Universal abolition of surrogacy: the movement launched in France
The French Parliament spent a day examining the issue of surrogacy. The result is a universal charter for the abolition of surrogate motherhood.
HUMAN, Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s documentary asks us to have more empathy for others
HUMAN, latest documentary by French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, started being screened in Italian movie theatres on 29 February, after being presented at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and premiered at the General Assembly of the United Nations. Through the stories – full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence – of women,
John Oliver. Make Donald Drumpf again!
Using irony, outright hilariousness as well as hard facts and logic, presenter John Oliver tore Republican candidate Donald Trump (who won seven out of thirteen states on Super Tuesday) to shreds during his show Last Week Tonight, aired on the 28th of February. By unpicking the presidential-hopeful’s declarations and stated qualities he demonstrated that his
Clinton and Trump put their boxing gloves on after winning Super Tuesday
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have consolidated their lead in the contest to become the presidential candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. Twelve states plus American Samoa voted on the 1st of March, also known as Super Tuesday – the day in the US presidential primaries with the most delegates up for grabs.
Brazil does a U-turn on fracking. Indigenous lands protected from oil and gas exploration
A judge has recognized the right to land of uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon‘s Juruá Valley. The Brazilian government sold off protected areas adjacent to their ancestral territories at an auction, in order for oil and gas companies to conduct resource exploration including for fracking. In December last year a court decided to revoke
Justice in Guatemala. Soldiers found guilty of sexual violence against indigenous women
The Guatemalan Supreme Court found defendants Colonel Esteelmer Reyes Girón and former Military Commissioner Heriberto Veldez Asig guilty. They were accused of sexual violence, and sexual and domestic slavery against indigenous Q’echís women from the Sepur Zarco community in eastern Guatemala during the civil war of the 1980s. They were sentenced to 120 and 240 years
Leonardo DiCaprio. I don’t take this Oscar for granted, like I don’t take this planet for granted
“Climate change is real… we need to work collectively and stop procrastinating to help fix the environment… Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take this night for granted” (Leonardo DiCaprio) Pubblicato da LifeGate su Domenica 28 febbraio 2016 Leonardo DiCaprio wins the Oscar. It took him over twenty years and five
Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi has finally received a real Messi shirt
Murtaza Ahmadi is a 5-year-old Afghan boy, lives with his family in the Eastern province of Ghazni, Afghanistan, and is famous for being the biggest fan of Messi, Argentinian football player at Barcelona and crowned FIFA Player of the Year – Ballon d’Or five times. One day, while he was playing wearing his striped plastic bag shirt
Ted Cruz. Vote for me if you love machine guns and bacon
Apart from “courageous conservatism“, Ted Cruz loves machine guns and bacon (no joke). Born in Canada in 1970 from a Cuban father and American mother, Cruz grew up in the US city of Houston, Texas. He was adviser to George W. Bush’s presidential campaign in 2000 and elected Senator for Texas in 2012. Married to
Marco Rubio. We won’t destroy our economy to protect the environment
Marco Rubio è il candidato dell’establishment repubblicano. Moderato nei toni, il suo programma è un mix di liberismo e giri di vite sugli immigrati.