South Korea, one million people took to the streets against president Park Geun-hye
Uno scandalo che coinvolge anche colossi come Samsung e Hyundai sta facendo rivoltare la popolazione contro la presidente della Corea del Sud.
Italian constitutional referendum, when it takes place, what is being decided and what will change
Some are saying the Italian constitutional referendum could threaten Europe: find out what is really at stake when Italians vote on the 4th of December. The reform explained in 5 points.
13 November is World Kindness day. A day to be kind all year long
Dedicating a day to kindness is an interesting and careless idea with heavy consequences. Hopefully, at least. Because this word can inspire positive feelings and useful discussions, mostly if we think about how many big personalities have interpreted it. The Dalai Lama, 1989 Nobel peace prize winner, encourages people to adopt a “policy of kindness”
José Pepe Mujica tells us what happiness really is
José Pepe Mujica, ex presidente dell’Uruguay, è in Italia per presentare il suo ultimo libro Una pecora nera al potere, la politica della gente. Nella tappa milanese ha dialogato con Petrini e Sepúlveda, sulla felicità.
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
Obama’s future. What does a president do when they stop being president?
Dedicarsi alla neonata Fondazione Obama, pubblicare un libro, passare più tempo con le figlie, giocare a golf, diventare ambasciatore per il clima, tornare ad insegnare ad Harvard. Sono alcune delle possibilità che Obama ha davanti a sé.
We’re going to miss Obama. Here’s why, in Pete Souza’s photographs
Barack Obama nel privato e nei momenti di intimità. Grazie agli scatti del fotografo Pete Souza ripercorriamo il lato umano del presidente. Dentro e fuori la Casa Bianca.
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
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
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,