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 As if getting your tongue around the Italian language wasn’t enough, you have to get your hands around it too. https://www.thelocal.it/20160503/find-italian-a-handful-not-after-you-watch-this-video-language-tour-guide-hand-gestures-youtube Tue, 03 May 2016 17:47:27 +0200 find-italian-a-handful-not-after-you-watch-this-video-language-tour-guide-hand-gestures-youtube Fiat Chrysler shareholders on Thursday approved the spin-off of the group's sports and racing car unit Ferrari which is expected to take place in January. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/fiat-chrysler-shareholders-back-ferrari-spin-off Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:48:25 +0100 fiat-chrysler-shareholders-back-ferrari-spin-off Prosecutors in Sicily are seeking a 10-year prison term for a priest who allegedly extorted sex from asylum seekers in return for helping them to obtain residency permits. https://www.thelocal.it/20151020/italian-priest-preyed-on-asylum-seekers-for-sex Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:38:26 +0200 italian-priest-preyed-on-asylum-seekers-for-sex Italy captain Sergio Parisse will not join up with the team in Rome on September 12th following surgery to drain a haematoma, the Italian rugby federation announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150909/parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:31:15 +0200 parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chief Sergio Marchionne is raising pressure on much larger rival General Motors for merger talks, saying in a Detroit interview the logic of the deal is "irrefutable." https://www.thelocal.it/20150901/fiat-chief-pushes-for-gm-merger-talks Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:28:48 +0200 fiat-chief-pushes-for-gm-merger-talks Luxury accommodation for those employed at Italy’s presidential palace will soon be a thing of the past as President Sergio Mattarella has adopted a hard line on expenses and is threatening to force his own staff onto the street. https://www.thelocal.it/20150817/italys-president-cuts-luxury-housing-for-staff Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:05:39 +0200 italys-president-cuts-luxury-housing-for-staff In a chilling interview over Skype, a 28-year-old Italian woman who joined the ranks of Isis last year told Corriere della Sera that the Islamic State is a "perfect country" and when the group beheads people, it is simply obeying Sharia Law. https://www.thelocal.it/20150707/islamic-state-is-the-perfect-country-italian-jihadist Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:39:36 +0200 islamic-state-is-the-perfect-country-italian-jihadist In the homeland of pesto, a group of diving enthusiasts have come up with a way of growing basil beneath the sea that could revolutionize crop production in arid coastal areas around the world. https://www.thelocal.it/20150701/nemos-garden-off-italy-offers-hope-for-seabed-crops Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:27:14 +0200 nemos-garden-off-italy-offers-hope-for-seabed-crops Sergio Mattarella, a constitutional court judge, was sworn in on Tuesday as Italy's new president. https://www.thelocal.it/20150203/sergio-mattarella-sworn-in-as-italian-president Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:11:00 +0100 sergio-mattarella-sworn-in-as-italian-president Sergio Mattarella, a constitutional court judge from Sicily who has come to symbolise Italy's battle against organised crime, was on Saturday elected the country's president. https://www.thelocal.it/20150131/sicilian-judge-elected-italian-president Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:54:00 +0100 sicilian-judge-elected-italian-president