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State Road 130: Head-on collision overnight: two Gonnesa workers killed

Marco Contini, 22, and Emanuele Cisci, 51, lost their lives. Luca Piras, 34, from Cortoghiana, was seriously injured.
Il luogo dell'incidente, nel tondo Marco Contini
Il luogo dell'incidente, nel tondo Marco Contini
Il feretro nella chiesa di San Pietro (foto Secci)
Il feretro nella chiesa di San Pietro (foto Secci)
The funeral

Loceri, a packed church for the final farewell to Natalino Meloni.

Colleagues, friends, patients, but also mayors and local administrators gathered to bid farewell to the 76-year-old doctor who died after a short illness.
Le ricerche di Martina Lattuca, a sinistra la donna scomparsa (Guardia costiera)
Le ricerche di Martina Lattuca, a sinistra la donna scomparsa (Guardia costiera)
Cagliari

Martina Lattuca, missing in Calamosca: second shoe found

It was spotted by a canoeist near the Grotta dei Colombi. The Port Authority is on site for further investigation.
Seulo sotto la neve ( P. Ruggiu)
Seulo sotto la neve ( P. Ruggiu)
The inconveniences

Blackout in Seulo, town still in the dark after snowfall

The generators sent by Enel distribution were not all supplied with diesel fuel
Protezione Civile a Seulo (foto Ruggiu)
Protezione Civile a Seulo (foto Ruggiu)
bad weather

Seulo continues to experience disruption after yesterday's snowfall: icy roads and another power outage.

Another power line collapse this morning, causing disruption in other municipalities as well.
Ignazio Pisano con il sindaco Umberto Oppus
Ignazio Pisano con il sindaco Umberto Oppus
Mourning

Mandas bids farewell to Ignazio Pisano, former councilor and longtime municipal employee.

He was 73 years old, 40 of which were spent serving the community.
hinterland

Saturday night checks in the Cagliari area: alcohol, rivers of cocaine, and knives

More and more people are driving drunk, while it is becoming the norm to go out armed
Ornella Vanoni e Paolo Fresu
Ornella Vanoni e Paolo Fresu
Mourning

Farewell to Ornella Vanoni, Paolo Fresu remembers her: "I'll play at her funeral."

"I can't reveal the song. He called me one morning six years ago and confided his desire."
Valentina Pitzalis (foto d'archivio)
Valentina Pitzalis (foto d'archivio)
The controversy

Pitzalis case, former Senator D'Anna's response: "A dramatic misunderstanding. Just a sarcastic response."

D'Anna, referring to the woman who was severely burned and disfigured by the flames in 2011, wrote in a comment on a post: "Because some people like their wives raw and some cooked." Now, he clarified: "A joke that in no way reflects my thoughts."
Valentina Pitzalis (Archivio)
Valentina Pitzalis (Archivio)
on social media

Valentina Pitzalis, the shocking comment from former Senator Vincenzo D'Anna

"Some people like their wives cooked," he wrote under a Corriere post relating to a meeting in which the woman had told her terrible experience to Milanese students.
Massimo D'Agostino (foto concessa)
Massimo D'Agostino (foto concessa)
the outburst

Water restrictions and a strained health system have angered the mayor of Bonorva: "I'm tired."

Water is supplied every other day, "but in many homes it arrives late and is only available for half a day, and is also cloudy."
the controls

Maracalagonis, drunk driving: 24-year-old's license revoked

The breathalyzer detected a blood alcohol level more than three times higher than the legal limit
Un'ambulanza, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
Un'ambulanza, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
The accident

Rovigo: Worker crushed by forklift: yet another workplace tragedy

He was 47 years old, the causes are under investigation
Un traghetto della Tirrenia (foto Ansa)
Un traghetto della Tirrenia (foto Ansa)
The investigation

Salvini's deputy chief of staff is also under investigation in the Ferry scandal.

A "corruption price list" was also discovered: free tickets for the port commander and his second in command, VIP treatment and a 30% discount for friends.
Beirut (Foto Ansa)
Beirut (Foto Ansa)
Foreign Affairs

Hezbollah: "Israel has crossed another red line" after raid on Beirut.

Mahmoud Qomati, a senior official, said this.
Foto simbolo fine vita (Ansa)
Foto simbolo fine vita (Ansa)
The vote

Slovenia holds referendum on voluntary end-of-life care

Citizens are called to vote on a law adopted in July
Polizia (Foto Ansa)
Polizia (Foto Ansa)
The investigations

Naples: A 15-year-old boy arrested for the murder of Marco Pio Salomone.

The 19-year-old was killed yesterday in the Arenaccia neighborhood
Cagliari, canile comunale (Archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Cagliari, canile comunale (Archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Cagliari

"Dogs, from the kennel to home": a meeting in Pirri to discover the world of responsible adoptions.

Industry experts and the head of the Municipality's veterinary service will be present.
Camera ardente di Ornella Vanoni al Piccolo Teatro (ANSA/MATTEO CORNER)
Camera ardente di Ornella Vanoni al Piccolo Teatro (ANSA/MATTEO CORNER)
the farewell

From Segre to Antonio Marras, five thousand people came to bid farewell to Vanoni.

The funeral chapel is at Milan's Piccolo Teatro. Fresu, who will perform at the funeral tomorrow, says, "Ornella represented the enormity of my life."
Massacro del Circeo, l'auto utilizzata
Massacro del Circeo, l'auto utilizzata
A book to discover

1975: the Circeo massacre

A book written by several authors to remember the tragic story of violence against women that shook Italy fifty years ago.
Barumini (Archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Barumini (Archivio L'Unione Sarda)
The appointment

Cagliari, four days at Sa Manifattura to tell the world about Sardinian civilization.

Exhibitions, meetings, scientific dialogues and international comparisons
Una scena del musical (foto concessa)
Una scena del musical (foto concessa)
The show

“A Christmas Carol,” the Dickens musical arrives at the Verdi Theatre in Sassari.

Over twenty artists from the BIT Company of Turin will perform on stage
Calcio d'angolo per l'Olbia nel match col Real Monterotondo (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
Calcio d'angolo per l'Olbia nel match col Real Monterotondo (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
Soccer

Serie D: Second-bottom Real Monterotondo revives against Olbia

The Romans, 2-0 up, missed a penalty in injury time
Matteo Berrettini (foto Ansa)
Matteo Berrettini (foto Ansa)
Tennis

Davis Cup final day. Binaghi leads the charge: "We'll win to give Pietrangeli strength."

Italy advances with Berrettini, the next challenge is Cobolli vs. Munar.
The champion

Achille Polonara turns 34, and his teammates and fans send him their best wishes: "We'll see Tatari!"

A unanimous chorus of affection, ear-pulling and long-distance hugs with one request: to meet again soon on the parquet
Gli atleti sardi in partenza per Abu Dhabi
Gli atleti sardi in partenza per Abu Dhabi
The appointment

From Domusnovas for the first time in the national team at the Kickboxing World Championships in Abu Dhabi

The Spanu twins follow in the footsteps of their multiple world champion father.
In Parlamento
L'arrivo dei nuovi carabinieri (Murgana)
L'arrivo dei nuovi carabinieri (Murgana)

Capoterra, two new Carabinieri officers in town

There are ten soldiers in the local station that guarantees the security of a town that has grown to 24 thousand inhabitants
Insularità
Un momento della cerimonia con i familiari di Erriu e Lampis (foto concessa dai carabinieri)
Un momento della cerimonia con i familiari di Erriu e Lampis (foto concessa dai carabinieri)

Oristano, Carabinieri celebrate Virgo Fidelis

The family members of Umberto Erriu and Renzo Lampis were also present at the ceremony.