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Monastir, fire started overnight: fear at the migrant center

Firefighters are limiting the damage, but police unions are complaining: "Staffing is stretched thin, the situation is increasingly critical."
Cas-hotspot Monastir particolare (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
Cas-hotspot Monastir particolare (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
Tore Serra (foto Fip Sardegna)
Tore Serra (foto Fip Sardegna)
Mourning

In Bonaria, Tore Serra's final farewell. The funeral chapel is today at the PalaPirastu.

Grief and emotion for the sudden death of the president of the regional Basketball Federation, a minute of silence was ordered on all the courts of the island.
the dossier

Poverty in Sardinia: the number of elderly people helped by Caritas has doubled in 10 years.

Monsignor Antonello Mura: "In the current social context, there seems to be no need for people with memory, history, and common sense."
the complaint

Alarm raised in Cagliari, several cars have been stolen, with broken windows and burglarized interiors.

Over the past week, and especially over the weekend, reports of broken-in vehicles have come in from Genneruxi, La Palma, and Pirri. Around ten vehicles were targeted.
the arm wrestling

Continuity is shrouded in darkness, with flights hanging by a thread. The expert: "An agreement is always possible."

Aeroitalia plans to leave before January. Paolo Angius, a leading expert in transportation law, warns: "Public interest prevails."
the drama

Serious injury after a wild boar attack: "He wasn't hunting, shameful speculation."

A fifty-five-year-old man from Nurri is hospitalized. Marco Efisio Pisanu (CPTS Sardinia) said: "He was hiking, but there are those who are using it to attack the hunting community."
in Sassari

Cinzia Pinna's trial begins: Ragnedda accused of murder aggravated by torture and cruelty

The Gallura businessman, who confessed, will be tried for the September 2025 crime.
the works

Villaputzu, maintenance work on the ford on November 10th

A one-way system will be established. The municipality is awaiting new resources from the Region.
moments of fear

Iglesias, mysterious explosion during the night: "The walls shook"

A terrifying roar heard from Monteponi to Plagemesu
Peretti Street

Cagliari: Over 100 parking spaces at Brotzu have been closed for over two years.

Angioni (USB Sanità): "It's incredible. We want to understand the progress of the interventions to restore the use of parking spaces for staff and users."
Una pattuglia dei carabinieri in servizio in Ogliastra
Una pattuglia dei carabinieri in servizio in Ogliastra
the discovery

Chipless ID cards: a new fake emerges in Ogliastra.

Four reports, after checks by the Carabinieri, two in Escalaplano, one in Jerzu and one in Lanusei
I capannoni dismessi di via Azuni-Porto Torres (foto Pala)
I capannoni dismessi di via Azuni-Porto Torres (foto Pala)
The fire

Porto Torres, a week after the warehouse fire, Via Azuni remains off limits.

Access to vehicles and pedestrians is prohibited pending the transfer to the Municipality and the start of safety operations.
Il fenicottero soccorso
Il fenicottero soccorso
Environment

Arborea, a flamingo injured in the leg: rescue operations begin in S'Ena Arrubia.

Intervention by the Marrubiu forestry station officers
the announcement

Judo champion Teddy Riner is running for president in France.

The Olympic gold medalist: "I'm taking to the field to unite the country."
the rescue

Pianist falls from cruise ship and remains in ocean for nine hours: rescued

The 37-year-old Royal Caribbean employee was 32 kilometers off the California coast: "Safe thanks to warm seas due to El Nino."
Un'immagine che simula e rappresenta la figura di un hacker impegnato in un attacco informatico. Gli Stati Uniti e i suoi più stretti alleati hanno accusatato formalmente la Cina di essere dietro a un'ondata di cyber attacchi senza precedenti che hanno colpito Microsoft e diverse aziende sparse per il mondo. ANSA/TINO ROMANO
Un'immagine che simula e rappresenta la figura di un hacker impegnato in un attacco informatico. Gli Stati Uniti e i suoi più stretti alleati hanno accusatato formalmente la Cina di essere dietro a un'ondata di cyber attacchi senza precedenti che hanno colpito Microsoft e diverse aziende sparse per il mondo. ANSA/TINO ROMANO
the alarm

Hacker attacks: A summit at the Ministry of the Interior discusses vulnerabilities and countermeasures.

The National Committee for Public Order and Security will bring together the heads of the police forces and intelligence services
Fiori e candele che le persone hanno portato per commemorare le vittime dell'attentato avvenuto nella Piazza del Mercato Principale a Cracovia, Polonia, il 07 novembre 2026. In alto, un'immagine di Michal Oksinski postata nel suo profilo Instagram, identificato come l'attentatore dell'attacco. 8 novembre 2026 ANSA +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
Fiori e candele che le persone hanno portato per commemorare le vittime dell'attentato avvenuto nella Piazza del Mercato Principale a Cracovia, Polonia, il 07 novembre 2026. In alto, un'immagine di Michal Oksinski postata nel suo profilo Instagram, identificato come l'attentatore dell'attacco. 8 novembre 2026 ANSA +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
the attack

Krakow massacre: 24-year-old Polish man who opened fire dies in hospital

The man was seriously injured in clashes with police. Six people were killed and fifteen were injured. The attacker allegedly massacred his family first.
(foto Ansa)
(foto Ansa)
The accident

Egypt: Two trains collide in Giza, killing at least four and injuring 88.

It happened south of Cairo, several carriages derailed
Gli applausi finali ai protagonisti (foto Roberta Marceddu)
Gli applausi finali ai protagonisti (foto Roberta Marceddu)
Music

Gustav Mahler shines in the concert conducted by Matteo Dal Maso

First time in Sassari for Symphony No. 3 in D minor
L'annuncio del Nobel a Geoffrey Hinton (Ansa-Epa)
L'annuncio del Nobel a Geoffrey Hinton (Ansa-Epa)
technology

Nobel Prize winner Hinton: "I fear an artificial intelligence Chernobyl by 2027."

The computer scientist's "prophecy" to the Guardian: "Perhaps it would have been better if we hadn't developed these systems."
the concert

New Year's Eve in Sassari: The City Council and Zucchero are tweaking the details.

Meanwhile, the administration has awarded the contract for the live performance on December 31st.
(foto Pittau)
(foto Pittau)
The exhibition

Pabillonis, an exhibition on the eleven soldiers who disappeared in the Second World War

A review to give "the names, faces, and stories of those who never returned."
Nicolino Sapio (foto concessa)
Nicolino Sapio (foto concessa)
To learn more

The child forced to hide

A story of emigration in Switzerland in the 1970s
La Dinamo spera di recuperare il play Monaldi per la gara di mercoledì (foto G. Marras)
La Dinamo spera di recuperare il play Monaldi per la gara di mercoledì (foto G. Marras)
Basketball

Dinamo, double home match to get back into the playoffs

The Sassari team faces Pesaro on Wednesday and Avellino on Sunday
Sesta vittoria in casa per la Torres (foto Torres-A. Sanna)
Sesta vittoria in casa per la Torres (foto Torres-A. Sanna)
Soccer

Serie C: Torres unfailing at home, 2-0 win over Latina and fourth place

The sixth victory is signed by Bunino and Corsinelli
S. Aromando (foto G. Marras)
S. Aromando (foto G. Marras)
basketball

Dinamo loses in a sprint in Cividale 70-67

The Sassari team stalls in the final quarter after leading for 30 minutes
In Parlamento
Alcuni contatori elettrici in un immagine di archivio. FOLCO LANCIA - ANSA
Alcuni contatori elettrici in un immagine di archivio. FOLCO LANCIA - ANSA

The Council of Ministers' second bill decree will see a gas price cap of €59 and discounts for consumers starting in 2027.

Perhaps this is the right time for a measure that, according to the associations, will not have a substantial impact on families.
Insularità

Sinnai: Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the parish

On the altar the fruits of the earth and the territory: from wine to oil, from fruit to suckling pig.