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  "id": 1330356,
  "title": "Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks worth millions in Sicilian museum robbery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/thieves-steal-4-renaissance-artworks-worth-millions-in-sicilian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T18:45:21.000Z",
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    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3364219/thieves-steal-4-renaissance-artworks-worth-millions-sicilian-museum-robbery"
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  "summary": "Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros from the regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily while crowds gathered across town for the traditional Assumption holiday celebrations, cultural officials and Italian media said on Sunday. The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems on Saturday evening at the MuMe museum, making…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Four Renaissance paintings stolen from museum in Italy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/four-renaissance-paintings-stolen-from-museum-in-italy",
        "published": "2026-08-16T11:35:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/four-renaissance-masterpieces-stolen-from-sicily-museum-in-art-heist",
        "published": "2026-08-16T14:02:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Four prized Renaissance works stolen from museum in Sicily",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/four-prized-renaissance-works-stolen-from-museum-in-sicily",
        "published": "2026-08-16T15:42:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Italy: Four Renaissance artworks stolen from Messina museum in Sicily",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/italy-four-renaissance-artworks-stolen-from-messina-museum-in-sicily",
        "published": "2026-08-16T15:49:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicilian museum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/renaissance-paintings-by-antonello-da-messina-stolen-from-sicilian",
        "published": "2026-08-16T16:56:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Thieves bypass security to steal four Renaissance artworks from Sicily museum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/thieves-bypass-security-to-steal-four-renaissance-artworks-from",
        "published": "2026-08-16T18:09:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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