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Palermo sacks coach after first day

Palermo sacks coach after first day Serie A club Palermo has sacked Stefano Colantuono as coach after only one match of the season, bringing in former Cagliari coach Davide Ballardini.



The Feast of the Madonna of the Sick in Misterbianco, Sicily

From 11-15 September, the small town of Misterbianco, Sicily, eight kilometres outside of Catania, will celebrate La Festa della Madonna degli Ammalati. The festival honours the Madonna for her miraculous salvation of the sanctuary that bears her name when Mt. Etna erupted and covered the rest of the town in lava in 1669. - ...read more
Turin spotlights coral wonders from Sicily

Turin spotlights coral wonders from Sicily A show on the ruby wonders of Sicily's Baroque coral creations has drawn in huge crowds in Turin this summer.

Solar panels on Mafia land

Solar panels on Mafia land More than a thousand solar panels are to be set up on land seized from the Mafia in Sicily, officials said Wednesday.

Row over communist custody boy

Row over communist custody boy Members of Italy's Communist parties were up in arms on Wednesday after a Catania court took a 16-year-old boy away from his mother, allegedly because he was a youth member of the Communist Refoundation Party (PDR).

Teachers must not spit at principals, court rules

Teachers must not spit at principals, court rules Teachers must not spit at headteachers, Italy's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

Slaughtered goose festival sparks protest

Slaughtered goose festival sparks protest An Italian animal rights group on Monday condemned a Sicilian village for its gory annual tradition of stringing up a slaughtered goose by its feet in the central square.

Pricey sandwich outrages British Tourist

Pricey sandwich outrages British Tourist A British tourist on Wednesday complained to police after being presented with a 30-euro bill for three sandwiches at a bar in a Sicilian seaside village.

Palermo ready for Sultan's visit

Palermo ready for Sultan's visit Hopes are running high here that the Sultan of Oman will be a generous as he was to the city of Bari earlier this year when he begins his visit to the Sicily on Tuesday.

2,500-Year-old Greek ship salvaged off Sicily

2,500-Year-old Greek ship salvaged off Sicily An ancient Greek trading ship that has lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the first time on Monday.



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