of Italy's football federation (FIGC), Carlo Tavecchio, pledged to eradicate the "criminals and tricksters" following the eruption of a sports betting scandal which an investigating magistrate said underlined the "sick" nature of Italian football. https://www.thelocal.it/20150520/italys-football-chief-pledges-action-against-criminals Wed, 20 May 2015 15:08:57 +0200 italys-football-chief-pledges-action-against-criminals Antonio Conte, the coach of Italy’s national football team, could face a sporting fraud trial as part of an investigation into match-fixing. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/italy-football-coach-faces-sport-fraud-trial Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:03:00 +0100 italy-football-coach-faces-sport-fraud-trial Claudio Scarpa, head of the Venice hoteliers' association, said on Wednesday that Italy’s famous lagoon city is “being dragged through the mud” after its mayor was arrested as part of a corruption probe surrounding a project to protect the city from flooding. https://www.thelocal.it/20140604/venice-is-being-dragged-through-the-mud Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:02:00 +0200 venice-is-being-dragged-through-the-mud L'Espresso, the Italian weekly, alleges that Monsignor Battista Ricca, who was recently appointed to a key position at the bank, had gay relationships during his time at the Vatican embassy, or nunciature, of Montevideo in Uruguay. https://www.thelocal.it/20130719/vatican-bank-gay-scandal-uncovered Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:55:00 +0200 vatican-bank-gay-scandal-uncovered An Italian journalist has claimed that disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her while he was France’s finance minister in the late 1990s, it was reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130605/italian-journalist-makes-dsk-sex-assault-claims Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:59:00 +0200 italian-journalist-makes-dsk-sex-assault-claims