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Police arrest 31 people in Mafia sting

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police forces arrest 31 people on Tuesday morning in an operation targeting the Cosa Nostra. They stand accused of felonies from mafia association to extortion.

Plague of locusts hits Sardinia

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Millions of locusts are devouring the crops of the countryside of the province of Nuoro on Sardinia. They are affecting 25,000 hectares of land.

Two more Giants discovered at Mont’e Prama

May 7, 2022May 8, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two more monumental statues are discovered at Mont’e Prama Nuragic necropolis at Cabras on Sardinia. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini described is as “an exceptional discovery”.

Letizia Battaglia - photo journalist who covered the Mafia

Photo Journalist who covered the Mafia wars dies aged 87

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Historic Italian Mafia photo reporter Letizia Battaglia died Wednesday at the age of 87, her family said. Battaglia worked for the prestigious Palermo newspaper L’Ora, chronicling the Mafia wars.

Mount Etna erupted with 11km-high column

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mount Etna sent another plume of lava and ashy smoke into the Sicilian sky today. The sky above Catania was thick with smoke and the airport closed at lunchtime until further notice.

Airbnb looking for host on Sicily

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Airbnb are looking for a host to live rent-free in their 1-Euro house in Sambuca, Sicily. A digital nomad’s dream, the designer home is part of Airbnb’s support for rural communities.

Child stuck in Sicily as he turned 12 the day before flight

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Green Pass Rules: The boy’s father has shared custody of his son. The child turned 12 the day before he was due back with his mother in Milan.

Scala dei Turchi vandalised Cover photo Corriere della Sera

Sicily’s Scala dei Turchi white cliff defaced

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An investigation is under way after vandalism of Sicily’s white cliff with red powder. The Scala dei Turchi, or Turkish Steps, is one of Italy’s most visited tourist sites.

Acropolis. Parthenon fragement to return to Greece

Italy loans Parthenon fragment to Greece

January 7, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is returning a fragment of the Greek Parthenon’s eastern frieze back to Greece. It was originally bought by the University of Palermo from the widow of Robert Fagan, the British consul for Sicily and Malta.

Sea Watch 3 charity vessel rescues migrant arrivals at sea 24 December. The ECHr has determined Italy was not responsible for Libyan coastguard action during 2017 migrant resuce, when SeaWatch rescued some, adn the Libyan coastguard others

Charity Vessel With 440 Migrants to Dock in Italy

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – The German charity vessel Sea Watch 3, carrying hundreds of migrants rescued at sea, will dock in the Italian port of Pozzallo, in Sicily. The charity group operating the ship made the announcement on Twitter on today.