An autopsy conducted at Palermo’s Institute of Forensic Medicine found no burns on the body of Robcornelis Maria Huijben Uiben, a 39-year-old Dutch diver. He died while working on the recovery of the Bayesian.
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Salvage operations to recover the Bayesian superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily last August, have been suspended following the death of a diver involved in the recovery effort.
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A complex salvage operation to recover the wreck of the luxury yacht Bayesian will begin on 3 May, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The boat sank off the coast of Sicily last summer.
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Police arrested 181 suspected Cosa Nostra members on Tuesday in a large operation linked to a Palermo investigation into the Mafia.
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A wave of bad weather, featuring heavy rain and strong winds, is expected to last until the weekend, particularly affecting the south. Despite this, temperatures are rising.
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Mauro Morandi, known as “Italy’s Robinson Crusoe,” has died at 85. He lived alone for over 30 years on Budelli, a remote island off Sardinia.
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Communities across Sicily are expressing unease as more than 20 senior mafia figures have been released from prison in the past three months. These men, many of whom were influential leaders in Cosa Nostra, are now returning to their former neighbourhoods, raising fears of renewed criminal activity.
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Sardinia Governor Alessandra Todde has vowed to continue her role despite a court ruling to disqualify her. The Regional Election Commission of the Court of Appeal ruled she breached election expense rules during her February campaign.
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A young girl, approximately 11 years old, was rescued early Wednesday off the coast of Lampedusa by the Trotamar III, a migrant-rescue sailboat. She is believed to be the sole survivor of a shipwreck.
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Flooding in Sicily saw cars tumbling through streets of Torre Archirafi, near Catania. Some were swept out to sea as torrential rain continued to batter Sicily.
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