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's most famous horserace won't take place this summer due to the coronavirus, the Tuscan city of Siena has announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20200515/italy-siena-palio-cancelled-for-first-time-since-world-war-two Fri, 15 May 2020 18:05:20 +0200 italy-siena-palio-cancelled-for-first-time-since-world-war-two A tourist bus overturned on the motorway between Siena and Florence on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others. https://www.thelocal.it/20190522/tourist-bus-crash-near-siena-italy Wed, 22 May 2019 14:58:07 +0200 tourist-bus-crash-near-siena-italy Seated with other students on the steps at the Islamic University of Gaza with his backpack, the young Italian doctor-to-be draws looks from passersby. https://www.thelocal.it/20190315/italian-becomes-first-erasmus-student-in-gaza Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:32:48 +0100 italian-becomes-first-erasmus-student-in-gaza The Palio di Siena is a twice-annual festival that sees the Tuscan city's various districts compete in a bareback horse race. https://www.thelocal.it/20180702/siena-palio-italy-historic-horse-race Mon, 02 Jul 2018 14:14:55 +0200 siena-palio-italy-historic-horse-race The EU competition commission has approved a 5.4 billion euro bailout of Italy's troubled Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), the world's oldest bank, as part of a major overhaul. https://www.thelocal.it/20170704/eu-approves-bailout-of-bmps-monte-paschi-siena-the-worlds-oldest-bank Tue, 04 Jul 2017 19:25:22 +0200 eu-approves-bailout-of-bmps-monte-paschi-siena-the-worlds-oldest-bank Siena's Palio is a twice-annual festival that sees the Tuscan city's various districts compete in a medieval-themed bareback horse race. Dating back to the sixth century, this is one of Siena's most important traditions and thousands of locals and tourists gather in the central piazza to watch it unfold. https://www.thelocal.it/20170703/pictures-siena-palio-italys-historic-horse-race-tradition-festival Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:30:36 +0200 pictures-siena-palio-italys-historic-horse-race-tradition-festival Italy's troubled third largest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), said on Tuesday that the European Central Bank has called for it to receive a bailout of €8.8 billion ($9.2 billion). https://www.thelocal.it/20161227/italian-bank-bmps-says-ecb-wants-it-to-get-88bn-euro-bailout Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:19:45 +0100 italian-bank-bmps-says-ecb-wants-it-to-get-88bn-euro-bailout Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) said on Friday it had received approval to allow small bondholders to participate in its last-ditch effort to raise fresh capital for Italy's third-largest bank. https://www.thelocal.it/20161216/bmps-eyes-small-savers-help-to-save-italys-oldest-bank Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:02:06 +0100 bmps-eyes-small-savers-help-to-save-italys-oldest-bank Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena saw its stock tumble more than 10 percent Friday over reports the ECB had denied it more time to raise the cash it needs to avoid being wound down. https://www.thelocal.it/20161209/ecb-denies-worlds-oldest-bank-more-time-to-raise-funds Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:56:54 +0100 ecb-denies-worlds-oldest-bank-more-time-to-raise-funds The world's oldest bank, Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), asked the European Central Bank Wednesday for more time to raise the cash it needs to avoid being wound down. https://www.thelocal.it/20161208/worlds-oldest-bank-asks-ecb-for-extension Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:25:24 +0100 worlds-oldest-bank-asks-ecb-for-extension The fates of the world's oldest bank and the Italian medieval city of Siena - home to the celebrated Palio horse race - have been tightly linked for over 500 years. https://www.thelocal.it/20161124/how-italys-banking-crisis-has-affected-life-in-siena Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:49:21 +0100 how-italys-banking-crisis-has-affected-life-in-siena The CEO of troubled Italian bank BMPS, Fabrizio Viola, resigned Thursday, six weeks after unveiling plans to reverse its ailing fortunes, the bank said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160909/ceo-of-troubled-italian-bank-resigns Fri, 09 Sep 2016 11:57:22 +0200 ceo-of-troubled-italian-bank-resigns The second of Siena's two annual horse races took place on Tuesday, watched by huge crowds of locals and tourists alike. https://www.thelocal.it/20160817/in-pics-hundreds-gather-historic-palio-siena-race Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:49:43 +0200 in-pics-hundreds-gather-historic-palio-siena-race JPMorgan Chase wanted to buy troubled Italian rival BMPS but abandoned the plan over fears it would be vetoed by US regulators and opposed in Italy, people close to the deal told AFP on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160804/jpmorgan-chase-planned-to-buy-italys-bmps-sources Thu, 04 Aug 2016 08:58:54 +0200 jpmorgan-chase-planned-to-buy-italys-bmps-sources Italy's number-three bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, took a hammering on the stock market on Monday as the European Central Bank told it to slash its large bad-debt burden. https://www.thelocal.it/20160704/brexit-spooked-investors-fret-over-debt-laden-italian-banks Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:06:03 +0200 brexit-spooked-investors-fret-over-debt-laden-italian-banks A cemetery worker has been charged for allegedly stealing gold teeth from a body dug up at a graveyard in a town near Siena. https://www.thelocal.it/20160502/italian-cemetery-worker-caught-stealing-gold-teeth-from-corpse Mon, 02 May 2016 14:50:43 +0200 italian-cemetery-worker-caught-stealing-gold-teeth-from-corpse Four small earthquakes shook towns and cities in central Italy early Easter Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160329/four-small-earthquakes-shake-central-italy Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:00:47 +0200 four-small-earthquakes-shake-central-italy A 27-year-old woman put her newborn baby girl in a rubbish bin on Sunday morning – before returning to save the child moments before the binmen came to empty the container. https://www.thelocal.it/20160321/mum-bins-newborn-baby-girl-in-tuscany Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:19:16 +0100 mum-bins-newborn-baby-girl-in-tuscany Italy's banks rebounded on Thursday after the government moved to reassure investors there was no justification for three days of panic selling linked to a toxic loan crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160122/italys-banks-rebound-as-crisis-subsidesfor-now Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:22:21 +0100 italys-banks-rebound-as-crisis-subsidesfor-now Organizers of Siena's famous Palio horse race have declined an invite from the royal court of England to perform as part of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday celebrations later this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160121/historic-siena-palio-subs-queen-elizabeths-birthday-invite Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:21:48 +0100 historic-siena-palio-subs-queen-elizabeths-birthday-invite