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The Latest Breaking News from Sicily

Prosecutors launch investigation into plans for bridge to Sicily

Opposition lawmakers file complaint over planning, execution and transparency of Matteo Salvini project

The Guardian - UK

Lack Of Rain Leaves Italy Gasping

A blanket of smog covers Milan, empty reservoir bake in Sicily and wine production is down in Piedmont as a lack of rain across Italy exacerbates pollution and sparks droughts.

International Business Times

‘A frenzy of bodies in the chamber of death’: Italian fishers fight to preserve an ancient tradition

A sustainable technique for catching tuna that goes back thousands of years is on the verge of extinction in Italy – but not for a lack of fish

The Guardian - UK

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Police in Sicily arrest suspected mafia members over EU subsidies fraud

Alleged mobsters among 37 people held as part of investigation into interception of agricultural funding

The Guardian - UK

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon review – uproarious am-dram in ancient Sicily

This witty debut novel, set in 412BC, imagines a couple of locals drumming up a production of Medea with captured Athenian soldiers

The Guardian - UK

‘We looked like animals’: The Egyptian scholar and Mediterranean survivor

Remon was abducted. A risky sea ride followed. Today, he has a new family, life and job in Sicily.

Al Jazeera

6 million-year-old 'fossil groundwater pool' discovered deep beneath Sicilian mountains

Fresh water that trickled down into Earth's crust 6 million years ago became trapped thousands of feet beneath the Hyblaean Mountains in Sicily, forming an aquifer that has not budged since.

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Donna Carmela hotel review: Restoration and relaxation with effortless Sicilian style

In the shadow on Mount Etna, overlooking the Ionian Sea, Annabel Grossman discovers a tranquil stay in this simple yet chic eco-resort

The Independent UK

Sea urchin in Sicily at risk of extinction due to popularity as culinary delicacy

Three-year pause in fishing is the only way to prevent disappearance, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

Italian decree curtails rights of unaccompanied migrant minors

Italy is one of the main countries of arrival in Europe for thousands of minors crossing the Mediterranean on their own. Since the beginning of her mandate as prime minister, far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has prioritised the fight against illegal immigration. This fall, the Italian executive approved a decree targeting…

France 24

Missing Second World War pilot located after 80 years

Gilbert Haldeen Myers’ plane was shot down in Sicily but his fate had remained a mystery

The Independent UK

Venice Biennale’s new, rightwing director has art world guessing

Meloni’s party is pleased by the appointment but Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has surprised before – not least by adopting Islam

The Guardian - UK

Satellites watch lava flows of Italy's Mount Etna volcano eruption (image)

Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupted on Nov. 12, and ESA satellites caught the event in infrared.

Space

Is it safe to travel to Sicily? Mount Etna volcano erupts after months of calm

Hundreds of flights to the popular holiday destination have been cancelled or delayed

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The Guardian - US

Seventeen men arrested in Sicily and US in joint anti-mafia operation

Arrests come after two-year investigation targeting members of New York’s Gambino family and some Sicilian associates

The Guardian - UK

Sicily, where billionaires get back to basics – by booking an entire city

Kaoru Nakajima’s lavish birthday party in Palermo follows Google’s annual summer ‘camps’ that seek to convey credibility and longevity

The National (Scotland)

Robin McKelvie: Taking a ride on Palermo’s rollercoaster of life

THE glorious Mediterranean is impossible not to fall hopelessly in love with. Everyone from the Carthaginians and the Phoenicians, to the Greeks and…

The Conversation

Climate change may make Bordeaux red wines stronger and tastier

It’s harvest time again for most of Europe’s wine growing regions and grapes are being picked from the UK in the north to Sicily in the south. The grapes are then sorted and pressed to make the best juices possible. These juices will then be fermented in a choice of…

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The Conversation

What's happening on Lampedusa – and what Europe needs to do now to manage migration

Editor’s note: “This is an adapted version of an article originally published in Spanish on the 28th of September, 2023. It takes in an EU policy development that occurred subsequent to the publication of the first article.

The Hindu

Ruling Goddess, Russian Romance and Foi shine

Ruling Goddess, Russian Romance & Foi shined in exercise. Inner sand: 1200m: Devils Magic & Super Ruffian 1-21.5, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/40. Outer sand: 600m: Magnus 45.5. 1400m: Ruling Goddess 1-42, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44. Imperial Blue 1-44.5, 1,200/1-30, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/46. Russian Romance & Top Dancer 1-39.5, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-13, 600/45.5. Gate practice: 1200m:…

The Independent UK

Notorious Sicilian mafia boss dubbed ‘last godfather’ dies in custody after 30 years on run

Matteo Denaro believed to have ordered dozens of murders and was even accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old

Evening Standard

Mafia boss dubbed ‘The last Godfather’ dies in Sicily hospital after 30 years on the run

A Sicilian mafia boss dubbed ‘the last Godfather’ by the Italian press has died in hospital at the age of 61.

The Independent UK

A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time

This week, a Truman Capote story from early in his career will be published for the first time

The Independent UK

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni's policy

A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia is overwhelming a tiny Italian island south of Sicily

The Guardian - UK

Red fire ant colonies found in Italy and could spread across Europe, says study

Researchers identify 88 nests of destructive invasive non-native species near Syracuse in Sicily

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