3 d. ago Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy's mainland

Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland with Sicily

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4 d. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca 'prioritising' defensive reinforcements with Levi Colwill set to miss months

The defender’s injury is spanner to the Italian’s plans

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5 d. ago Locals fight plans for Italy’s Sicily bridge that would be world’s longest

The Messina Strait Company overseeing the project is bracing for a big legal fight

Politics

6 d. ago World's longest suspension bridge to be built between Italy and Sicily

The 2.3 mile Strait of Messina Bridge had been held up for decades over mafia infiltration, earthquake, and financial concerns.

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6 d. ago Mega Italy to Sicily bridge given green light despite mafia infiltration fears

The more than £11.5 billion project has been delayed time and time again, but Italy's Prime Minister has made its construction a top priority despite the construction having its critics

Politics

7 d. ago Italian government gives final approval for bridge linking Sicily to mainland

€13.5bn allocated for 10-year project to build longest single-span bridge in the world across the Strait of MessinaThe Italian government has given the final approval for the construction of a multi-billion-euro bridge linking Sicily to the mainland, a project that has been a topic of debate since at least the late 1960s but has been held back by a litany of concerns, including the huge cost, seismic risks and mafia infiltration.Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government has set aside €13.5bn to build what will be the longest single-span bridge in the world. A dream of Italy’s late former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and revived soon after Meloni’s government came to power in 2022, the 3.7km bridge and its surrounding facilities are expected to take 10 years to build. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Italy greenlights a $15.5 billion project to build bridge linking Sicily to the mainland

The project to build a long-delayed and debated bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily has cleared a major hurdle

Economics

7 d. ago Huge bridge project that will connect Sicily to mainland Italy to get final go

Bridge project faces criticism over earthquake risks and mafia infiltration

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7 d. ago 'Blood, sweat and broken fingers': Locals fight to save South London boozer named Pub of the Year

'Blood, sweat and broken fingers': Locals fight to save South London boozer named Pub of the Year  MyLondon

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