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 As Italian authorities battle to contain the new coronavirus, measures to stem the spread of infections in the industrial north are impairing the eurozone's third-largest economy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200224/how-coronavirus-is-affecting-italy-economy Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:40:53 +0100 how-coronavirus-is-affecting-italy-economy The Vatican's Jubilee Year was supposed to draw 20 million Catholics to Rome, where hotels and restaurants were rubbing their hands with glee, waiting to cash in. https://www.thelocal.it/20161118/phantom-pilgrims-fail-to-boost-rome-tourism-in-jubilee-year Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:52:43 +0100 phantom-pilgrims-fail-to-boost-rome-tourism-in-jubilee-year The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy was revised downwards to 241 on Thursday but officials cautioned it could rise again as rescuers continued a grim search for corpses, as powerful aftershocks rocked the devastated area. https://www.thelocal.it/20160825/italy-quake-toll-hits-247-as-rescuers-hunt-for-survivors Thu, 25 Aug 2016 08:58:53 +0200 italy-quake-toll-hits-247-as-rescuers-hunt-for-survivors June is jam-packed with all manner of fun things to keep you busy as summer rushes in: from discovering rose-based snacks to dancing at silent discos. https://www.thelocal.it/20160601/things-to-do-in-italy-in-june Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:00:53 +0200 things-to-do-in-italy-in-june Pine forests across northern Italy are filling up with highly toxic cobwebs thanks to the rampant reproduction of the Pine Processionary Caterpillar. https://www.thelocal.it/20160226/northern-italys-trees-overrun-by-toxic-catepillar-cobwebs Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:49:40 +0100 northern-italys-trees-overrun-by-toxic-catepillar-cobwebs Off to work in Italy? Good for you. But be warned, the Italian workplace is a strange beast. Here are some things to avoid saying to your boss to ensure you get off on the right foot. https://www.thelocal.it/20151207/seven-terrible-things-to-say-to-your-italian-boss Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:12:59 +0100 seven-terrible-things-to-say-to-your-italian-boss Across Italy, hundreds of towns are struggling to survive amid a dwindling population. But in Satriano, a town in Calabria, refugees are bringing in new life, as the Italian journalist Simone d'Antonio discovers. https://www.thelocal.it/20151109/italian-town-looks-to-refugees-for-revival Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:47:15 +0100 italian-town-looks-to-refugees-for-revival A toddler killed in a clan war which prompted Pope Francis to excommunicate all mafia members was being used as a human shield by his grandfather, Italy's top anti-mafia prosecutor said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151013/grandpa-used-toddler-as-shield-in-deadly-mafia-war Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:25:11 +0200 grandpa-used-toddler-as-shield-in-deadly-mafia-war A rare pre-Roman tomb has been unearthed in Pompeii, shedding new light on life at the site in the fourth century BC. https://www.thelocal.it/20150921/exceptional-pre-roman-tomb-unearthed-in-pompeii Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:19:28 +0200 exceptional-pre-roman-tomb-unearthed-in-pompeii A British tourist has been mugged at lightning speed in Naples, where robbers snatched his €35,000 watch as soon as their victim stepped out of a taxi. https://www.thelocal.it/20150903/video-british-tourist-mugged-of-35k-watch Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:02:15 +0200 video-british-tourist-mugged-of-35k-watch Whether you want to use the list to irritate your significant (Italian) other or just annoy Italians at the coffee bar – here's The Local's guide on how to go about it. https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/how-to-lose-all-your-italian-friends-in-ten-days Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:43:00 +0100 how-to-lose-all-your-italian-friends-in-ten-days UPDATED: Some 460 Italians, who were either terminally sick or suffering from debilitating illnesses, tried to end their lives at “right to die” clinics in Switzerland last year, the coordinator of Italy’s Euthanasia Law campaign told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20141104/hundreds-of-italians-sought-right-to-die-in-2013 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:41:00 +0100 hundreds-of-italians-sought-right-to-die-in-2013 Over 11,000 Italians have taken advantage of the May ruling by the EU Court of Justice that gave Europeans the right to request search engines like Google remove results about them. https://www.thelocal.it/20141013/11469-italians-ask-to-be-forgotten-by-google Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:08:00 +0200 11469-italians-ask-to-be-forgotten-by-google Two Italians have been sentenced for leading an attack against 10 football fans of the UK Premiership club Tottenham in Rome last November. The incident was described by investigators as a type of "urban warfare". https://www.thelocal.it/20131029/italians-jailed-for-attack-on-tottenham-fans Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:39:00 +0100 italians-jailed-for-attack-on-tottenham-fans