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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# Palermo

This year
2023
# cosa nostra
Italy catches fugitive Mafia boss after 30-year manhunt
The only known image of the mobster was a black and white photo dated back to the early 1990s.
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Jan 16th 2023, 12:46 PM
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# Palermo
Flooding kills nine members of same family in Italy, raising storm death toll to over 30
“It is an immense tragedy,” a local mayor said today.
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Nov 4th 2018, 11:57 AM
# The Don
Pope Francis travels to Sicily to honour a priest shot dead by the Mafia
The trip comes at a difficult time for the pontiff.
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Sep 15th 2018, 2:00 PM
# burned alive
'An act of pure barbarism': Homeless man burned alive in Sicily
Neighbours heard the victim screaming but he was dead by the time emergency services arrived.
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Mar 11th 2017, 3:30 PM
# Flop
Mario Balotelli close to Anfield exit and return to Serie A
The 26-year-old could be returning to Italy with Palermo.
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Aug 27th 2016, 1:58 PM
# bada bing
Town made famous by The Godfather has entire council dissolved for being run by the Mafia
Corleone, Sicily, is the town Godfather protagonist Vito Corleone is named after.
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Aug 12th 2016, 6:05 AM
# Trouble
Ref stops Serie A match after Italy international Candreva has near miss with exploding flare
Tensions boiled over between Lazio and Palermo fans this evening.
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Apr 10th 2016, 10:08 PM
# warning
You are a 'd*******' if you watch Juve, Napoli coach tells players
Napoli must focus on themselves and have been advised against watching Serie A leaders Juventus by coach Maurizio Sarri.
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Mar 12th 2016, 7:45 PM
# Done Deal?
One of football's top young strikers is set to join Juventus this summer
Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea had all expressed strong interest in the 21-year-old striker.
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May 19th 2015, 5:35 PM
# Turf War
Charred bodies of Canadian mafiosi found in Sicily
The bodies of the two men were found riddled with about 30 bullets, in an operation dubbed “Argo” by Italian and Canadian police.
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May 9th 2013, 9:11 PM
# Calcio
Not even a Paul Pogba red card for spitting could spoil Juve's title party
The Old Lady of Turin claimed their 29th scudetto today. They’re calling it 31, though.
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May 5th 2013, 4:43 PM
# bumper to bumper
Dublin now the 11th most congested city in Europe, down from sixth
Moscow in Russia is the most congested city in the world.
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Apr 5th 2013, 8:58 AM
# Sniper
VIDEO: And the award for most comical dive of the weekend goes to...
Kids, this is what not to do when one-on-one with the opposing goalkeeper.
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Dec 10th 2012, 8:28 AM
# Boost
Match-fixing scandal: Conte ban reduced to four months
The Juventus coach had initially been banned for 10 months for his part in the match-fixing scandal.
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Oct 5th 2012, 5:50 PM
# Golazo!
VIDEO: Fabrizio Miccoli scores an unbelievable 45-yard volley
The Palermo’s striker stunning finish is likely to be the best goal you’ll see this weekend.
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Sep 30th 2012, 10:30 PM
# Run-in
Serie A wrap: Juve, Milan leave it late
Undefeated Juve remain in the driving seat with four games to play but it took them 80 minutes to break the dealock against bottom side Cesena.
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Apr 26th 2012, 12:16 AM