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 Italian Wikipedia was blacked out on Tuesday in protest at a new EU copyright directive that the online encyclopedia says will restrict internet freedom. https://www.thelocal.it/20180703/wikipedia-italy-blackout-eu-copyright-directive-reform Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:09:45 +0200 wikipedia-italy-blackout-eu-copyright-directive-reform The mayor of an Italian town of just 760 inhabitants fears the arrival of a further 60 refugees could ruin its plans to host the world Wikimania Convention in 2016. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/italy-mayor-fears-migrants-will-scupper-wiki-event Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:56:56 +0200 italy-mayor-fears-migrants-will-scupper-wiki-event Cesare Previti, who served as minister of defence during Silvio Berlusconi’s time in office, has lost a lawsuit in Rome over his Wikipedia entry. The Local spoke to one of the triumphant lawyers. https://www.thelocal.it/20130628/former-defence-minister-loses-battle-of-wikipedia Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:10:00 +0200 former-defence-minister-loses-battle-of-wikipedia