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Suspension bridge planned to connect Sicily to Italian mainland hits roadblock

A court’s rejection of the proposed bridge from Sicily to Italy’s mainland was strictly related to finances, not the “merit of the work,” it said.
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We're rethinking our dream to buy a home in Sicily after border nightmare

Michael Bradford, 77, and his wife Elaine, 75, both former software engineers and IT managers, were headed to the village of ...
Politico Europe

Italy’s Matteo Salvini has a bridge to sell you

Now Salvini, who vocally opposed the bridge as recently as 2016, has become the foremost proponent of the massive public work ...

Italy's historically poor south sees brighter future as workers return

For decades, the story of southern Italy has been one of departure, of generations leaving the hills of Calabria and the shores of Sicily in search of opportunity in the industrial north or abroad.
Yahoo

Sicily’s warming climate pushes farmers to swap vineyards for exotic fruit

“We want to consolidate our links with Italian consumers, bringing the cultivation of bananas for the first time to the heart of the Mediterranean,” said Costabile Romano, the commercial director of ...