Donald Trump wins the US elections. He is the 45th President of the United States

Donald Trump wins the US elections. He is the 45th President of the United States

“We’ll make America great again,” thundered Donald Trump in front of guests and journalists gathered in the luxurious Hilton Hotel in Midtown, New York City. It’s 02:40 Eastern time and the results reveal what no one thought was possible. The Republican candidate has overtaken the magic threshold of 270 electors voting in his favour, out of a total

Nicaraguan elections, Ortega wins as opposition is crushed

Nicaraguan elections, Ortega wins as opposition is crushed

The 2016 Nicaraguan elections took place on the 6th of November: voters chose the next country’s president, vice-president, members of the National Assembly and representatives of the Central American Parliament. Incumbent President Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), together with his running mate and wife Rosario Murillo won 72 per cent of votes out of

India, how indigenous farmers are developing climate resilient agriculture

India, how indigenous farmers are developing climate resilient agriculture

KBK is the short form referring to the region comprising the Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput districts of India’s eastern state of Odisha. News on acute poverty leading to child-selling and starvation deaths in the region prompted Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to visit these districts in the 1980s and inaugurate several poverty alleviation schemes. None of

Animal welfare, how investors are abandoning factory farming

Animal welfare, how investors are abandoning factory farming

What is animal welfare Animal welfare refers to the state of an animal. It is defined by how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide. An animal is in a good state of welfare if scientific evidence indicates it is healthy,

Michael Moore in TrumpLand, the documentary warning not to vote Trump

Michael Moore in TrumpLand, the documentary warning not to vote Trump

American documentary filmmaker Michael Moore recently surprised the world by releasing a last-minute documentary, Michael Moore in TrumpLand, to denounce the dangers of electing Donald Trump as President of the United States. What is Michael Moore in TrumpLand Shot over the course of four hours on 7th of October at the Murphy Theatre in Wilmington, Ohio, the film documents a talk

Eriberto Gualinga. My people the Sarayaku’s fight against oil and gas

Eriberto Gualinga. My people the Sarayaku’s fight against oil and gas

It has been four years since the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Ecuador guilty of granting the ancestral land of the Sarayaku in concession to an oil and gas company. The community of about 1,200 indigenous Kichwa people is situated along the Bobonaza River, in the southern part of the Ecuadorian Amazon. In 2012, the Court reaffirmed the right of