420 road deaths at weekends in summer alone
On the weekends between early June and early September alone, there were as many as 420 road deaths in Italy. Many of the victims were very young.
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Tag: sardinia
Sardinia: Yacht Crash – One dead, six injured
A British man has died and six people were injured after a yacht crash in Sardinia on Sunday.
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Food and Agriculture in Sardinia
Agriculture: Sardinia produced a record-breaking almost 50 metre ricotta – the largest in the world. Meanwhile, the international cork promotion campaign highlighted Sardinia’s contribution to the Italian cork production.
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Plague of locusts hits Sardinia
Millions of locusts are devouring the crops of the countryside of the province of Nuoro on Sardinia. They are affecting 25,000 hectares of land.
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Two more Giants discovered at Mont’e Prama
Two more monumental statues are discovered at Mont’e Prama Nuragic necropolis at Cabras on Sardinia. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini described is as “an exceptional discovery”.
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Sardinia’s pink sand stolen from the beaches
The return of tourists to the island of Sardinia sees an increase of the theft of pink sand, pebbles and shells from Sardinia’s protected beaches.
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Wildfires on Sardinia see 1,500 people evacuated
Wildfires have been raging on the island of Sardinia over the weekend. Around 1,500 are unable to access their homes. 20,000 hectares of vegetation destroyed.
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Briatori’s nightclub accused of negligence over Covid outbreak
Prosecutors accuse a nightclub in Sardinia of “epidemic negligence” following a Covid-19 outbreak there last summer. The nightclub, owned by the former Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore, is linked to clusters of infections across Italy.
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