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Arbus, car collision: two injured, one in serious condition

The collision occurred in the Sant'Antonio di Santadi area. A man was rushed by helicopter to the Brotzu Hospital in Cagliari.
L'elisoccorso del Brotzu (Archivio)
L'elisoccorso del Brotzu (Archivio)
Maurizio Landini, segretario generale CGIL (Ansa)
Maurizio Landini, segretario generale CGIL (Ansa)
the protest

General strike today: CGIL mobilization against the budget

Factories, schools, healthcare, and transportation shut down. Demonstrations in all cities.
I sub dei vigili del fuoco (Foto VVFF)
I sub dei vigili del fuoco (Foto VVFF)
rescue in action

Shipwreck at Cape Spartivento: Six migrants rescued from a rock

The group spotted by a patrol boat was reached by firefighter divers
Paola Dessì (dal sito del Viminale)
Paola Dessì (dal sito del Viminale)
the appointment

Cagliari Prefecture: Paola Dessì replaces Castaldo

The Council of Ministers ratifies the change in leadership of the Territorial Office of the Government
Cinghiali tra le case (Archivio)
Cinghiali tra le case (Archivio)
the case

Nuoro, emergency: wild boars invade shopping streets

Spotted in front of a megastore. They had previously arrived at the hospital.
La carcassa dello scooter dopo il rogo
La carcassa dello scooter dopo il rogo
in the night

Sassari, sixth fire in a month in Largo Budapest: a scooter caught fire

Yet another arson attack in a short time, law enforcement investigating
Il luogo dell'incidente a Nuoro
Il luogo dell'incidente a Nuoro
The accident

Nuoro: A 16-year-old girl was hit on a pedestrian crossing and taken to the hospital.

The young woman, who was on her way to dance class, hit her head in the crash. It happened on Viale Repubblica near the intersection with Via Tempio.
Una Volante della polizia davanti alla Questura di Nuoro
Una Volante della polizia davanti alla Questura di Nuoro
extortion

Three arrests for attempting to buy a house at auction in Nuoro. Threats and car fires have been reported.

Three Nuoro residents arrested for trying to prevent a couple who had just moved to the city from participating in the procedure
La fiamma olimpica (Archivio)
La fiamma olimpica (Archivio)
the event

The Olympic flame stops in Cagliari: here's how traffic is changing.

Temporary traffic and parking bans in some city streets planned for Sunday 14th
court

Ozieri, he devised a death trap for the Carabinieri: abbreviated trial and psychiatric evaluation for the 64-year-old

In April he called 112 saying he had killed his wife, but he was hiding in a basement and was ready to blow up the house, saturated with gas, when the military arrived.
Il ministro Lollobrigida e il presidente di Coldiretti Sardegna Cualbu all'auditorium Parco della Musica, a Roma
Il ministro Lollobrigida e il presidente di Coldiretti Sardegna Cualbu all'auditorium Parco della Musica, a Roma
Coldiretti

Italian cuisine, the UNESCO label "a great opportunity for Sardinia"

Cualbu and Saba: "The island's role as a symbol of quality, rural identity, and products that tell the story of the Mediterranean is being consolidated."
Rifiuti di plastica
Rifiuti di plastica
From December 13th

Plastic emergency in Porto Torres: a storage area in the industrial zone

Temporary solution to address the inconveniences related to the lack of collection
Milan

Man makes wrong turn at multi-storey garage and smashes window, leaving car suspended 8 metres in the air

An 84-year-old man was involved in a near-tragedy: "Just a few centimeters and the vehicle would have plummeted."
epa12578612 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, 08 December 2025. The President of Ukraine comes to Downing Street to meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany to discuss the negotiations of the ongoing peace talks aimed at ending Russia
epa12578612 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, 08 December 2025. The President of Ukraine comes to Downing Street to meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany to discuss the negotiations of the ongoing peace talks aimed at ending Russia
the conflict

Zelensky: "The US wants to withdraw from Donbass; the Ukrainian people will decide in a referendum."

Peace talks also stalled over the Zaporizhia power plant and security guarantees for Kiev.
L'Ad di Mfe-Mediaset Pier Silvio Berlusconi all'incontro di fine anno a Cologno Monzese, Milano 11 dicembre 2025. UFFICIO STAMPA MEDIASET +++FOTO DIFFUSA DALL'UFFICIO STAMPA - USARE SOLO PER ILLUSTRARE OGGI LA NOTIZIA INDICATA NEL TITOLO - NON ARCHIVIARE - NON VENDERE - NON USARE PER FINI NON GIORNALISTICI - NPK+++
L'Ad di Mfe-Mediaset Pier Silvio Berlusconi all'incontro di fine anno a Cologno Monzese, Milano 11 dicembre 2025. UFFICIO STAMPA MEDIASET +++FOTO DIFFUSA DALL'UFFICIO STAMPA - USARE SOLO PER ILLUSTRARE OGGI LA NOTIZIA INDICATA NEL TITOLO - NON ARCHIVIARE - NON VENDERE - NON USARE PER FINI NON GIORNALISTICI - NPK+++
the statements

Pier Silvio Berlusconi: "Meloni is the best prime minister in Europe. I'm grateful to Tajani, but Forza Italia needs new faces."

The end-of-year meeting at the Mediaset studios: "My coming out on the scene? That's a topic that doesn't exist today."
Le due copertine del Time (foto via Ansa)
Le due copertine del Time (foto via Ansa)
United States

Time's Person of the Year is Artificial Intelligence: "For Better or Worse"

On the cover, the "AI architects" are depicted as the workers who built the first skyscrapers
Milan

Riccardo Chailly suffers an illness, interrupting Lady Macbeth at La Scala.

The announcement was made at the second interval "out of respect for the maestro", and an ambulance and medical car arrived at the theatre.
Cristina Chessa Colombino (foto ufficio stampa)
Cristina Chessa Colombino (foto ufficio stampa)
the character

Sassari, Cristina Chessa Colombino, Messenger of Peace at the UN and the Olympics

The student will be one of the torchbearers for Milan-Cortina 2026
history

Cagliari: The exhibition "Choosing Your Homeland" opens at Palazzo de La Vallée.

An exhibition to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe
the initiative

Quartu hosts a three-day comics course titled "Paper Superheroes."

Artist Davide Deidda teaches in the former Capuchin Convent
The competition

The island embraces Miss World: selections begin to choose the queen who will represent Sardinia.

First date in Cagliari. The focus is not only on beauty, but also on personality, style, and elegance.
epa12586245 Evan Ferguson (L) of Roma celebrates with temmates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Europa League league phase match between Celtic FC and AS Roma, in Glasgow, Scotland, 11 December 2025. EPA/ROBERT PERRY
epa12586245 Evan Ferguson (L) of Roma celebrates with temmates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Europa League league phase match between Celtic FC and AS Roma, in Glasgow, Scotland, 11 December 2025. EPA/ROBERT PERRY
the matches

Italy's Europa League and Conference League wins: Roma, Bologna, and Fiorentina

Away wins for Gasperini and Italiano's teams, who secure qualification. The Viola return to winning ways.
Cagliari Vs Como Nella foto :Yerry Mina Foto Fabio Murru
Cagliari Vs Como Nella foto :Yerry Mina Foto Fabio Murru
series a

Cagliari still without Mina in Bergamo, with 800 away-seat tickets sold.

The match against Atalanta on Saturday evening is likely to be the same as the eleven that defeated Roma.
La Dinamo cade in casa contro l'Aliaga (foto G. Marras)
La Dinamo cade in casa contro l'Aliaga (foto G. Marras)
the defeat

Basketball Europe Cup: Dinamo loses 72-76 at home to Aliaga

The Turkish team was the most ready at the start and at the end
In Parlamento
Una manifestazione contro la violenza sulle donne
Una manifestazione contro la violenza sulle donne

"Silent Violence": A conference in Cagliari to recognize and combat it.

A fundraiser is also planned for awareness-raising events in some of the city's elementary schools.
Insularità

Over 1,500 books to mark the centenary of Grazia Deledda's Nobel Prize.

The six volumes were chosen among the most well-known and loved: Canne al vento, La madre, Elias Portolu, Marianna Sirca, Cenere, Cosima