Mara Budgen
Head International Editor
Using irony, outright hilariousness as well as hard facts and logic, presenter John Oliver tore Republican candidate Donald Trump (who won seven out of thirteen states on Super Tuesday) to shreds during his show Last Week Tonight, aired on the 28th of February. By unpicking the presidential-hopeful’s declarations and stated qualities he demonstrated that his
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have consolidated their lead in the contest to become the presidential candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. Twelve states plus American Samoa voted on the 1st of March, also known as Super Tuesday – the day in the US presidential primaries with the most delegates up for grabs.
Apart from “courageous conservatism“, Ted Cruz loves machine guns and bacon (no joke). Born in Canada in 1970 from a Cuban father and American mother, Cruz grew up in the US city of Houston, Texas. He was adviser to George W. Bush’s presidential campaign in 2000 and elected Senator for Texas in 2012. Married to
Hillary Clinton, born in 1947, is a veritable powerhouse in American politics. Following her husband Bill Clinton’s presidency she became the only first lady to win a public office seat when she was elected Senator in 2001. She was also Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. Tweet riguardo #ImWithHer A clean energy
The 6th of February is the United Nations’ International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. 140 million women and girls principally in the Middle East and Africa have undergone the practice, which is deeply rooted in local customs. The eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting (FGC) –
With the US presidential primaries under way, it’s time to find out what all the fuss is about. Why are they so important and how do they work?
Out of Tibet is a lovingly compiled collection of photographs portraying members of the Tibetan diaspora around the world. It is fruit of over a decade’s work by Albertina d’Urso, an Italian photographer specialised in social and humanitarian reportages – including Welcome to Compton, snapshots of life in one of Los Angeles’s roughest neighbourhoods which won
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made the call to gallery owner Jens Faurschou from the Greek island of Lesbos, which saw 450,000 refugees reach its shores in 2015: he told him to cancel his exhibition, Ruptures, at the Faurschou Foundation in Copenhagen, which has been running since March last year and was meant to end this April.
Every single one of the nominees in the acting categories of the 88th edition of the Oscars are white, just like last year. This has re-stoked a fire of controversy that has long burned at the heart of Hollywood, namely the absence of diversity among those chosen as the best performers of the year by
The wealthiest 1% of people hold more riches than the rest of the world combined, according to a report released by aid and development NGO Oxfam. The announcement comes ahead of the 46th annual World Economic Forum, which will take place in Davos, Switzerland, between 20-23 January, bringing together top business and political leaders to
