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 A painting by former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has gone on show in an art museum on the shores of Lake Garda, as part of an exhibition on the theme of madness. https://www.thelocal.it/20170313/painting-by-adolf-hitler-exhibition-in-italian-museum-madness Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:32:17 +0100 painting-by-adolf-hitler-exhibition-in-italian-museum-madness Italy, reduced to 10-men, got their 2018 World Cup qualifying off to an impressive start by defeating Israel 3-1 in-front of a sold-out Sammy Offer stadium in Haifa on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160906/ten-man-italy-get-ventura-era-off-to-winning-start Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:02:01 +0200 ten-man-italy-get-ventura-era-off-to-winning-start Italy's "Osteria Francescana" was crowned world's best restaurant of 2016 at an awards ceremony in New York on Monday, the first Italian establishment to win the annual accolade. https://www.thelocal.it/20160614/italian-restaurant-crowned-the-best-in-the-world Tue, 14 Jun 2016 10:39:02 +0200 italian-restaurant-crowned-the-best-in-the-world Florence's Ponte Vecchio is one of the world’s most famous bridges. Rebuilt after a flood in 1345, it was the only bridge across the Arno that the escaping Germans did not destroy during the Second World War. Many put the bridge’s survival down to a Nazi official, as Stephen Caruso reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20160525/did-a-nazi-official-save-florences-ponte-vecchio-from-destruction-gerhard-wolf-second-world-war-italy Wed, 25 May 2016 09:00:16 +0200 did-a-nazi-official-save-florences-ponte-vecchio-from-destruction-gerhard-wolf-second-world-war-italy The world's longest ever pizza, measuring a whopping 1854 metres, was built in Naples on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160519/naples-brings-pizza-record-home-with-18-kilometer-attempt Thu, 19 May 2016 11:55:51 +0200 naples-brings-pizza-record-home-with-18-kilometer-attempt Frenchman Ludovic Bicchierai has been crowned the world's best pizza-maker thanks to a dish inspired by the French fish soup, bouillabaisse. https://www.thelocal.it/20160418/italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:33:03 +0200 italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza A stalled economic recovery; billions wiped off major bank and company stocks; public debt creeping up; unemployment up again in December. https://www.thelocal.it/20160217/five-reasons-why-the-world-is-worried-about-the-state-of-italy Wed, 17 Feb 2016 11:46:20 +0100 five-reasons-why-the-world-is-worried-about-the-state-of-italy Newly restored ruins in the ancient city of Pompeii, including a merchant’s luxurious dwelling, have attracted thousands of visitors to the site over the past few days. https://www.thelocal.it/20151229/newly-restored-ruins-lure-thousands-to-pompeii Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:18:47 +0100 newly-restored-ruins-lure-thousands-to-pompeii Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher was furious on Tuesday after a camera drone dropped from the sky mid-race, missing him by centimeters. https://www.thelocal.it/20151223/falling-drone-almost-kills-champion-skier Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:12:31 +0100 falling-drone-almost-kills-champion-skier Professional breakdancer Stefano Maso has written his name into the Guinness Book of World Records by performing a whopping 49 360-degree headspins, or halos, consecutively. https://www.thelocal.it/20151215/italian-breakdancer-headspins-into-record-books Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:59:45 +0100 italian-breakdancer-headspins-into-record-books World Cup flops Italy have brought in 18 new faces as part of a 38-man training squad expected to be trimmed by coach Jacques Brunel ahead of next year's Six Nations. https://www.thelocal.it/20151117/italy-team-tries-to-rebuild-after-world-cup-flop Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:10:39 +0100 italy-team-tries-to-rebuild-after-world-cup-flop Salami and ham are a staple part of the Italian diet, yet both were placed on the “bad food” list in a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO), published on Monday, as being causes of cancer. But do Italians believe the results? https://www.thelocal.it/20151026/salami-causes-cancer-whos-telling-porkies Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:41:12 +0100 salami-causes-cancer-whos-telling-porkies Italy has written its name into the record books once more – this time by baking the world's largest cake sculpture. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/italy-bakes-the-world-largest-cake Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:06:33 +0200 italy-bakes-the-world-largest-cake Italy's hopes of qualifying for the last eight of the Rugby World Cup were dashed on Sunday evening when Ireland struggled to a 16-9 victory over the blues. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/ireland-beat-italy-to-book-quarter-final-place Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:05:35 +0200 ireland-beat-italy-to-book-quarter-final-place Talismanic Italy captain Sergio Parisse returns to the side for his first game of the 2015 World Cup in the must-win Pool D game against Six Nations champions Ireland on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/parisse-boosts-italy-for-must-win-game-against-irish Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:49:31 +0200 parisse-boosts-italy-for-must-win-game-against-irish Italy captain Sergio Parisse will give his team-mates a welcome boost by finally joining the World Cup squad on Tuesday but is still not certain to play in the key game against Ireland. https://www.thelocal.it/20150929/italian-talisman-parisse-set-to-join-up-with-world-cup-squad Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:43:35 +0200 italian-talisman-parisse-set-to-join-up-with-world-cup-squad Italy coach Jacques Brunel has failed to build a team mentality for the rugby World Cup because he does not communicate with players, former international Mirco Bergamasco has claimed. https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/brunel-silence-has-doomed-italys-world-cup Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:12:35 +0200 brunel-silence-has-doomed-italys-world-cup France must be wary of the threat of their opening rugby World Cup opponents Italy, warned scrum-half Morgan Parra on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150914/beware-italy-in-world-cup-opener-warns-french-star Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:48:21 +0200 beware-italy-in-world-cup-opener-warns-french-star Italy have yet to reach the knockout stages of a Rugby World Cup and it will be a major surprise if they emerge as one of the two quarter-final qualifiers from a pool also featuring Ireland and France https://www.thelocal.it/20150911/italy-face-tough-world-cup-task Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:30:14 +0200 italy-face-tough-world-cup-task Italy captain Sergio Parisse will not join up with the team in Rome on September 12th following surgery to drain a haematoma, the Italian rugby federation announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150909/parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:31:15 +0200 parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date