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Sardinia continues its four-day heat alert, with temperatures reaching 44 degrees Celsius.

New Civil Protection warning for high temperatures. At least until Saturday, lows across much of the island won't drop below 24 degrees Celsius.
Tragedy narrowly avoided

Villasimius, a 13-meter boat adrift in Campulongu: swimmers raised the alarm and the intervention prevented the worst.

Dante Sigbaldi and Sebastiano Concas, who know that sea well, didn't hesitate to reach the vessel and help the man at the helm get back out to sea. The mayor also thanked them.
Ivanka Trump con il marito Jared Kushner
Ivanka Trump con il marito Jared Kushner
The visit

Ivanka Trump has arrived in Costa Smeralda: Porto Cervo is under lockdown.

Also reported on the island were brother Donald John Junior and Paris Hilton
Il pronto soccorso del San Martino di Oristano (foto Ansa)
Il pronto soccorso del San Martino di Oristano (foto Ansa)
The virus

West Nile fever continues to spread in the Oristano area, with three more people hospitalized.

Wards at San Martino are under pressure, and cases are rising hour by hour: among the latest admissions is a young man over thirty.
fight against crime

Hundreds of weapons hidden in sheepfolds and farmhouses: a flurry of checks in Cagliari and its province.

In recent months, the Carabinieri have intensified searches to uncover illegal arsenals hidden in rural areas.
The emergency

Cagliari, a tourist feels ill during a city tour: she was rescued at Monte Urpinu.

A woman was transported to Brotzu by an ambulance that arrived from Sinnai, as there were no vehicles available in the capital.
the crash

Quartu: A tree falls on a parked car, sparking panic in Via Irlanda.

Only by chance was there no one passing by on that stretch of road at that moment.
Lastre di eternit nella pineta di Platamona a Sorso (foto concessa)
Lastre di eternit nella pineta di Platamona a Sorso (foto concessa)
sip

Environmental devastation in Platamona: the pine forest is littered with asbestos dumps.

Residents' complaint: "Criminal acts, committed by those who neglect or, worse, pretend nothing is happening."
The alarm

Capoterra hit by fire, three arson attacks overnight

According to investigators, human activity is behind the fires.
La pista ciclabile di via Flavio Gioia (foto concessa)
La pista ciclabile di via Flavio Gioia (foto concessa)
Cagliari

The bike lanes at Cep and Fonsarda are being changed. FIAB: "They only passed halfway."

The association told the municipality: "They never contacted us."
Il cibo della Costa Toscana
Il cibo della Costa Toscana
solidarity

Charity arrives from cruise ships: 80 kg of food for the Caritas soup kitchen in Cagliari.

Food for the needy from the Tuscan coast. The president of the Port of Bagalà: "A concrete gesture for social inclusion and attention to the vulnerable."
the eagle

4-year-old girl dies after being hit by a motorcycle

The rescuers' attempts to resuscitate him were in vain and lasted over an hour.
in Liguria

Lifeguard drowns with the man he was rescuing

The tragedy occurred in the Savona area. The man had already saved the victim's wife, then dived in again.
Treviso

Little girl falls from a building: she is in critical condition

The five-year-old girl was at home with her parents. She then fell from the fifth floor, but was arrested by a balcony ten meters below.
epa12506902 A student (L) receives diphtheria and tetanus immunization injections during the School Children Immunization Month (BIAS) program at Methodist School, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 06 November 2025. School immunization programs are conducted by schools in collaboration with the Public Health Service Center to increase immunity and prevent several infectious diseases, such as diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis). EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
epa12506902 A student (L) receives diphtheria and tetanus immunization injections during the School Children Immunization Month (BIAS) program at Methodist School, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 06 November 2025. School immunization programs are conducted by schools in collaboration with the Public Health Service Center to increase immunity and prevent several infectious diseases, such as diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis). EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
Palermo

Baby girl dies of diphtheria: parents sue hospitals

The family, under investigation for manslaughter, accuse the health facilities of having diagnosed the little girl with "wrong pathologies"
the announcement

The US: "A $10 million cut on Iranian Pasdaran leaders"

The State Department: "They are responsible for attacks on US personnel and infrastructure."
Vinicio Capossela
Vinicio Capossela
music

Vinicio Capossela's first Ballad Opera in Cagliari and Sassari

Also starring is Pierpaolo Capovilla, actor and founder of Il Teatro degli Orrori
Un momento delle riprese (foto concessa)
Un momento delle riprese (foto concessa)
Rai1

"Azzurro – Stories of the Sea," Producers Arborea lands on TV

The television story will allow us to get to know the cooperative reality and its three sectors of activity more closely.
Seamus Blake
Seamus Blake
the festival

Seminars, masterclasses, and concerts: Nuoro Jazz is heading towards its grand finale.

The thirty-eighth edition is in full swing, before the final concert dedicated to Grazia Deledda.
Sardinia

Cabras, 900 barefoot runners: countdown to the Corsa degli Scalzi (Barefoot Race)

The official presentation of the event will take place today. Among the new features is the presence of numerous operators who will prevent crowding along the route with safety ropes.
soccer

Albarracín bids farewell to Cagliari, heading to Albacete.

The Rossoblù club announces the transfer of the young Uruguayan footballer, born in 2005, to Spain.
La rete del momenraneo vantaggio segnata da Di Stefano (foto ufficio stampa Livorno)
La rete del momenraneo vantaggio segnata da Di Stefano (foto ufficio stampa Livorno)
Serie C

Torres on the market: hunting for a striker

On the preparation front, alarm bells ring from the infirmary: the Sassari team has 5 players sidelined due to injury.
Zecca in contenimento (foto ufficio stampa Livorno)
Zecca in contenimento (foto ufficio stampa Livorno)
Serie C

Torres defeated in Livorno, losing 2-1

Leading with Di Stefano, they conceded the equaliser from the penalty spot and were overtaken in the 92nd minute by Mawete
Serie A

Romano scored on his debut against Parma and Mancini is eyeing him for the national team.

And on social media, Giallorossi fans are already talking about "regret"
In Parlamento

Meloni's government: what results will it achieve amidst second thoughts and end-of-term budgets?

From her relationship with Trump to the high prices that are bringing Italians to their knees, the Prime Minister is preparing to face the voters' judgment.
Insularità
(foto San Giuseppe Calasanzio)
(foto San Giuseppe Calasanzio)

Cagliari holds a mass in memory of Saint Joseph Calasanzio, but his church remains unusable.

A friend of Galileo Galilei and Tommaso Campanella, in 1597 he founded the first free public school in Europe for the children of the less well-off families.