The Local Italy 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 Hundreds of flights to and from Italy cancelled in transport strike Airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights due to a 24-hour strike on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191024/hundreds-of-flights-to-and-from-italy-cancelled-in-transport-strike Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:16:51 +0200 hundreds-of-flights-to-and-from-italy-cancelled-in-transport-strike Rome's 'No gypsies' sign sparks furore A bakery sign in Rome banning "gypsies" from entering has sparked outrage in Rome, with one organization likening it to those in Nazi Germany and Apartheid South Africa. https://www.thelocal.it/20140320/romes-no-gypsies-sign-sparks-furore Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:20:00 +0100 romes-no-gypsies-sign-sparks-furore Venice's gondolas 'to get GPS and number plates' Two months after a German tourist was killed when the gondola carrying him and his family collided with a vaporetto waterbus, the iconic boats are set to get a major revamp as part of a plan to reduce traffic along Venice’s clogged waterways. https://www.thelocal.it/20131007/venices-gondolas-to-get-gps-and-number-plates Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:20:00 +0200 venices-gondolas-to-get-gps-and-number-plates