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 diabetic Italian pensioner, who was stranded in the mountains for nine days in northern Italy, has told how he survived by eating herbs. https://www.thelocal.it/20150812/lost-italian-pensioner-survives-on-herbs-for-9-days Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:48:48 +0200 lost-italian-pensioner-survives-on-herbs-for-9-days Italy saw a strong rise in five-year cancer survival rates from 1995 to 2009, but poorer countries are missing out on the benefits of improved treatment methods, a major new global study shows. https://www.thelocal.it/20141126/cancer-survival-rates-climb-in-italy Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +0100 cancer-survival-rates-climb-in-italy Italy face Uruguay in a World Cup fight for survival on Tuesday between the former champions as England hope to draw a line under a disastrous campaign by giving a sign of hope for the future. https://www.thelocal.it/20140624/italy-fight-for-world-cup-survival-against-uruguay Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:24:00 +0200 italy-fight-for-world-cup-survival-against-uruguay