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 Sixty-one years ago, Italy suffered the worst man-made environmental disaster in its history: an inland tsunami that swept away entire villages and left nearly 2,000 bodies behind. https://www.thelocal.it/20181009/in-pictures-the-vajont-dam-disaster Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:29:31 +0200 in-pictures-the-vajont-dam-disaster Authorities in Veneto, northern Italy, announced on Monday they had identified two cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20210426/indian-coronavirus-variant-detected-in-northern-italy Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:28:37 +0200 indian-coronavirus-variant-detected-in-northern-italy Five northern Italian regions have announced that they intend to purchase millions of additional doses of Covid-19 vaccines on top of those provided under the national and European vaccination programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20210216/wealthier-italian-regions-announce-plan-to-purchase-more-vaccine-doses Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:01:29 +0100 wealthier-italian-regions-announce-plan-to-purchase-more-vaccine-doses Three northern Italian regions plan to forbid strolls in crowded city centres, including Venice, Bologna and Trieste, as they take stricter new measures against the spread of Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.it/20201112/no-strolling-in-venice-as-italian-regions-tighten-local-covid-19-rules Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:07:23 +0100 no-strolling-in-venice-as-italian-regions-tighten-local-covid-19-rules Police hunting for a mystery vandal who broke the toes off an Italian statue have identified an Austrian tourist who fled after lying on it to snap that perfect photograph. https://www.thelocal.it/20200805/italian-police-track-down-tourist-who-snapped-off-statues-toes-selfie Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:45:25 +0200 italian-police-track-down-tourist-who-snapped-off-statues-toes-selfie Veneto says it will fine people who flout quarantine rules up to €1,000, amid a new outbreak of coronavirus in the region. https://www.thelocal.it/20200706/italian-region-introduces-1000-fine-for-breaking-quarantine Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:16:16 +0200 italian-region-introduces-1000-fine-for-breaking-quarantine More than 40 percent of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in one Italian town showed no signs of being ill, according to research published on Tuesday, indicating that asymptomatic carriers may be significant spreaders of the virus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200630/40-percent-of-coronavirus-carriers-in-italian-town-show-no-symptoms-study-shows Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:30:18 +0200 40-percent-of-coronavirus-carriers-in-italian-town-show-no-symptoms-study-shows "The flora and fauna of the lagoon have not changed during lockdown. What has changed is our chance to see them," says zoologist Andrea Mangoni, plunging his camera into Venice's normally murky waters to observe life. https://www.thelocal.it/20200427/marine-life-venice-lagoon-italy-lockdown Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:08:23 +0200 marine-life-venice-lagoon-italy-lockdown The canal city of Venice slowly stirred back to life this week as some shops reopened and residents tentatively ventured outside for a jog or stroll - all in masks, and keeping a safe distance from others. https://www.thelocal.it/20200416/venice-slowly-comes-back-to-life-under-local-soft-lockdown-rules Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:06:19 +0200 venice-slowly-comes-back-to-life-under-local-soft-lockdown-rules The sun shone on deserted squares in Milan and empty gondolas in Venice as a quarter of Italy's population came to grips with being cut off from the rest of the country, under new rules strictly limiting movement in and out of the new red zone. https://www.thelocal.it/20200309/you-can-feel-the-anxiety-in-the-air-quarter-of-italy-on-lockdown Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:53:51 +0100 you-can-feel-the-anxiety-in-the-air-quarter-of-italy-on-lockdown Italian authorities have seized hundreds of tubes of Pringles crisps from a supermarket in Veneto after the snack's claim to be “Prosecco-flavoured” sparked outrage in the region, famed for producing the extremely popular sparkling wine. https://www.thelocal.it/20191017/we-cant-tolerate-it-italian-authorities-seize-unauthorised-prosecco-flavoured-pringles Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:01:58 +0200 we-cant-tolerate-it-italian-authorities-seize-unauthorised-prosecco-flavoured-pringles A cruise liner came close to crashing into a dock in Venice on Sunday as it was buffeted by a storm, the latest incident to spark calls for mega ships to be banned from the fragile Venetian lagoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20190708/venice-cruise-ship-crash-costa-deliziosa-costa-cruises Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:41:56 +0200 venice-cruise-ship-crash-costa-deliziosa-costa-cruises Italy's Prosecco hills north-east of Venice, which have been cultivated for centuries, were on Sunday added to the World Heritage list by the UN cultural organisation. https://www.thelocal.it/20190708/italy-prosecco-hills-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:52:31 +0200 italy-prosecco-hills-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list Skyrocketing global demand for Prosecco may be putting too much strain on the precious soil in northeastern Italy’s vineyards, Italian researchers reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20190528/italys-booming-prosecco-production-is-unsustainable-say-researchers Tue, 28 May 2019 12:17:26 +0200 italys-booming-prosecco-production-is-unsustainable-say-researchers Discovering they were related to Brazil's right-wing presidential election front-runner was quite the shock for Jair Bolsonaro's distant cousins in Italy, who had no idea of their claim to fame. https://www.thelocal.it/20181026/anguillera-veneta-jair-bolsonaro-brazil-election-italy-emigration Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:16:31 +0200 anguillera-veneta-jair-bolsonaro-brazil-election-italy-emigration An Italian postman went rogue and stashed more than half a tonne of undelivered mail in his garage, it came to light this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20180130/italy-postman-undelivered-mail-breganze-vicenza Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:08:55 +0100 italy-postman-undelivered-mail-breganze-vicenza A woman from Veneto is the first Italian to be fitted with a bionic hand. https://www.thelocal.it/20180104/veneto-woman-is-first-in-italy-to-be-fitted-with-a-bionic-hand Thu, 04 Jan 2018 17:17:40 +0100 veneto-woman-is-first-in-italy-to-be-fitted-with-a-bionic-hand Traffic restrictions are in place in parts of northern Italy in a bid to combat high levels of air pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20171227/car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:38:38 +0100 car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog An Italian factory worker won the first ever Tiramisu World Cup on Sunday, beating 700 other amateurs to whip up the softest and creamiest version of Italy's famous dessert. https://www.thelocal.it/20171106/veneto-factory-worker-triumphs-in-first-ever-tiramisu-world-cup Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:14:37 +0100 veneto-factory-worker-triumphs-in-first-ever-tiramisu-world-cup Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday that Rome is prepared to negotiate with two of its wealthiest regions "within the limits of the law", after voters supported autonomy. https://www.thelocal.it/20171024/rome-negotiate-autonomy-veneto-lombardy Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:28:33 +0200 rome-negotiate-autonomy-veneto-lombardy