Gloria Schiavi

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A newbie freelance journalist, I knowingly chose this path whilst enrolling in a Master’s Degree at the City University of London: the experience as news correspondent for the United Nations and collaborations with mostly foreigner newspapers made me conscious of the goodness of my decision. I’ve always been sensible to sustainability, social justice and the environment. Indeed, I write about these issues, trying to work in the public's interest.

Favourite quote:

"Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie" (Khaled Hosseini)

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Wolfgang Buttress, making live music with the sounds of bees

Wolfgang Buttress, making live music with the sounds of bees

It charmed, stunned and surprised visitors at Expo Milano 2015 with its hundreds of lights and steel pieces and the humming of bees remotely connected in real time from a hive in the UK. The Hive particularly amazed those who came at night and had the chance to see it glowing warmly and softly in the

Solar mamas light up their villages

Solar mamas light up their villages

They were simple women, mostly illiterate: after a brief training, they’ve changed the lives of people living in their community and become solar mamas, solar engineers.