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Mediterranean megaflood carved out hills in Sicily, study reveals • Apr. 22, 2025, 7:44 PM ET (The Guardian)

Roger Muirhead, veteran of El Alamein, the invasion of Sicily and the Normandy landings – obituary • Apr. 19, 2025, 3:00 AM ET (The Telegraph)

Sicilian gravedigger accused of removing corpses to resell burial sites • Apr. 14, 2025, 11:32 PM ET (The Guardian)

Cutting-edge tech reveals lost gate of Sicilian necropolis • Apr. 1, 2025, 2:25 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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cathedral in Palermo, Sicily

Segesta, Sicily, Italy: Greek temple

Agrigento, Sicily, Italy: Temple of Hera

Cefalù, Sicily, Italy: cathedral mosaic

Mount Etna eruption

Modica: church of San Giorgio

Novara di Sicilia

Milazzo: Norman castle

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