Obama visits Cuba: the first time in 88 years for a US president
Barack Obama è sbarcato all’Avana 88 anni dopo l’ultimo viaggio di un presidente americano a Cuba. Ecco come tutto ha avuto inizio.
Wars in China, Syria and the oil price shock in the list of top 10 global risks. And Donald Trump too
The election of the billionaire candidate Donald Trump to the White house is riskier than the UK leaving the European Union, Greece leaving the euro zone and an armed clash in the South China Sea, analysts say.
Angelina Jolie visits Syrians in Lebanon: “We can’t help some refugees and not others”
“It is tragic and shameful that we are so far away from that point,” from the end of the Syrian civil war. American actress Angelina Jolie visited Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, at the border with Syria, as a special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Aid isn’t enough Her visit, on the
Unexploded mines and bombs. Demining Syria will take 30 years
5 years of war made Syria a land riddled with unexploded mines and bombs. So many that entirely demining the country will require dozens of years of work. This tragic long-term consequence of the conflict has been denounced by the French association Handicap International. In a report published on 15 March in Paris, the organisation
Up to 80% of Peruvian Nahua tribe poisoned by mercury
One child has already died due to mercury poisoning, which has put the safety of up to 80% of the indigenous Nahua tribe, who live in the Peruvian Amazon, in jeopardy. The circumstances as to why the majority of the community presents symptoms of intoxication caused by the substance remain unclear. Its high levels in
Anonymous declares war on Donald Trump. “He stands for nothing but greed and power”
https://youtu.be/Ciavyc6bE7A #OpTrump In a video released on its Youtube channel, the hacker-activist (hacktivist) group Anonymous has declared that it will mount a campaign against Republican candidate Donald Trump, currently leading the presidential primaries. In the video a spokesperson wearing the group’s trademark disguise, a mask with the face of Guy Fawkes (the man who tried
Palestinian Hanan Al Hroub is the best teacher in the world. She teaches nonviolence
The best teacher in the world teaches about nonviolence to children of West Bank. Hanan Al Hroub, 43-year-old Palestinian woman, was awarded the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2016, the equivalent of Nobel Prize for teaching, during the Educations and Skills Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Hanan al Hroub: her story Al Hroub didn’t study to
Syria, the children’s war told through UNICEF’s photographs
Fotografie e filmati dell’Unicef raccontano il terribile impatto della guerra in Siria sui 3,7 milioni di bambini nati dall’inizio del conflitto.
5 years of the Syrian civil war
It’s been 5 years since the Syrian civil war began, despite it can no longer be called “civil”. Figures got out of hands and are no precise enough to show the size of the conflict between governmental forces, rebels, terroristic groups and foreign military. The United Nations estimates that 250,000 people were killed and over a
Meet Htin Kyaw, Myanmar’s new president
The new president of Myanmar is Htin Kyaw, Aung San Suu Kyi’s closest aide. His nomination was announced by the Lady’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party on the 10th of March, and his appointment confirmed by the parliament on Tuesday the 15th of March. The Myanmar presidential election The NLD, which gained absolute majority in