L´Unione Sarda

The alarm

A strong smell of gas has been detected in the Cagliari metropolitan area: the emergency has been resolved, but the cause remains a mystery.

After numerous reports and the precautionary evacuation of the Marino Hospital, the origin of the phenomenon has not yet been identified: "No air contamination."

Alessandra Ragas

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the war

Trump: "The EU has been irrelevant so far, but it can still help." Clash over the deal: "Iran must fall back into line."

The American president partially backtracks after dismissing the Old Continent. Tensions remain over the agreement's points, with Geneva being considered for signature.

The fire

Fire at Roma camp on Route 387: firefighters respond to another call

The flames, which started from household appliances and debris, threatened to destroy the surrounding land.

Tourism

Umbrellas banned at Punta Molentis, the controversy ends up in the Guardian. The mayor: "A new ordinance will be issued soon."

Shading is only permitted for children and those over 65. Villasimius Mayor Gianluca Dessì: "Soon, one for each car will be approved."

Gianni Agus

Il catamarano in fiamme a Porto Pollo. Foto concessa (Massimiliano Del Turco)

The fire

Palau, fears over catamaran fire in Porto Pollo: man on board rescued

Port Authority Intervention in Porto Pollo, Palau

The blitz

Quartu cracks down on illegal parking: a flurry of fines issued on Via Marconi.

Local police checks have intensified: the fine is 38 euros, which is reduced to 27 if paid within the first five days.

Georgia Daga

Aereo fermo in pista a Fiumicino e l'intervento dello staff a bordo

Transportation

A plane bound for Cagliari aborts takeoff and departs an hour later due to a "computer problem."

This is a flight operated by Aeroitalia in territorial continuity

Andrea Deidda

the mobilization

Forestry Corps in a state of agitation, the spectre of a strike in the midst of the firefighting campaign.

An obsolete fleet of vehicles and insufficient staff, with many over-60s unfit to actively fight the fires, say: "The Region has been deaf to our requests."

the investigation

New arrest for neomelodic singer Niko Pandetta: drug dealing with mafia aggravating circumstances.

The investigation by the Catania DDA led to the issuing of 15 precautionary measures

Francesco Pinna

La spiaggia di Maria Pia (foto concessa)

the news

Alghero: 1,500 parking spaces and fee cuts in Maria Pia and the urban area

They will cost 60 cents less per hour

Mariangela Pala

Sulcis

San Giovanni Suergiu: Thousands of euros stolen from a school: a forty-year-old man reported.

Several PCs, a video projector, and other educational and musical materials were stolen. The stolen goods were recovered and returned to the school. Surveillance cameras were key.

The case

A dog smuggled into Italy tested positive for rabies, prompting veterinarians in Sardinia to be on high alert: "Maximum vigilance."

The president of the Sassari Order of Veterinarians told his colleagues: "We need to increase epidemiological surveillance and public health protection." The animal tested positive for the strain present in Morocco.

Middle East

Roads and bridges bombed in Lebanon; the Sassari Brigade is working to rebuild.

The aim is to ensure access for humanitarian aid

SpaceX sbarca a Wall Street (foto da frame video)

The quotation

SpaceX lands on Wall Street: Elon Musk is the planet's first "trillionaire."

With the listing on the Nasdaq and the capitalization having shot up above 2,000 billion dollars, the tycoon's personal wealth has gone from around 700 to almost 1,100 billion.

Garlasco

Alberto Stasi is about to be released from Bollate prison after 10 and a half years.

The Attorney General's Office approved the probation, but the decision is not related to the investigation into Sempio or the request for a review of the trial.

In the Turin area

Tragedy in the countryside: elderly man crushed to death by tractor

The dynamics of the accident are being examined by the Carabinieri and Spresal

In una combo (S-D) Emanuele Galeppini, Giovanni Tamburi, Sofia Prosperi, Achille Osvaldo Giovanni Barosi, Riccardo Minghetti e Chiara Costanzo. ANSA +NPK+

the investigation

Crans-Montana, the autopsies on the Italian victims: "They hadn't been drinking; they could have escaped, but escape routes were blocked."

Achille Barosi, Chiara Costanzo, Giovanni Tamburi, Riccardo Minghetti, Sofia Prosperi, and Emanuele Galeppini. They were lucid, and hadn't even taken drugs.

the discovery

Traces of the Second World War resurface in Macchiareddu

Drawings, coats of arms and writings among the remains of the military airport that made the history of Italian aviation

Ivan Murgana

the competition

Miss Mamma, the selections begin in Sardinia

The first meeting will be on June 20th in Quartu, in Piazza Spolitu.

Georgia Daga

The appointment

Dance: "The State Puppet" makes its debut in Sassari

The show by Pelle's Senza Confini company narrates the events of Asinara

Giampiero Marras

art

Maria Carmen Salis, the painter of silence who conquers Italy

«Sardinia is one of the main sources of inspiration for my work»

FEDERICO COGONI

Volontari e disabili per Natura senza barriere (foto concessa)

the project

"Nature Without Barriers" at Asinara: 230 people for inclusive hiking.

An initiative born from the sensitivity of local associations and those from other areas of Sardinia

Mariangela Pala

basketball

Alapivot Aromando is Dinamo's first signing

The new player had an excellent season between Mestre and Pesaro

Giampiero Marras

Il Cagliari Beach Soccer esulta per il momentaneo vantaggio col Barcellona all'Euro Winners Cup (foto Jose Manuel Alvarez/Beach Soccer Worldwide)

the tournament

Women's Euro Winners Cup: Cagliari Beach Soccer defeated in the quarterfinals

The rossoblù fall 7-1 to Barcelona and slip into the second half of the play-offs

Richard Spignesi

World Cup

Mexico kicks off the fiesta with a 2-0 win over South Africa in their opening match. South Korea advances to the Czech Republic.

Tournament kicks off at Azteca, victory for the hosts

Veronica Privitera del Cagliari Beach Soccer (foto Beach Soccer Worldwide)

in Portugal

Women's Euro Winners Cup: Cagliari Beach Soccer reaches the quarterfinals

The red and blue girls beat Brussels, now they will challenge Barcelona