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Tuesday 21 March 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Sicily

This year
2023
# cosa nostra
Italy catches fugitive Mafia boss after 30-year manhunt
The only known image of the mobster was a black and white photo dated back to the early 1990s.
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Jan 16th 2023, 12:46 PM
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# Migrants
Sicily judge to weigh trial of migrant rescue NGOs
Twenty-one suspects, including crew members of Doctors Without Borders, are accused of “aiding and abetting unauthorised entry into Italy”.
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May 21st 2022, 12:27 PM
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# Sicily
Three people dead and six missing in Sicily after blast hits apartment buildings
Two women were recovered alive from the rubble in the southern town of Ravanusa.
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Dec 12th 2021, 2:50 PM
# Italy
Two killed as tornado strikes small Italian island
Firefighters said the twister struck on Pantelleria, which is south of Sicily.
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Sep 11th 2021, 10:21 AM
# Sea-Watch 3
Charity boat carrying 257 migrants docks in Italy after permission granted
A French humanitarian vessel with 549 migrants on board is also due to dock.
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Aug 7th 2021, 7:14 PM
# Italy
Four injured in Sicily earthquake following Mount Etna eruption
The volcano, which is the most active in Europe, erupted on Monday.
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Dec 26th 2018, 10:21 AM
# Sicily
Mount Etna, the biggest active volcano in Europe, has erupted (but it's not believed to be dangerous)
More than 130 seismic shocks were recorded around the volcano afterwards.
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Dec 24th 2018, 4:45 PM
# cosa nostra
Italian police arrest Mafia 'godfather' in major raid
The suspects are accused of extortion, illegal gun possession, arson, Mafia association and other crimes, investigators said.
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Dec 4th 2018, 12:59 PM
# The Don
Pope Francis travels to Sicily to honour a priest shot dead by the Mafia
The trip comes at a difficult time for the pontiff.
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Sep 15th 2018, 2:00 PM
# Toto Riina
Notorious Sicilian mafia 'boss of bosses' dies in prison after fighting cancer
The mobster, who was nicknamed ‘The Beast’ for his cruelty, died in hospital in the early hours of this morning.
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Nov 17th 2017, 8:21 AM
# bada bing
Town made famous by The Godfather has entire council dissolved for being run by the Mafia
Corleone, Sicily, is the town Godfather protagonist Vito Corleone is named after.
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Aug 12th 2016, 6:05 AM
# migrant crisis
Five arrested over migrant drowning incident
Irish Defence Forces members are to get counselling after rescuing hundreds of migrants
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Aug 7th 2015, 2:38 PM
# Sea Tragedy
LÉ Niamh arrives in Sicily carrying 367 people saved by the Irish crew
The bodies of 25 people, including four children, are also on board.
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Aug 6th 2015, 10:46 PM
# lava and ash
Europe's most active volcano is back with a bang
Mount Etna began eruption again on the island of Sicily last Monday.
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Aug 14th 2014, 3:57 PM
# Shattering Past
This island - a celebrity favourite - used to be covered in hot green glass
45,000 years ago…
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May 24th 2014, 4:00 PM
# Italy
Over 100 Syrian refugees rescued from boat off Sicily coast
Their rescue comes just days after another group of 120 refugees, mainly Syrians, were saved after their ship was found adrift off of Calabria.
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Dec 7th 2013, 3:47 PM
# whole lotta lava
It literally rained rocks in Italy, and here's a video
Not exactly a grand soft day.
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Nov 25th 2013, 7:50 AM
# Medical Diversion
Dublin-bound Ryanair flight diverted to Italy after passenger is taken ill
The plane landed in Sicily shortly after take off from Malta after a member of an Irish dancing troupe took ill.
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Oct 16th 2013, 12:25 PM
# Migrants
Up to 50 migrants dead as boat sinks off Sicily
The incident comes just over a week after the tragedy in Lampedusa.
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Oct 11th 2013, 6:31 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 The weekend is about to begin, but here are the nine things you want to know as you start your Friday.
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Oct 4th 2013, 8:40 AM
# Italy
At least 82 asylum-seekers dead after boat capsizes off Italian island
The local mayor of Lampedusa said 82 bodies had been recovered by emergency workers, including those of two children and several women.
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Oct 3rd 2013, 11:36 AM
# migrant deaths
Men drowned after jumping from boat thinking they were onshore
The migrants had jumped from a fishing boat in Sicily. They were originally from Egypt and aged between 17 and 27 years of age.
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Aug 11th 2013, 2:24 PM
# RIP
9 unbelievable things from the obituary of a 91-year-old veteran
Flight Lieutenant Tony Snell shows us how it’s done.
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Aug 9th 2013, 12:47 PM
# Turf War
Charred bodies of Canadian mafiosi found in Sicily
The bodies of the two men were found riddled with about 30 bullets, in an operation dubbed “Argo” by Italian and Canadian police.
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May 9th 2013, 9:11 PM
# Italy
Mount Etna flash eruption lights up Sicilian sky
Raw footage from Italy’s most active volcano this week.
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Mar 8th 2013, 7:40 AM
# Vulcanology
Minor eruptions at Mount Etna mark first activity of 2012
Sicilians woke up to see plumes of smoke from the active volcano this morning, though there has been no flight disruption.
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Jan 5th 2012, 6:09 PM
# Italy
Video: Deadly flooding, mudslides strike Sicily
At least three people have been killed in flash flooding and mudslides caused by torrential rain in the region.
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Nov 23rd 2011, 6:30 PM
# Italy
Three die as Italy hit by torrential rain
At least three people, including a young boy, have been killed in southern Italy due to torrential rains.
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Nov 23rd 2011, 1:58 PM
# Libya
NATO F-16 bomber crash-lands after Libyan mission
A fighter-bomber crash-lands at the Sicilian air base of Sigonella, 360 miles north of the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Apr 27th 2011, 2:56 PM
# Ryanair
Ryanair's Trapani flights diverted over Libyan assault
Military action in Libya has forced the closure of Trapani Airport in Sicily to all civilian traffic “for an indefinite period”.
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Mar 21st 2011, 8:53 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Coalition forces claim to have destroyed Gaddafi’s command centre; plans for a supercasino on the banks of the Liffey and the ‘gay cure’ iPhone app that got a 4+ rating from Apple.
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Mar 21st 2011, 8:08 AM
# McBullies
McDonalds gets McLitigious over McPrefix
International fast food chain sues small Sardinian café over its McPuddu’s name.
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Aug 26th 2010, 9:12 AM
# Wedding Deaths
Turkish groom accidentally kills three at wedding
Dead include the groom’s father.
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Aug 9th 2010, 9:41 AM