Rome destroys half a tonne of ivory at the Circus Maximus in defence of elephants
On 30 March the first Italian public “ivory crush” took place in Rome as a protest against ivory trade.
Goodbye to Zaha Hadid, the Dame of architecture
Both criticised and praised, the award-winning and undisputed world archistar, Zaha Hadid, died following a heart attack on 31 March in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis. The news has been confirmed in the evening by Zaha Hadid Architects, one of the world’s most important studios where 246 architects are employed:
London to build cycling paths in tube tunnels
An ambitious project will transform London’s disused tunnels into cycling and pedestrian paths with shops, cultural spaces and floors that generate their own energy.
Poland approves logging of Europe’s oldest forest
The goal is getting rid of a pest but scientists, environmentalists and the European Union don’t agree.
Radovan Karadžić has been sentenced to 40 years, for Srebrenica genocide and other crimes
Dopo sei anni arriva il verdetto per Radovan Karadžić: colpevole di crimini contro l’umanità, del genocidio di Srebrenica e dell’assedio di Sarajevo. La richiesta dell’accusa era il carcere a vita.
What happened in Brussels, the capital of Europe, on 22 March
Two explosions rocked the departures area in Zavantem international airport. Then, another explosion devastated the metro station of Maelbeek, about an hour and a half later. This is how the attacks to Brussels and to the very heart of Belgium and Europe begun on 22 March, just a few steps from the main communitarian institutions.
Brussels attacks. Explosions in the airport and the metro
16:54 – Tributes to the victims of the Brussels attacks (via Alice Dulczewski) 16:32 – Director of Site Rita Katz tweets that ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks through Amaq, the press agency of the Islamic State. Breaking:#ISIS –#Amaq claims #Brusselsattacks as carried out with “a series of bombings w/explosive belts& devices” pic.twitter.com/wExeGqaaAr —
Glyphosate in Germany: almost all Germans are intoxicated with this weed killer
A study conducted by the Heinrich Böll Foundation discovered that 99.6% of German people has glyphosate residues in urine. Most of them are those who eat meat, because of animal feed containing GM soy and corn.
Google’s ‘visionary’ plan to double the number of employees riding bikes
The Google Bike Vision Plan was created with a clear goal in mind: double the number of employees riding bicycles.
A floating solar farm will provide clean drinking water to citizens in London
L’energia elettrica rinnovabile prodotta dalle celle servirà per alimentare l’impianto di depurazione dell’acqua che serve milioni di cittadini di Londra.