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Can Italy build the world's longest suspension bridge despite clash with audit court?

Italy's government has vowed to go ahead with the government's plan to build a €13.5 billion bridge across the Strait of Messina despite Italy's Court of Auditors shooting down the plan. Can it be bypassed?

Euronews

Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy's mainland

Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland with Sicily

The Independent UK

Locals fight plans for Italy’s Sicily bridge that would be world’s longest

The Messina Strait Company overseeing the project is bracing for a big legal fight

The Independent UK

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Italian government gives final approval for bridge linking Sicily to mainland

€13.5bn allocated for 10-year project to build longest single-span bridge in the world across the Strait of Messina

The Guardian - UK

Mount Etna eruption mapped: How often does Italy’s ‘Lady of the Rings’ volcano erupt?

Mount Etna, on the east coast of Sicily, between the cities of Messina and Catania, is one of the world’s most active volcanoes

The Independent UK

Much Ado About Nothing review – RSC boots the action to elite Italian football in a play of two halves

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonBenedick is a midfielder for Serie A team FC Messina in a show with top-form performances and a clever visual metaphor, albeit some pacing problems in the final third

The Guardian - UK

Murders of two female students prompt calls for a ‘cultural rebellion’ in Italy

Sara Campanella and Ilaria Sula were found within 48 hours of each other, bringing the number of femicides in 2025 to 11

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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for lentil and spinach soup

A beautifully simple vegetable soup/stew with a link to Italian folklore

The Guardian - UK

In Italy, a Palestinian lawyer who fled Gaza builds Israel genocide case

Raji Sourani left the strip as the war raged. He then joined colleagues in Sicily to try to take Israel to the ICJ.

Al Jazeera

Sensors installed in Kochi to warn of impending flooding, waterlogging

The project is part of the EU's flood management programme, with Messina as the technical partner. The sensors will detect water levels and send alerts to the dashboard set up at the university. The dashboard will be integrated with the Command and Control Centre and Urban Observatory. The project aims…

The Hindu

Italian consortium likely to build Sicily bridge - Minister

An Italian-led consortium is likely to get the nod to build the ambitious Messina bridge, which will link Sicily and the mainland, Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Messina Is Doing Très Luxe Gelato Easter Eggs I Didn’t Know That Bunny Had A Cold Truck

Need these three in my gob immediately.

Pedestrian.tv

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for sweet-and-sour grilled vegetables

A late lunch in Messina inspires this sweet-and-sour dish of griddled courgette and aubergine

The Guardian - UK

Rescue boat celebrates as stranded migrants given ok to disembark in Italy

Migrants aboard the Open Arms Uno rescue boat cheered, hugged crew members, and danced with joy on Friday as they were told they would be allowed to disembark at the Italian port of Messina after spending at least 10 days at sea.

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Kochi Corporation signs MoU with Messina in Italy

The visiting delegation was briefed on the efforts in managing floods

The Guardian - UK

Old-school racer Vincenzo Nibali gears up for what may be his last Giro d’Italia

The Italian who races on instinct rather than power data will pay an emotional visit to his home town of Messina next week

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