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 Pope Francis has shrugged off recent in-fighting in the Vatican and other stresses of his job by joking: "I am not on tranquilisers". https://www.thelocal.it/20170209/pope-reveals-anti-stress-secrets-and-its-not-prozac Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:04:00 +0100 pope-reveals-anti-stress-secrets-and-its-not-prozac An Italian company has banned staff from sending internal emails for a week in a bid to reduce stress as well as encourage them to speak to each other in person. https://www.thelocal.it/20151112/italian-firm-bans-email-to-reduce-stress Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:11:25 +0100 italian-firm-bans-email-to-reduce-stress Nine Italian banks have failed crucial tests of their financial health, leaving a shortfall of €9.41 billion in the country's banking system. https://www.thelocal.it/20141027/nine-italian-banks-fail-european-stress-test Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:27:00 +0100 nine-italian-banks-fail-european-stress-test