Sardinia

Nicola Vargas
Nicola Vargas
Lanusei

Ogliastra Local Health Authority (ASL) appoints Nicola Vargas as its new health director.

He succeeds Alessandro Baccoli, who was appointed head of the Sanluri Health and Social Care District.
the controversy

Renewables, Orsini: "Todde can't decide." The response: "Ungrammatical words."

The president of Confindustria: "The regional president is unable to identify the areas." The governor: "I was elected to protect the island."
the drama

Tragedy in the Alghero harbour: freediver dies: he was a competition assistant for the National Championship

The victim was 47 years old. He was carrying out a reconnaissance of the camp: something went wrong, investigations are underway.
The misadventure

Quartu, tourists want to photograph flamingos but get too close: they sink in the mud of the salt flats.

The intervention of the firefighters was necessary to recover them.
stampace

Cagliari: Bus crashes into scooters parked on Corso

Local police also intervened to manage traffic: the public transport remained sideways on the road.
L'intervento di soccorso in via Azuni (Foto: Umberto Zedda)
L'intervento di soccorso in via Azuni (Foto: Umberto Zedda)
safety

Cagliari: A stabbing incident ensues between foreigners, leading to a morning of violence in the city center.

Argument in a club on Corso, followed by the attack and the chase to Via Azuni
The violence

Video of minors being abused ends up on social media, sparking shock in the Cagliari area.

The Carabinieri are investigating the incident.
L'incidente a Elmas (foto Saiu)
L'incidente a Elmas (foto Saiu)
The accident

Elmas: Car and motorcycle collide, traffic jam on State Road 130 toward Cagliari.

Heavy traffic jams and long queues, with police and firefighters on site.
Flussaggio all'Aou
Flussaggio all'Aou
after the complaint

Legionella, the AOU of Sassari: "No cases of infection during hospitalization."

The company's statement: "The presence of the bacteria in the water does not equate to the presence of the disease."
Daniel Maldini segna il rigore in Atalanta-Cagliari (foto Ansa)
Daniel Maldini segna il rigore in Atalanta-Cagliari (foto Ansa)
the case

Maldini tested negative in private drug tests after the accident and can train with Cagliari.

The striker, involved in a road accident on Saturday night in Milan, tested positive to the breathalyzer test.
the operation

"He deals drugs and keeps them in his garage": A report to the police station leads to an arrest in Sestu.

A complaint on the YouPol app led to a 25-year-old being arrested: he had hashish and thousands of euros hidden in a nightstand.
the protest

Sestu, 51 children are not attending school: "The building is too old and far away."

Parents are protesting the closure of the school on Via Laconi, without a school assistant, and the subsequent transfer to Via Verdi.
The party

Cagliari celebrates a new centenarian: Antonina Melis reaches the century mark.

Family celebration and tribute from the Municipality
Gremio dei Sarti, Festa Maggiore
Gremio dei Sarti, Festa Maggiore
Traditions

Sassari, Major Celebration for the Tailors' Guild

Two days of celebrations, today the mass in suffrage of the deceased gremianti
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco
the alarm

La Maddalena, fire on the balcony of a house

Firefighters intervene on Via Boccone
the case

Maldini faces further trouble after the incident: "He also tested positive for drugs."

The Cagliari striker's driving licence was revoked following the results of a breathalyser test: further tests are now awaited.
environment

Stomach Pain, cleanup mission: 100 volunteers with helicopter collect tons of waste

Cabras Mayor Andrea Abis: "A complex operation to recover materials swept up by ocean currents."
the shot

Mamoiada: Thieves flee with stolen weapons

The safe containing a small arsenal of ammunition—a rifle, a pistol, and ammunition—has disappeared. A gang broke into the garage Saturday night while the owner was away.
the phenomenon

A bureaucratic mess has resulted in groups of migrants from the Monastir reception center camped at the port of Olbia.

Problems reading documents issued in Cagliari, captains deny boarding to dozens of North Africans: even those with expulsion orders are on land.
Insularità
Dario Amodei, nel corso della prima Industry Stakeholder Conference del B7, Verona, 13 Marzo 2024. ANSA/ RICCARDO BORTOLOTTI (NPK)
Dario Amodei, nel corso della prima Industry Stakeholder Conference del B7, Verona, 13 Marzo 2024. ANSA/ RICCARDO BORTOLOTTI (NPK)

AI is now scary. Anthropic and Altman: "Let's slow down the pace."

Dario Amodei and the leaders of OpenAi are open to slowing down after warnings about the risks to humanity's survival in the event of uncontrolled development.