Editorial Staff
We’re used to seeing Africa portrayed in the news as a hotbed of conflict, disease and poverty. Africans are rebelling against the image of the troubled continent through #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou. Under this hashtag you can find over 42,000 tweets and retweets covering topics ranging from architecture to fashion, landscapes to social initiatives, history to modern innovations.
Don’t judge a man by his hat (the one Pharrell wore at the 2014 Grammys and which became an international sensation). Williams, born in 1973 in Virginia, U.S.A., is an international music superstar who has teamed up with the United Nations, Al Gore and Sea Sheperd’s Paul Watson on different occasions but always under the
Andy Gotts photographs 60 celebrities with the T-shirt designed by Vivienne Westwood. All with one clear message “Save The Arctic”.
https://youtu.be/CLIyI7853S0 A tornado swept through Veneto, northern Italy, in the afternoon of Wednesday 8th July killing one person and injuring dozens. The storm mostly hit Dolo, in the province of Venice, but also Mira and Cazzago, in the surroundings of the Riviera del Brenta. The tornado and strong wind uprooted trees and took the roof
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, has always been an admirer of the well-known British naturalist Sir David Attenborough, one of the first journalists to make documentaries on the Earth’s beauties for the BBC. President Obama decided to invite him at the White House for his 89th birthday, and to interview him. “I
In case of injuries, more or less serious traumas, contractures and muscle cramps, homeopathy can be a valuable ally. Here are some useful tips.
The awaited Pope Francis’ environment encyclical, probably the most expected in the recent history as to be searched, found and published in advance, has finally been officially presented. In the text, the Holy Father makes a plea to protect “our common home”, by combating climate change and other environmental damages, as well as by changing our development
Industrial cattle farming is carried out with a clear commercial purpose: the production of the largest amount of meat possible. Here are some risks this farming method brings about.
On 22th April the NGO Amnesty International staged a demonstration, a flashmob on Brighton’s beach, UK. The humanitarian organisation scattered two hundred body bags on the shores to highlight the UK’s little response to the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Then volunteers zipped themselves into the body bags to make their protest more disquieting.
We’ve already talked about the flowering of sakura in Japan, and about hanami. All that’s left is to enjoy this stunning high-definition video of blossoming cherry trees that shows the extraordinary beauty Japanese people can admire during the spring. The footage is by Gaijin Tips.
