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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?

Umberto Zedda

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.

Carla Zizi

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.

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

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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.

Severino Sirigu

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

Marianna Guarna

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.

Antonio Serreli

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.

SERAFINO CORRIAS

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.

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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)

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.

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.

The Prime Minister

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

The front with Malta, Cyprus and Greece on migrants

La consegna dell'opera a Nicola Riva (foto Pala)

the tribute

Porto Torres, the work depicting the island and Gigi Riva as a gift to his son Nicola

The gesture is by Daniele Salis, an artist from Turrita

Mariangela Pala

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.

Ivan Murgana

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

Roberto Roveda

Gallura

San Pasquale, the village is dealing with the mistral wind: the civic events of the patronal festival have been postponed.

The initiatives will take place on May 23rd and 24th

Claudio Modesto Ronchi

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.

CIRO AURIEMMA

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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)

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.

Antonio Burruni

the championship

Serie A: Napoli advances to the Champions League, while Milan and Como also win. Juventus collapses, Roma wins the derby.

Matchday 37 matches with results, scorers and standings

Richard Spignesi

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

Richard Spignesi

series a

Sebastiano Esposito al tiro in Cagliari-Udinese (foto Ansa)

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

Giovanni G. Scanu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"ONCE UPON A TIME" The new family theater season at the Teatro Doglio

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

Oristano's Progressive Party strengthens with three new councilors.

Maracalagonis: Casa Farci's grandmother turns 100.

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

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

Cars hit pedestrians in California, killing three in Oakland.

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

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

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

Porto Torres, the work depicting the island and Gigi Riva as a gift to his son Nicola

Capoterra, Poggio dei Pini rediscovers its lake

Will we be able to make meat?

San Pasquale, the village is dealing with the mistral wind: the civic events of the patronal festival have been postponed.

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

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

Serie B: Here are the Sardinian teams' fixtures.

Serie A: Napoli advances to the Champions League, while Milan and Como also win. Juventus collapses, Roma wins the derby.

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

Cagliari vs. Torino, probable lineups: Esposito and Mendy asked to score goals to save the match.

Receiving stolen goods, seizures, and camps in the "red zones": extraordinary checks in Cagliari.

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

Beauty Project: Las Plassas speaks at Montecitorio

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