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Local elections: 56 mayors elected in Sardinia: all the names

There are 62 small towns where only one candidate has presented himself: only in six has the quorum not yet been reached.
Un intervento dell'elisoccorso (L'Unione Sarda)
Un intervento dell'elisoccorso (L'Unione Sarda)
Mount Nai

Costa Rei: A San Vito businessman dies after falling ill while at the beach with his family.

The air ambulance also intervened on the spot, but for the fifty-six year old the rescue proved to be useless.
Zverev consola l'amico Cobolli dopo la premiazione a Parigi
Zverev consola l'amico Cobolli dopo la premiazione a Parigi
Tennis

Flavio Cobolli deserves applause but German Zverev wins in Paris

The Italian's dream ends in the fifth set: 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6, 1-6
Elezioni comunali (L'Unione Sarda)
Elezioni comunali (L'Unione Sarda)
elections

The 2026 local elections have received their first verdicts: here are the mayors already elected.

In the 62 Sardinian municipalities with only one list, the challenge was to overcome abstentionism. Once the legally required quorum was reached, the proclamations of new mayors began.
Un'ambulanza in spiaggia
Un'ambulanza in spiaggia
Muravera

Man collapses and dies on the beach: the tragedy at Costa Rei

The air ambulance even took off for a fifty-six year old: all in vain.
L'incidente a Stintino (foto vigili del fuoco)
L'incidente a Stintino (foto vigili del fuoco)
the crash

Accident on Provincial Road 57 in Stintino: Six injured, two of them minors.

It happened at the Pozzo San Nicola intersection. Three cars were involved, two of which went off the road.
Un'immagine del progetto del nuovo stadio. Nel cerchio Giuseppe Farris
Un'immagine del progetto del nuovo stadio. Nel cerchio Giuseppe Farris
Common

Cagliari, the unknowns surrounding the new stadium: "Mysterious silence, transparency is needed."

City Councilor Giuseppe Farris calls for clarity on the numbers and terms of the operation.
Antonello Fiori presidente Aci Cagliari
Antonello Fiori presidente Aci Cagliari
The finish line

Road safety and sport: Cagliari's ACI celebrates its 100th anniversary.

One hundred years for the Cagliari section of the institution
La centralina danneggiata (foto Sirigu)
La centralina danneggiata (foto Sirigu)
the complaint

Mandas, a methane gas network control unit damaged

It was reported that she was hit by a vehicle during a maneuver, the mayor Umberto Oppus reported.
La piccola Coco con la sua nuova famiglia (foto concessa)
La piccola Coco con la sua nuova famiglia (foto concessa)
Quartu

From Hell to Happily Ever After: The New Life of Dogs Seized from the Santu Lianu Kennel Camp

Some of the 223 specimens have managed to find a family and are now living a new life
Le bombole abbandonate /Foto: Daga)
Le bombole abbandonate /Foto: Daga)
degradation

Uncivilized people are at work in downtown Quartu: oxygen tanks abandoned in the street.

It happened under the three-arm containers for the collection of glass, paper and plastic in Via Marconi
Attacco israeliano nel sud del Libano (Ansa)
Attacco israeliano nel sud del Libano (Ansa)
war

Israel attacks southern Beirut, Iran responds with missiles

The IDF counterattacks. Trump to Tehran: "Enough is enough, get back to negotiating."
Bagno di folla per il Papa a Madrid
Bagno di folla per il Papa a Madrid
Corpus Christi

1.2 million faithful gathered in Madrid to embrace Leo XIV.

Mass procession in the sweltering heat. An unprecedented visit to the Spanish Parliament.
Foto Ansa
Foto Ansa
Middle East

Tel Aviv attack leaves one dead and five injured. Ten dead in Gaza.

Hamas and Jihad applaud. The terrorist was killed, "he acted alone."
Un'ambuanza (Ansa)
Un'ambuanza (Ansa)
the tragedy

A car hits five pedestrians, killing a 17-year-old and seriously injuring four others.

The accident occurred on a state road in the Varese area. There was nothing that could be done for the teenager.
Il risultato di un attacco israeliano in Libano (Ansa)
Il risultato di un attacco israeliano in Libano (Ansa)
Middle East

Trump: "I asked Israel for more surgical strikes against Hezbollah."

The US President: "I wish Lebanon had a better life."
the review

JazzAlguer: Laura J. Marras's saxophone among the vineyards

A refined tribute to the great saxophonist and composer Joe Henderson
I due artisti (foto Instagram)
I due artisti (foto Instagram)
the performance

Surprise performance on the Malpensa-Olbia flight: Aka7even and LDA perform their new single "Santa."

Having left Milan and landed at the Costa Smeralda, the two artists surprised the passengers heading to Gallura
Donori, centro del paese
Donori, centro del paese
The initiative

Donori: Children's Art on Display at the Ex-Montegranatico

The exhibition of works scheduled from 18 to 20 June
the exhibition

Senorbì: The forest becomes art in Anna Maria Congiu's solo exhibition.

A research that intertwines drawing, painting and graphic art
I Sa Razza (foto di Michelangelo Paone)
I Sa Razza (foto di Michelangelo Paone)
music

Forever Sa Razza: "Our land endures."

Pioneers of Italian hip hop and the first to bring the Sardinian language into rap, the historic duo have released their new single "4 Life" with Vacca: an album is on the way.
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Ansa)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Ansa)
world championships

Italy's young players also win in Greece, with Esposito again deciding the outcome.

Baldini makes it 2 out of 2 for the national team, the Azzurri resist with 10 men after Reggiani's expulsion.
Un allenamento dell’Olbia nell’ultima stagione al Nespoli (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
Un allenamento dell’Olbia nell’ultima stagione al Nespoli (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
LND

Olbia, race to be relegated to Serie D: applications due by July 8th.

The regulations for non-eligible clubs have been published, including those relegated at the end of the 2025/26 season.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Ansa)
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Ansa)
Monte Carlo Grand Prix

Formula 1: Antonelli triumphs in Monaco, Hamilton's Ferrari finishes second

For the Italian Mercedes driver, this is the fifth consecutive victory in the 2026 season
I vincitori del Rally (foto Nicola Scognamillo/Ac Sassari)
I vincitori del Rally (foto Nicola Scognamillo/Ac Sassari)
engines

Marino Gessa and Nicola Colombo win the Asinara Gulf Rally

The Arbus-born driver won the 31st edition of the international event. Dettori-Demontis and Mannu-Maccioni finished on the podium.