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The shocking report: "The war in Iran could cost Sardinia a billion."

Confindustria's research center dossier: three possible scenarios. "The best-case scenario is a €270 million increase in energy costs."
La raffineria di Haifa colpita da un missile (Ansa)
La raffineria di Haifa colpita da un missile (Ansa)
L'incidente in piazza Repubblica (foto Spignesi)
L'incidente in piazza Repubblica (foto Spignesi)
the accident

Cagliari: A woman hit by a car on Via Dante was admitted to Brotzu Hospital with critical condition.

It happened near Piazza Repubblica. Local police officers were also on site to carry out investigations.
healthcare

Overcrowded Internal Medicine Departments in Hospitals: Island in Black Jersey

The Fadoi report on overbooking and boarding (prolonged stays in emergency rooms): the island, along with Calabria and Sicily, has the worst numbers
Controlli della polizia locale
Controlli della polizia locale
the budget

Cagliari: Fines of over €13,700 per day in 2026

The Municipality's accounts: in the first two months of the year, fines totaling €700,000 were collected from traffic violations alone.
rescue in action

Arbatax, sailing boat in distress: crew rescued by Coast Guard

The vessel was intercepted by a Circomare patrol boat. Three people were taken to port.
Mari Pintau a Quartu (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Mari Pintau a Quartu (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Beaches

Mari Pintau, restricted access postponed: no restrictions on access to the pearl of the Quartu coast.

Bureaucratic delays are delaying the measure, which now seems impossible to implement for the upcoming summer season.
Intervento dei carabinieri di Siniscola
Intervento dei carabinieri di Siniscola
the investigations

He stalked his ex-partner, she filmed the stalking and had him arrested.

Death threats and harassment continued for years after the end of the relationship: the woman handed over evidence to the police, and a 69-year-old man from Siniscola was arrested.
Il tribunale di Sassari (Archivio)
Il tribunale di Sassari (Archivio)
the sentence

"He blocks my vision": 58-year-old man sets fire to a palm tree in Alghero and is sentenced.

A man who set a fire while drunk was sentenced to one year and ten months.
Screenshot
Screenshot
the provision

Two young men arrested in Badu 'e Carros for the robbery of a tobacconist in Orune on October 4th.

They had been sentenced in the first instance to three years and four months in prison
La strada (foto Sara Pinna)
La strada (foto Sara Pinna)
the emergency

The road to her home is a disaster: an eighty-four-year-old woman is isolated in Tresnuraghes.

Mayor Gianluigi Mastinu promises to intervene: "No abandonment, institutions are working to find a solution."
La stretta di mano per accordo civico in vista del voto di giugno (foto Serreli)
La stretta di mano per accordo civico in vista del voto di giugno (foto Serreli)
Towards the vote

Quartu, Mayor Graziano Milia and Councilor Francesco Piludu shake hands: a new political pact is born.

The agreement ahead of the municipal elections on June 7 and 8
La lottizzazione Mulvoni (Murgana)
La lottizzazione Mulvoni (Murgana)
the announcement

Pula presents the Santu Perdixeddu urban regeneration project.

Work is expected to start after Easter
the character

Settimo San Pietro, 43 years of municipal service: Vincenzo Porru retires.

Celebration at the town hall for the historic messenger, who began his service in the administration as a simple worker
Umberto Bossi al raduno 2014 della Lega Nord a Pontida (foto Ansa)
Umberto Bossi al raduno 2014 della Lega Nord a Pontida (foto Ansa)
Farewell to the Senator

Bossi's funeral in Pontida will be free of ceremony and limited seating. The Alpine troops will sing "Va' Pensiero."

A big screen will broadcast the ceremony live, no political interventions are planned
Un elisoccorso Pelikan
Un elisoccorso Pelikan
the tragedy

Avalanche in South Tyrol leaves at least two dead and three seriously injured.

Detachment in Ridanna Valley: four hospitals alerted, six helicopters in flight
(foto Ansa)
(foto Ansa)
In the Bari area

Worker falls from warehouse roof, dead

He was 30 years old, the intervention of the rescuers was of no avail
Ambulanza (foto Ansa)
Ambulanza (foto Ansa)
The drama

Verona: Man chokes to death after eating a croissant; rescue efforts are futile.

The victim was a 51-year-old man, and the intervention of two pharmacists with a defibrillator was of no avail.
The Kolors (foto concessa)
The Kolors (foto concessa)
The concert

Porto Torres: Easter Monday with The Kolors

Not only Stash and his friends are on the agenda for Monday, April 6th: many initiatives are planned.
Le attività (foto concessa)
Le attività (foto concessa)
The initiative

Oristano, elementary school children on Via Bellini become "teachers" for future teachers.

The "Memory of the Hand" project arrives at the Faculty of Primary Education in Cagliari.
Foto Amp (concessa)
Foto Amp (concessa)
The research

In Tavolara, on the trail of the Proto-Etruscans: an international archaeological project begins.

The aim is to document the island's strategic role in controlling the maritime routes between Gallura, Corsica and the Tyrrhenian area.
Maiore e Ferra (archivio Unione Sarda)
Maiore e Ferra (archivio Unione Sarda)
the review

From Cagliari to Sassari, 11 evenings offered by the Jazz Club Network

Ninth edition of the concert circuit organized by CeDac
Ditonellapiaga (foto di Ilaria Ieie concessa)
Ditonellapiaga (foto di Ilaria Ieie concessa)
the concert

Ditonellapiaga arrives in Cagliari: meet on June 4th at AteneiKa

The Roman singer-songwriter, after the success of Sanremo with "Che fastidio!", announces her summer dates
Cycling

Milan-Sanremo, Pogacar falls, gets up and wins: the world champion triumphs in the "classic" and enters history.

The Slovenian, after a fall and an incredible recovery, beats the Englishman Tom Pidcock in a two-man sprint.
Sorrentino, autore del gol del pareggio (foto Torres-A. Sanna)
Sorrentino, autore del gol del pareggio (foto Torres-A. Sanna)
Series C

Torres recovers but fails to win in Perugia: 1-1

Controversy over an Umbrian own goal that was disallowed
Andy Diaz (Ansa)
Andy Diaz (Ansa)
in Poland

Diaz wins triple jump world title, Italy gets off to a strong start in Torun.

The Italian athlete won a second gold medal on his first attempt. Riva and Cavalli reached the 1500m final.
In Parlamento
Mater Olbia (foto Ansa)
Mater Olbia (foto Ansa)

Mater Olbia, the open day dedicated to healthcare professionals returns

See you on Thursday, March 26th. Here's how to sign up. CEO Giovanni Paolo D'Incecco Bayard de Volo: "45% of last year's participants were hired within three months."
Insularità
Maria Loi
Maria Loi

Jerzu: Farewell to the town's grandmother: Maria Loi has died at 102.

Four children, twelve grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, a life of work also in the fields