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 Pope to defy risks with open-top Africa tour Pope Francis heads to Africa this week for the riskiest trip of his papacy, defying danger with an open-topped popemobile and visits to a slum, refugee camp and mosque despite security fears following jihadist attacks. https://www.thelocal.it/20151122/pope-risks-jihadis Sun, 22 Nov 2015 10:06:20 +0100 pope-risks-jihadis Child banned from Rome school over Ebola fears A three-year-old girl has been banned from a school in Rome after a holiday to Uganda, over fears that she may have contracted the deadly Ebola disease present in other African countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20141023/child-banned-from-rome-school-over-ebola-fears Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:10:00 +0200 child-banned-from-rome-school-over-ebola-fears