Meloni hails £12bn project mooted since Roman times, amid fears of mafia intervention, quakes and opponents branding it ‘colossal waste’

ROME: Italy’s government is to give final approval Wednesday to a 13.5-billion-euro ($15.6-billion) project to build the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting the island…

The US$15.5 billion project was approved on Wednesday despite long-standing concerns over earthquakes, the mafia, and its military classification.