Camilla Soldati

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault works. First withdrawal comes from Syria

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault works. First withdrawal comes from Syria

“The vault is probably going to be used sooner rather than later, and it isn’t necessarily because of some global catastrophe,” said Cary Fowler in 2012, former Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, foundation managing the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norwegian subterranean seed bank, created in 2008 in order to safeguard the widest range

9 random acts of extraordinary kindness from the refugee crisis

9 random acts of extraordinary kindness from the refugee crisis

1. This little boy offered his toys to refugees approaching Munich’s central station   2. Sandra Tsiligeridu and some friends rescued a Syrian refugee off the coast of the Greek Island of Kos. He had been adrift for 13 hours, clung to a life vest   3. In Munich, this policeman played with a little boy, letting him

The Right Livelihood Award 2015 honours the surgeon who doesn’t fear the war

The Right Livelihood Award 2015 honours the surgeon who doesn’t fear the war

He has been unrelentingly helping “the victims of conflict and injustice” since 1994, year of the foundation of non-governmental organisation EMERGENCY. He provides medical care for free to anyone in need, without political, ideological, religious, or racial discrimination, “while fearlessly addressing the causes of war”. For these reasons and for his great humanity, the war surgeon

Police kills 3 people a day in the United States

Police kills 3 people a day in the United States

Following this trend, by the end of 2015 the American police will kill 1,109 people in a year, reaching the dreadful average of 3 people killed each day. The estimation comes from an investigation carried out by The Guardian, which decided to launch a counter (The Counted) that tracks, also thanks to readers’ signals, the