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 hospital in Rome said on Tuesday it had separated two-year-old twins joined above the nape of their necks, in what's believed to be the first successful operation of its kind. https://www.thelocal.it/20200707/italian-hospital-separates-twins-conjoined-at-the-head-in-world-first Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:55:34 +0200 italian-hospital-separates-twins-conjoined-at-the-head-in-world-first Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is planning to relaunch his political party, Forza Italia, when he comes out of hospital on July 5th, according to reports in the Italian media. https://www.thelocal.it/20160623/berlusconi-plots-forza-italia-relaunch-from-hospital-bed Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:46:08 +0200 berlusconi-plots-forza-italia-relaunch-from-hospital-bed Italy's controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi underwent cardiac surgery on Tuesday after a heart attack his doctor said could have killed the 79-year-old tycoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20160614/berlusconi-has-open-heart-op-after-near-miss-attack Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:20:02 +0200 berlusconi-has-open-heart-op-after-near-miss-attack Controversial former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, 79, will undergo heart surgery to replace an aortic valve after suffering an attack his doctor said could have killed him. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/italys-berlusconi-to-undergo-heart-op-for-attack-that-nearly-killed-him Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:55:16 +0200 italys-berlusconi-to-undergo-heart-op-for-attack-that-nearly-killed-him Swedish genetics professor Urban Lendahl, has announced his resignation from two prestigious Nobel bodies after it became clear he is likely to be involved in an investigation regarding the celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. https://www.thelocal.it/20160207/nobel-secretary-general-resigns-over-macchiarini-row Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:27:45 +0100 nobel-secretary-general-resigns-over-macchiarini-row Italy captain Sergio Parisse has undergone surgery to drain a haematoma, the Italian rugby federation announced on Tuesday, just over a week before the World Cup gets underway in England. https://www.thelocal.it/20150908/italys-parisse-fights-to-be-fit-for-world-cup-after-surgery Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:08:23 +0200 italys-parisse-fights-to-be-fit-for-world-cup-after-surgery A woman in Milan has died after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her eyelids, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150513/woman-dies-after-plastic-surgery-on-eyelids Wed, 13 May 2015 19:18:43 +0200 woman-dies-after-plastic-surgery-on-eyelids