Germany at Expo 2015: Climate, biodiversity, soil and water.
Thanks to its pavilion and using technology and entertainment, Germany shows its policies aiming to protect the resources of the planet.
Indigenous Canadians say no to oil giant’s $1 billion offer: “this is not a money issue”
The Lax Kw’alaams live not far from Canada’s border with Alaska, in the northern part of the province of British Columbia. The indigenous community has turned down an offer of $1 billion (Canadian dollars) and lands worth $108 million, i.e. $320,000 for each of the group’s members, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export hub
The dark side of gold: opium in Myanmar
“Gold” is a word often used when talking about Myanmar. It is known as the “Land of Gold”, and this is apparent even before landing in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Its surroundings are covered by myriads of golden pagodas, as is the rest of the country: gold enriches monasteries and monuments everywhere you look. Ironically,
20 June is World Refugee Day
L’obiettivo della giornata è di sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sui diritti dei migranti, persone in fuga dalla guerra e dalla povertà.
Hungary’s wall to stop migrants is the latest in a long series
The Hungarian government decided to build a 4-metre-high fence along its border with Serbia, in order to stop the unauthorised entry of migrants coming from the Balkans. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto announced the plan to the international community, talking about a possible border fence up to 175 km long. The measure
Expo 2015 welcomes Luca Parmitano
Luca Parmitano, an Italian astronaut told some of his experiences during the period he spent in space with no gravity.
Ecuador presents its sustainable revolution
Ecuador is a paradise for biodiversity and is also full of amazing natural landscapes, food products and history.
What use are Samantha Cristoforetti’s experiments
On board of the Soyuz space capsule, landed yesterday at 15:44 on the Kazakhstan steppe, there was the first Italian female astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, who broke the record of Sunita Williams for being in space 200 days – 4 more than the above mentioned American fellow astronaut. We have learnt to know AstroSamantha,
Russia celebrates dialoguing with nature for its National Day at Expo
On 10th June, Expo Milano 2015 celebrates the Russia National Day. The pavilion of the Russian Federation tells the least known aspects of the country and it responds to the exhibition’s theme by showing pure nature, the treasures of its regions and Russian scientists’ and agronomists’ heritage. The National Day of the world’s largest country
EU Parliament recognises the rights of LGBT parents
Yesterday the EU Parliament in Strasbourg voted in favour of a resolution that, for the first time, explicitly acknowledges families with same-sex parents. The resolution, which tackles gender equality by setting new targets and strategies to improve women’s condition in the European Union, makes specific mention of how legislation must respond to changing family structures: