The 2020 US elections seen from around the world of sustainability
With a clearer picture of the results, how have countries across the world reacted to the 2020 US elections? What expectations face president-elect Biden?
Venezuelan refugees caught between coronavirus and the desire to return home
Venezuelan refugees are vulnerable to the worsening outbreak in South America: while coronavirus doesn’t discriminate, it does affect some people more than others.
World Press Photo 2018, the winning image shows how the crisis is burning Venezuela
The winners of the world’s most prestigious photojournalism contest have been announced. From the Venezuela crisis to a new category dedicated to the environment, here are all the images from the World Press Photos 2018.
Venezuelan constitutional crisis, chief prosecutor dismissed and rebels attack army base
On the 30th of July the Venezuelan government led by socialist President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the results of contentious elections to form a new governing body called the Constituent Assembly with the mandate to replace the 1999 Constitution. The recently created institution removed Luisa Ortega, the country’s chief prosecutor and a critic of the Maduro regime, from
The incredible new photos of an uncontacted Amazon tribe threatened by gold miners
La sopravvivenza della tribù brasiliana degli Yanomami è a rischio a causa dei minatori. Survival ha diffuso nuove immagini per attirare l’attenzione sul genocidio delle tribù incontattate.
Crisis in Venezuela, what is happening and why President Maduro is at risk
The socio-economic crisis in Venezuela A key source of the crisis is the diminishing price of oil, which was selling at 97 dollars per barrel in 2013, but fell to 48 dollars per barrel by 2015. This has hit the country harshly as crude oil exports are a central pillar of the Venezuelan state-led economy, with this commodity making up 97.7 per
Venezuela faces energy crisis and introduces two-day week for public employees
Venezuela’s public sector staff will work only on Monday and Tuesday as the country faces an energy crisis. The government of Caracas is implementing such measures in order to deal with electricity shortages. Los funcionarios de Venezuela trabajarán sólo dos días a la semana para ahorrar energía. https://t.co/oQmOBXp75M El socialismo del S.XXI. — Cristina
Maduro’s party loses its majority in the Venezuelan elections. The Bolivarian dream interrupted
Only a few hours after parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on the 6th of December the electoral commission announced that the opposition coalition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) has won 99 of 167 seats, compared to only 46 seats for the ruling party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), of President Nicolás Maduro. It
Venezuela, harsh sentence for opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez
The Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been convicted of inciting violence during the 2014 anti-governmental protests.