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ULTIM'ORA

Terralba: Boom and debris: Terraced house destroyed, owner seriously injured

It happened at 8 a.m. on Via Boccaccio: the 35-year-old suffered serious burns and was taken by air ambulance to the hospital in Sassari.
Terralba, la villetta sventrata dall'esplosione (foto Masala)
Terralba, la villetta sventrata dall'esplosione (foto Masala)
Cagliari

Poetto, seagrass accumulations and a beached boat still unremoved: "I've never seen the beach like this."

Controversy surrounds the still-unremoved vessel, and the debate over the Posidonia oceanica is ongoing: should it be removed or should nature take its course?
Il Presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella e la Presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni arrivano all'ospedale di Baggiovara (Modena) dove sono ricoverate alcune delle persone rimaste ferite ieri pomeriggio a Modena dopo essere state travolte dall'auto guidata dal 31enne Salim El Koudri, 17 maggio 2026. ANSA/Elisabetta Baracchi
Il Presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella e la Presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni arrivano all'ospedale di Baggiovara (Modena) dove sono ricoverate alcune delle persone rimaste ferite ieri pomeriggio a Modena dopo essere state travolte dall'auto guidata dal 31enne Salim El Koudri, 17 maggio 2026. ANSA/Elisabetta Baracchi
the live broadcast

Modena: Mattarella and Meloni stand with the injured and the "heroic" citizens. El Koudri remains silent before the prosecutors.

Four people are in serious condition, a passerby who was trying to block the 31-year-old arrested was stabbed.
the Serdiana scam

Parteolla's big heart: solidarity rally following the scam involving Don Cugusi.

Almost all of the money from the San Salvatore parish, approximately 69,000 euros, was recovered in just a few days.
Sassari

Sardinian Cavalcade: The Festival of Beauty Gets Underway: Over Three Thousand Participants

The procession will take place from Via Asproni to Via Manno, followed in the afternoon by the two-horse races at the Hippodrome, and from 6:00 p.m., there will be singing and dancing in Piazza d'Italia. The story will be broadcast live on Videolina.
the fire

Uta, a van caught fire: it was carrying fireworks for the patron saint's day.

A house was also hit, the intervention of the firefighters was providential
under house arrest

Pula, stopped at a roadblock: hashish and cocaine in the car

A 28-year-old unemployed man was arrested during a patrol along the State Road 195.
Le auto in coda al Poetto
Le auto in coda al Poetto
Traffic chaos

Triathlon at Poetto, traffic jam: Lungosaline closed, endless queues

A nightmare Sunday for Cagliari residents who chose the beach: dozens of local police officers were mobilized, but it was of little use. The missed opportunity of Molentargius.
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"ONCE UPON A TIME" The new family theater season at the Teatro Doglio

L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco a Gesico (foto Sirigu)
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco a Gesico (foto Sirigu)
Moments of fear

Gesico, a tree collapses in the courtyard of the former school: blackout averted.

The tree fell due to strong winds onto nearby homes and power lines: the intervention of the firefighters was providential.
La consigliera comunale Maria Obinu con Massimo Zedda (foto concessa)
La consigliera comunale Maria Obinu con Massimo Zedda (foto concessa)
The announcement

Oristano's Progressive Party strengthens with three new councilors.

Maria Obinu, Giuseppe Obinu and Umberto Marcoli have joined the party led by Massimo Zedda
Ermelinda Porqueddu
Ermelinda Porqueddu
the birthday

Maracalagonis: Casa Farci's grandmother turns 100.

A big party for Ermelinda Porqueddu, who blew out the candles with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and the other guests of the facility.
La nuova centenaria di Sedilo, Vittoria Camboni
La nuova centenaria di Sedilo, Vittoria Camboni
the birthday

Sedilo, a community celebrating Vittoria Camboni's 100th birthday.

Also present were her sisters, aged 84 and 89, who share her date of birth.
Naples

He eats ice cream, feels ill, and dies at sixteen: body seized and autopsy performed

Rescue efforts for the young man, who was with friends, were unsuccessful. The Carabinieri are investigating.
epa04746074 Emergency vehicles line up along an access route secured by police to the Amtrak train wreck in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 13 May 2015. A passenger train derailed outside the city of Philadelphia in the eastern United States late 12 May, killing five people, local authorities said. Mayor Michael Nutter told reporters that seven cars had derailed and described the scene as 'an absolute, disastrous mess.' He said over 50 people had been injured, local media reported. Some were in serious condition. Train operator Amtrak reported that there were about 238 passengers and five crew members on board the train, which was on its way from Washington, DC to New York City. All services between New York and Philadelphia were cancelled, media reported. EPA/MARK STEHLE
epa04746074 Emergency vehicles line up along an access route secured by police to the Amtrak train wreck in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 13 May 2015. A passenger train derailed outside the city of Philadelphia in the eastern United States late 12 May, killing five people, local authorities said. Mayor Michael Nutter told reporters that seven cars had derailed and described the scene as 'an absolute, disastrous mess.' He said over 50 people had been injured, local media reported. Some were in serious condition. Train operator Amtrak reported that there were about 238 passengers and five crew members on board the train, which was on its way from Washington, DC to New York City. All services between New York and Philadelphia were cancelled, media reported. EPA/MARK STEHLE
USA

Cars hit pedestrians in California, killing three in Oakland.

The driver and several other people were injured.
Da sinistra Monica Montefalcone, Federico Gualtieri, Giorgia Sommacal, Gianluca Benedetti e Muriel Oddenino, scomparsi in un'immersione alle Maldive (foto Ansa)
Da sinistra Monica Montefalcone, Federico Gualtieri, Giorgia Sommacal, Gianluca Benedetti e Muriel Oddenino, scomparsi in un'immersione alle Maldive (foto Ansa)
The drama

Maldives: Expert team searches for divers' bodies: "We won't leave them at the mercy of sharks."

The 20 Italians who were on board the Duke of York together with the 5 missing have returned home.
L'immagine postata su Truth
L'immagine postata su Truth
Middle East

Trump is ready to attack Iran within 24 hours. The threat from social media: "The calm before the storm."

On Truth, an AI-generated image of Rianian ships in a storm with the tycoon in the foreground.
Giorgia Meloni (foto Ansa)
Giorgia Meloni (foto Ansa)
The Prime Minister

Meloni relaunches the Mediterranean-Gulf axis: "Hormuz should reopen without tolls."

The front with Malta, Cyprus and Greece on migrants
Il lago di Poggio dei Pini
Il lago di Poggio dei Pini
the inauguration

Capoterra, Poggio dei Pini rediscovers its lake

After the devastating flood of 2008, few would have imagined that the body of water would be fully accessible and safe again.
Gli autori
Gli autori
To learn more

Will we be able to make meat?

In the book by Paolo Ajmone Marsan and Riccardo Negrini an analysis of the many clichés of breeding
the event

Sardinia at the 2026 Turin Book Fair, from Deledda to the Domus de Janas

The Jane Austen Club workshops introduce children to the characters and stories of the Nobel Prize-winning writer.
epaselect epa12967641 Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Marquez is assisted by paramedics after crashing during the MotoGP race of the Grand Prix of Catalonia at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Barcelona, Spain, 17 May 2026. EPA/Siu Wu
epaselect epa12967641 Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Marquez is assisted by paramedics after crashing during the MotoGP race of the Grand Prix of Catalonia at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Barcelona, Spain, 17 May 2026. EPA/Siu Wu
the race

MotoGP: Di Giannantonio wins in Catalonia, but Alex Marquez suffers a scary accident and ends up in the hospital.

The Italian, after a race marked by numerous incidents, finished ahead of Mir and Aldeguer. World championship leader Bezzecchi finished sixth.
Nicola Porcu del Tc Cagliari (foto Antonio Burruni)
Nicola Porcu del Tc Cagliari (foto Antonio Burruni)
The calendar

Serie B: Here are the Sardinian teams' fixtures.

The fourth day of the national Serie B1 and B2 championships for men's and women's teams will be played tomorrow.
Gennaro Borrelli esulta con Alessandro Deiola per il gol che ha deciso Cagliari-Atalanta (foto Ansa)
Gennaro Borrelli esulta con Alessandro Deiola per il gol che ha deciso Cagliari-Atalanta (foto Ansa)
Serie A

Cagliari-Torino, Pisacane's squad: Borrelli, Deiola, and Mina in the squad

There are only 20 players available for the match that could be worth saving the team
In Parlamento

Wine, €2 million to promote the island's products abroad

The Region's new call for proposals has been published. Applications must be submitted by June 15th.
Insularità

Beauty Project: Las Plassas speaks at Montecitorio

The national program aimed at the recovery of forgotten cultural sites remained without financial coverage after the 2022 defunding