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 UPDATE, March 23rd: the mystery discs have been identified as filters from a purification plant on the River Sele near Salerno. That will help to stop any more spilling, but the public is urged to continue picking up any discs that are already on their shores. https://www.thelocal.it/20180319/plastic-discs-italian-beaches-clean-sea-life Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:13:15 +0100 plastic-discs-italian-beaches-clean-sea-life Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Wednesday rejected a call to take in all migrants and refugees, saying that even though Italy has a big heart, “we can’t take them all” https://www.thelocal.it/20160601/italy-has-a-big-heart-but-we-cant-take-everyone-in-alfano Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:27:35 +0200 italy-has-a-big-heart-but-we-cant-take-everyone-in-alfano Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday said he is planning to hand out copies of "Fire at Sea", a harrowing documentary about Europe's refugee crisis, to fellow EU leaders when they meet next month. https://www.thelocal.it/20160223/renzi-to-give-dvds-of-italian-migrant-film-to-eu-leaders Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:18:34 +0100 renzi-to-give-dvds-of-italian-migrant-film-to-eu-leaders An exhausted puppy, who fell overboard from a ferry in the Gulf of Naples, was later rescued by a group of sailors. https://www.thelocal.it/20151105/puppy-lost-at-sea-saved-by-sailors-off-naples Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:16:15 +0100 puppy-lost-at-sea-saved-by-sailors-off-naples It was probably the last thing a group of Italian fishermen expected to see – an exhausted wild boar swimming in circles, 6km off the coast of Taranto in Italy's southern Puglia region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150929/wild-boar-found-swimming-6km-off-italian-coast Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:02:56 +0200 wild-boar-found-swimming-6km-off-italian-coast More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Italian navy said, after apparently suffocating below deck on the boat taking them to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150815/at-least-40-migrants-suffocated-in-hold-of-boat-off-italy Sat, 15 Aug 2015 17:26:00 +0200 at-least-40-migrants-suffocated-in-hold-of-boat-off-italy Saipem, the Italian oil services company, has resumed work on a gas pipeline project in the Black Sea after a suspension was lifted by Russia’s Gazprom. https://www.thelocal.it/20150514/saipem-resumes-work-on-black-sea-pipeline Thu, 14 May 2015 12:52:25 +0200 saipem-resumes-work-on-black-sea-pipeline It's a tale to make any self-respecting pothead weep. https://www.thelocal.it/20141128/hashish-stash-sinks-after-high-sea-drama-for-eu-patrol Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:56:00 +0100 hashish-stash-sinks-after-high-sea-drama-for-eu-patrol An Italian couple wound up in hospital after getting stuck together while romping in the sea in the Marche region. https://www.thelocal.it/20141015/italian-couple-get-stuck-in-frolic-at-sea Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:15:00 +0200 italian-couple-get-stuck-in-frolic-at-sea 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 A politician from the Northern League was thrown out of the lower house of parliament on Tuesday for waving a fish in protest against a bill that could see clandestine immigration decriminalized. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/mp-ousted-from-parliament-over-fish-stunt-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:58:00 +0200 mp-ousted-from-parliament-over-fish-stunt-2 Several major Unesco World Heritage-listed sites in Italy including the ancient ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum could eventually be swallowed up by rising sea levels, a new study claims. https://www.thelocal.it/20140307/rising-seas-could-drown-italys-prized-heritage Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:37:00 +0100 rising-seas-could-drown-italys-prized-heritage Italy's coast guard said on Thursday it rescued overnight 176 immigrants freezing on a small boat and arrested 15 crew on a nearby mothership on human smuggling charges. https://www.thelocal.it/20140130/italy-rescues-175-freezing-boat-migrants Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:10:00 +0100 italy-rescues-175-freezing-boat-migrants From the vineyards clinging to seaside cliffs to a unique cellar of bubbly wine stored on the seabed, the off the beaten track wine region of Liguria in northern Italy offers an array of spectacular sights. https://www.thelocal.it/20130927/italys-seaside-vineyards-at-risk-of-extinction Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:02:00 +0200 italys-seaside-vineyards-at-risk-of-extinction In a bid to attract tourists to a coastal town in northern Italy, residents have launched a campaign to see an nativity scene installed on the seabed. https://www.thelocal.it/20130819/underwater-nativity-gets-go-ahead-from-town-mayor Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:29:00 +0200 underwater-nativity-gets-go-ahead-from-town-mayor