The teacher travelling in his truck giving books to children
The retired teacher Antonio La Cava travels the most remote villages with his Booktruck. “I didn’t want to get old in a country where people don’t read.”
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes was born in 1984, grew up in Texas, U.S.A., and founded Theranos in 2003 when she was only 19 years old. Many are comparing her to Silicon Valley greats like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. But her field isn’t exclusively that of technology. The young American wants to change the way we get
Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia’s founder
Patagonia is a company unique in its kind, founded by a strange character: a climber, surfer, blacksmith and entrepreneur. This is is Yvon Chouinard. “I’ve been a businessman for almost 50 years. It’s as difficult for me to say those words as it is for someone to admit being an alcoholic or a lawyer.
Gay rights, it’s time for Italy to recognise them
Italy has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for violating same-sex couples’ rights. According to the Strasbourg-based Court, the Italian government violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, notably the right to respect for private and family life. The Court ruled following the appeal (Case of Oliari and others
From the Bay of Pigs to the Bay of Doves: U.S. and Cuba reopen embassies
The American flag will fly in Havana and the Cuban flag in Washington, a sight unseen since 1961. The U.S. and Cuba will once again open embassies in the respective capitals, following U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro’s groundbreaking announcement last December. This represents a watershed in relations between the
HandUp: technology and human kindness to end homelessness
“Poverty is not something that is just in the developing world, it is all around the world”, said Rose Broome, co-founder and CEO of HandUp, at the 2015 New Cities Summit in Jakarta, the leading global event on urban development organised by the New Cities Foundation. The fact that poverty exists everywhere might
The young Indonesian Gamal Albinsaid trades waste for health care
Recent estimates show that 50% of the Indonesian population lives below $2 a day and 18% below $1 a day. On average, 1.6% of income is spent on health and almost 60% of Indonesians remain without health coverage. Indonesia is also the second most important plastic garbage generator in the world. On average,
How many bullets Norway’s police fired in 2014
The number of times Norway’s policemen fired their guns in 2014 is surprising compared to the growing violence in many countries of the western part of the world. Only two bullets have been fired, and no one has been killed or injured. And what is more, Norwegian officials drew their weapons only 42 times, the lowest
The video of two men holding hands in the streets of Moscow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgm3lb9JUU0 Following the news from the Unites States, where the Supreme Court has legalised same-sex marriage in all states, some young men of the group Cheburussia TV realised a video to show what could happen to 2 people of the same sex walking hand in hand in the streets of Russia’s capital, Moscow. In less
A Nobel birthday for Malala
On the 12th of July, Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize, turned 18. The girl shot on 9 October 2012 fights for the right to education for everyone since she was a little girl, and she lived more than a normal person does in a lifetime. Not a typical birthday, not the typical guests. Yousafzai