Colombia is the happiest country on Earth
Secondo la classifica stilata dalla società di sondaggi Gallup, la Colombia è il pase più felice del mondo, seguito da Fiji, Arabia Saudita, Azerbaijan e Vietnam.
Syria, Red Cross enters besieged city of Madaya
A Red Cross aid convoy has arrived in the besieged city of Madaya, in Syria. 400 people could be evacuated.
British ex-soldier Rob Lawrie faces jail for helping an Afghan refugee girl
Ha provato ad aiutare una bambina afgana, bloccata nella “giungla di Calais”, a raggiungere la famiglia a Leeds. Rob Lawrie ora rischia la reclusione.
What’s happening in Istanbul in the aftermath of the explosion
Istanbul, Turkey – 10:20, local time. An explosion rocked the most prominent tourist district of the Turkish city, Sultanhamet, home to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii, in Turkish). Una foto pubblicata da LifeGate (@lifegate) in data: 12 Gen 2016 alle ore 07:02 PST According to authorities, the blast killed at least 10
How many journalists were killed in 2015
Nel 2015 solo un giornalista su tre è morto perché si trovava in un teatro di guerra, in una zona ad alto rischio. Gli altri sono morti in circostanze non identificate o, addirittura, sul posto di lavoro: in redazione.
Death penalty, why the United States could abolish it
Un giudice della Corte Suprema si è schierato apertamente contro la pena di morte. Altri quattro potrebbero seguirlo. Intanto calano le esecuzioni.
The Rwandan referendum has spoken, Kagame can stay. Let the people decide
Rwandans around the world came together in a vote that gave President Kagame the right to run for a third term in 2017, year in which his current mandate ends. On the 18th of December over 98% voted yes according to the results. In an effort to build a country for themselves which can lift
What we googled in 2015
What did we google in 2015? It’s December and it means that the world’s most popular web search engine released its annual video, an annual roundup of what happened around the world by analysing the most popular searches and the most viewed videos (YouTube is owned by Google). It’s been a demanding and active year.
34 Muslim countries team up to fight terrorism
Il mondo musulmano si unisce per contrastare il terrorismo, non solo l’Isis. Una coalizione di 34 paesi vuole porre fine alla violenza, anche ideologica.
11 people who made COP21 history (for better or for worse)
Behind the negotiations carried out at Le Bourget for 13 days by 19,385 delegates from 195 countries in 2,500 meetings, there are some people that played a crucial role. Many committed to finding bold agreements, whilst others slowed down the works, putting at risk the results of the climate conference. “I wish all those who contributed