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Work on long-debated bridge to Sicily could begin in coming months • May 19, 2025, 5:40 AM ET (Reuters)
Pope Leo’s grandfather was immigrant from Sicily, genealogists reveal • May 17, 2025, 8:18 AM ET (The Guardian)
Fire Fills The Sky As Mount Etna Erupts • May 16, 2025, 1:52 AM ET (The Weather Channel)
Mike Lynch's yacht toppled by extreme wind, interim report finds • May 15, 2025, 3:38 AM ET (Straits Times)
Diver dies during operation to recover superyacht that sank off Sicily, killing tycoon and 6 others • May 11, 2025, 3:31 AM ET (CBS)

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Sicily, Italy
cathedral in Palermo, Sicily
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Agrigento, Sicily, Italy: Temple of Hera
Cefalù, Sicily, Italy: cathedral mosaic
Mount Etna eruption
Modica: church of San Giorgio
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Novara di Sicilia
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