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 From November 3rd, every Italian teen celebrating their 18th birthday before December 31st 2016 can claim €500 from the government, to spend on cultural items. https://www.thelocal.it/20160823/italys-government-gives-all-18-year-olds-500-to-spend-on-culture Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:03:12 +0200 italys-government-gives-all-18-year-olds-500-to-spend-on-culture Repeated attempts by the Italian government to cut down on teen smoking don't seem to have had a great effect, according to a new survey which showed Italian students smoked significantly more than their peers. https://www.thelocal.it/20160921/italian-teens-smoke-most-in-europe Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:13:08 +0200 italian-teens-smoke-most-in-europe Pope Francis on Saturday heard confessions from 16 teenagers after a surprise appearance in St Peter's square to greet thousands of young people attending his holy year youth day. https://www.thelocal.it/20160423/pope-francis-hears-teenagers-sins Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:36:22 +0200 pope-francis-hears-teenagers-sins Seventeen German teenagers have been taken to hospital in northern Italy after the coach they were travelling in came off the motorway and overturned in an escarpment. https://www.thelocal.it/20150713/german-teens-as-bus-veers-of-road-in-italy Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:48:50 +0200 german-teens-as-bus-veers-of-road-in-italy