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 A tourist was fined on Tuesday after his camera drone crashed into Venice’s iconic St Mark’s Square. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/tourist-fined-after-drone-crashes-in-st-marks-square-venice Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:10:04 +0200 tourist-fined-after-drone-crashes-in-st-marks-square-venice Alitalia announced the cancellation of 142 flights scheduled for Tuesday due to strike action which the airline condemned as "incomprehensible". https://www.thelocal.it/20160705/142-flights-scrapped-as-alitalia-staff-strike-over-scrapped-privileges Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:16:29 +0200 142-flights-scrapped-as-alitalia-staff-strike-over-scrapped-privileges UPDATED: Seven Italians and two Germans were among the 13 young female students killed in a weekend coach crash in northeastern Spain, a regional official said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160321/seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:19:10 +0100 seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash Tens of thousands of revellers, many dressed in masks and period costume, packed into St Mark's Square for the "flight of the angel" on Sunday which marks the traditional opening of the Carnival of Venice. https://www.thelocal.it/20160201/flight-of-the-angel-kicks-off-venice-carnival Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:21:27 +0100 flight-of-the-angel-kicks-off-venice-carnival Italy has urged Egypt to track down an Italian student who "mysteriously disappeared" in Cairo in January, the foreign ministry said on Sunday in a statement. https://www.thelocal.it/20160201/italy-urges-egypt-to-track-down-missing-student Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:22:52 +0100 italy-urges-egypt-to-track-down-missing-student A homeless woman gave birth on a street near the Vatican in the early hours of Wednesday morning – and has now been given a year’s free accommodation. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/homeless-woman-gives-birth-near-the-vatican Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:53:00 +0100 homeless-woman-gives-birth-near-the-vatican Serie A side Roma continued to shore up their defence on Wednesday with Paris Saint Germain French international left-back Lucas Digne completing his loan move to the capital club. https://www.thelocal.it/20150827/psgs-lucas-digne-seals-roma-loan-move Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:25:51 +0200 psgs-lucas-digne-seals-roma-loan-move Rome’s St Peter’s Basilica and Milan’s Duomo have both been ranked among the world’s ten most spectacular landmarks. https://www.thelocal.it/20150604/two-italian-landmarks-among-worlds-top-10 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:18:59 +0200 two-italian-landmarks-among-worlds-top-10 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 An 18th-century book on the history of Saint Peter's Basilica that was stolen last year in Rome has been recovered at a bookstore in Buenos Aires, officials said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150424/18th-century-book-stolen-in-rome-found-in-argentina Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:29:05 +0200 18th-century-book-stolen-in-rome-found-in-argentina The leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement sparked outrage on Friday when he said there were similarities between the “depressed” Germanwings co-pilot who officials said deliberately crashed his plane, killing 150 people, and Italian premier Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/uproar-as-grillo-likens-renzi-to-germanwings-pilot Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:22:25 +0100 uproar-as-grillo-likens-renzi-to-germanwings-pilot Italy’s luxury brands defied the country’s economic downturn to record impressive growth in 2014, according to the latest research by a Milan consultancy firm. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/italys-luxury-brands-defy-economic-crisis Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:02:00 +0100 italys-luxury-brands-defy-economic-crisis Hundreds of couples performed a tango on St Peter's square on Tuesday in a birthday treat for Pope Francis, who hails from Argentina, the birthplace of the celebrated sultry dance. https://www.thelocal.it/20141217/tango-treat-for-birthday-boy-pope-francis Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:32:00 +0100 tango-treat-for-birthday-boy-pope-francis Italian language lessons will be introduced for immigrant children in schools, a “fundamental” move to promote integration, Education Minister Stefania Giannini said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141021/immigrant-kids-to-get-language-lessons Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:40:00 +0200 immigrant-kids-to-get-language-lessons The Italian employment rate fell to 59.8 percent last year, one of the worst in Europe, according to figures released on Monday by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.it/20140519/italys-employment-rate-is-one-of-europes-worst Mon, 19 May 2014 17:07:00 +0200 italys-employment-rate-is-one-of-europes-worst An ‘artist’ in Piazza Navona, one of Rome’s busiest tourist areas, slashed himself in the stomach while another cut his own chest as police tried to evict them on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140418/romes-street-artists-slash-themselves-over-eviction Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:28:00 +0200 romes-street-artists-slash-themselves-over-eviction Weeks after what appeared to be a wild boar was spotted riding a tram in Rome, another unusual commuter has been seen wandering around an underground station in the capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20140324/video-goat-runs-wild-in-rome-metro-station Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:32:00 +0100 video-goat-runs-wild-in-rome-metro-station A Rolex watch belonging to the late Sopranos star James Gandolfini was allegedly snatched from his hotel room in Rome hours after he died. https://www.thelocal.it/20130808/gandolfinis-rolex-snatched-on-day-he-died Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0200 gandolfinis-rolex-snatched-on-day-he-died Italians and Spaniards have lived up to their reputation of being among the continent's biggest heartthrobs, although a surprise candidate from northern Europe tops the table for summer loving. https://www.thelocal.it/20130801/italians-trail-behind-norwegians-in-the-loving-stakes Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:04:00 +0200 italians-trail-behind-norwegians-in-the-loving-stakes