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Roger Muirhead, veteran of El Alamein, the invasion of Sicily and the Normandy landings – obituary • Apr. 18, 2025, 6:04 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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Sicily, Italy
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
Ionian Sea
Novara di Sicilia
Milazzo: Norman castle
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