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Ill-prepared Trekkers Swarm Mt Etna For High-altitude Selfies

Authorities near Sicily's Mount Etna are bracing to control an influx of visitors this weekend, attracted by a two-week flow of lava inspiring high-altitude selfies and other reckless behaviour.

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‘Careless’ tourists swamp Mount Etna following eruption blocking rescue routes

An influx of volcano visitors is becoming a safety risk in Sicily

The Independent UK

Hikers flocking to see eruption of Mount Etna cause chaos, blocking emergency services and putting themselves in danger

The active volcano is currently putting on a spectacular display of spurting lava and ash clouds - here's how to see it safely

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The Odyssey: Christopher Nolan reveals first look at epic follow-up to Oppenheimer

The film sees Matt Damon play the Greek hero Odysseus

The Independent UK

Bar Taralli Brings Southern Italian Hospitality to North Melbourne

A new culinary destination is set to open in North Melbourne as Bar Taralli welcomes guests from Wednesday, 19th February. Led by acclaimed chef Salvatore Giorgio, whose experience spans Scopri, Bar Rosella, Bar Bambi, Marnong Estate, and A25 Pizzeria, Bar Taralli brings the flavours of Campania, Puglia, Calabria, and Sicily…

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3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space

Three and a half kilometres beneath the Mediterranean Sea, around 80km off the coast of Sicily, lies half of a very unusual telescope called KM3NeT.

The Conversation

Inspiring Italian wines

Fabulously diverse Italian wines to revive and reinspire interest in wine if you’ve had a long Dry January

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Chris Nolan to shoot part of The Odyssey in precise location where Ulysses landed

The film is set to start shooting in Sicily in roughly two months time

The Independent UK

Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht set to be raised from seabed in spring

The tech tycoon, his 18-year-old daughter and five other people died in the incident off the coast of Porticello, Sicily, in August last year.

Evening Standard

Letizia Battaglia’s photos captured real Sicilian life during the heightened mafia violence of the 1980s and 90s

When we look at pictures of conflict, violence and collective trauma we might expect to see only the horrors of maimed bodies and the crying souls of the victims. But in the photographs of one of Italy’s most cherished photographers, Letizia Battaglia, you do not see glamorised shots of the…

The Conversation

Backlash in Italy over German board game inspired by Sicily’s mafia conflicts

‘La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War’ is based on the mafia conflicts that raged in Sicily in the 1980s

The Independent UK

Outcry in Italy over German board game based on Sicily’s mafia wars

Sister of murdered judge Giovanni Falcone describes it as an offence to all those who have fought organised crime

The Guardian - UK

Mafia: The Old Country is one to watch for anyone who plans to obey traffic laws in GTA 6

Big in 2024 | Pack your bags, we're off to Sicily

GamesRadar

The Leopard: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know

The Leopard on Netflix is an epic Italian drama set in Sicily in 1860.

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The best luxury and boutique hotels in Sicily for spa treatments, Michelin cuisine and impeccable views

From five-star boutique rooms, sumptuous spa treatments and unmatched views of the Sicilian landscapes, these are the best luxury stays on the Italian island

The Conversation

Pirates, princes and hostages: inside the mysterious life of the unnamed medieval princess of Cyprus

Throughout her life, the “Damsel of Cyprus” (born circa 1177) was used as a political and diplomatic tool in the conflicts of men. She was the daughter of Isaac Komnenos, the emperor of Cyprus. Her own name was never recorded, although historians have suggested it may have been either Beatrice…

Evening Standard

SAS Rogue Heroes season two: the true story behind the explosive BBC war drama

SAS Rogue Heroes happily plays fast and loose with the truth, but the reality of the special forces heroics in Italy reads like fiction anyway

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SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 episode 1 recap: 'No one would be stupid enough to attack a continent with 35 men...'

In this SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 episode 1 recap we find Paddy Mayne taking charge of a newly-named SRS

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The Independent UK

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

A court in Sicily Friday found Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister

The Independent UK

Italian court set to issue verdict in Salvini's kidnapping trial over migrants blocked at sea

A court in Sicily is expected to announce its verdict on whether Italy’s vice premier, Matteo Salvini, is guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister

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Divers Discover Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Filled With Unusual Relics

The shipwreck, believed to date back to the fifth or sixth century B.C. was discovered near Ragusa, Sicily. The post Divers Discover Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Filled With Unusual Relics first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Italy's Salvini faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea. Case weighs limits of stemming migration

Italy’s deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, is sounding defiant as he awaits a verdict in Sicily for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking a rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister

The Guardian - UK

‘The water war’: how drought threatens survival of Sicily’s towns

Amid Italian island’s worst drought, towns such as Troina are fighting for survival as supplies run dry and tensions rise

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You're invited to join a family 'bound by blood' when Mafia: The Old Country releases in summer of 2025

The Mafia series prequel takes place in Sicily in the 1900s and depicts the birth of organized crime.

The Guardian - UK

Ferdia Lennon wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for ‘delightful’ novel

As part of the award, the author will have a gloucestershire old spots pig named after his debut book which is set in ancient Sicily

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