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 It’s taken other countries in Europe months to develop an adequate coronavirus testing regime needed to combat the pandemic. Rachel Stern examines how Germany managed it much sooner and how the country continues to lead the way. https://www.thelocal.it/20200626/how-germany-showed-the-way-when-it-came-to-coronavirus-testing Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:22:57 +0200 how-germany-showed-the-way-when-it-came-to-coronavirus-testing An Iraqi man arrested in Bari on Monday has denied being a jihadist and using the word “truffles” as a code name for “bombs” in telephone calls intercepted by police. https://www.thelocal.it/20151211/i-meant-truffles-not-bombs-italy-terror-suspect Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:15:37 +0100 i-meant-truffles-not-bombs-italy-terror-suspect World Cup flops Italy have brought in 18 new faces as part of a 38-man training squad expected to be trimmed by coach Jacques Brunel ahead of next year's Six Nations. https://www.thelocal.it/20151117/italy-team-tries-to-rebuild-after-world-cup-flop Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:10:39 +0100 italy-team-tries-to-rebuild-after-world-cup-flop A five-star hotel in Switzerland has accused the squeaky-clean Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo of trashing its hotel rooms on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20150930/swiss-hotel-accuses-il-volo-of-trashing-hotel-rooms Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:06:51 +0200 swiss-hotel-accuses-il-volo-of-trashing-hotel-rooms