Sicily
Island in the Mediterranean
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| 2023 | Three additional underwater volcanoes, potentially active, were discovered off the coast of Sicily. |
| June 13 2023 | Francesco Italia continues as Mayor of Syracuse after being re-elected with centrist independent lists. |
| June 12 2023 | Francesco Italia is re-elected as mayor of Syracuse, winning a second term in office. |
| 2022 | Renato Schifani becomes the current President of Sicily, leading a centre-right coalition government. |
| 2021 | Franco Battiato passes away, marking the end of a significant artistic career. |
| August 11 2021 | A new highest temperature record for Europe was set near Syracuse, Sicily, demonstrating the region's intense summer climate characteristics. |
| June 2019 | A police investigation confirmed strong connections between the Sicilian Mafia in the Palermo area and American organized crime, particularly the Gambino crime family. |
| 2018 | Sicily recorded an unemployment rate of 21.5%, which was one of the highest rates in both Italy and Europe. |
| June 27 2018 | Francesco Italia takes office as the mayor of Syracuse, Sicily. |
| 2016 | Daniele Garozzo wins gold medal in the Men's Individual Foil at the Summer Olympics |
| 2013 | Mount Etna was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as one of the world's most active volcanoes with significant historical and mythological importance. |
| June 25 2013 | Giancarlo Garozzo is elected Mayor of Syracuse, representing a shift to the centre-left political landscape. |
| May 30 2013 | Comiso-Ragusa Airport was opened to commercial traffic and general aviation after being refurbished and converted from military to civil use. |
| 2012 | Giorgio Avola wins gold medal at the Summer Olympics in the men's team foil event |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Strait of Sicily, Sicily, List of people from Sicily & List of mayors of Syracuse, Sicily, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.