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Italian court rejects Sicily bridge project

Italy’s Court of Auditors on Wednesday rejected the government’s plan to build a long-debated bridge from mainland Italy to Sicily, dealing a body blow to one of Rome’s most ambitious…

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Italy’s planned bridge to Sicily: what to know about landmark project

Italy's government gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of what will be the world's longest single-span bridge, connecting Sicily to the mainland, despite financial and environmental concerns that…

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Italian Government Approves Plans for Long-Awaited Bridge to Sicily

Italy's Council of Ministers has formally approved a €13.5 billion state-funded infrastructure project to construct what would be the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting mainland Italy to the island of…

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Messina Bridge to cost 13.5 bn euro

The planned bridge across the Messina strait between Sicily and mainland Italy will have an updated cost of 13.5 billion euro, the head of the project company Stretto di Messina…

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Mystery on death of a mother and disappearance of son in Sicily

The searches of Gioele, 4 years old, the son of Viviana Parisi, 43 years old, the DJ found dead in Caronia, who according to investigators was with her in the…

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Photo Story: Migrants disembark in Messina

Italian officials wearing protective suits check migrants disembarking from the NGO-run search-and-rescue ship Sea Watch 3 at the port in Messina, Sicily, Italy, on Thursday the 27 February 2020. …

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Three die, two missing after fireworks factory explosion near Messina, Sicily

At least three people are dead and two are missing after a fireworks factory blast near Messina, in Sicily. https://twitter.com/emergenzavvf/status/1197209790449098752 One of the victims is Venera Mazzeo, 71, and was…

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