In April 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, and the population was highly unprepared to face the devastation. Only 5,000 people were available to rescue the more than 8 million affected. GlobalMedic, a rescue unit from Canada, was able to use drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), to identify thousands of survivors among what
La nazione balcanica ha deciso di far passare sul proprio territorio solo i migranti provenienti da paesi in guerra. Gli altri restano bloccati.
At least 113 people died in a landslide at the site of a jade mine in the township of Hpakant in the state of Kachin, northern Myanmar on the 21st of November. A 60 metre high mountain of waste collapsed in the middle of the night, burying the 70 huts located at its foot together
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to call on people all over the world to ask world leaders to effectively fight against climate change. The COP21, the 21st UN conference on climate change, will be held in Paris from 30 November to 11 December. It represents the moment to adopt a binding global deal
From 25 to 30 November, the head of the Catholic Church will be on a mission in the African continent: he will visit Kenya, Central African Republic, and Uganda. It is Pope Francis’ first trip to Africa and the tour has been confirmed despite the recent terror attacks carried out all over the world. Moreover,
Many of the largest weapons manufacturers in the world saw their stock prices rise on Monday the 16th of November, the first day markets opened after terrorist attacks in Paris three days earlier killed around 130 people. In general, stock markets, including Paris’s, didn’t see the slumps that have followed major terrorist attacks in the
I combattenti dell’Isis controllano numerosi giacimenti. Secondo alcune inchieste, parte del greggio passerebbe per la Turchia e raggiungerebbe l’Europa.
Correction: 20 November, 17:00 According to French newspaper Libération, the raid has ended. The news agency AFP reports 27 bodies found at the hotel. All hostages have been freed. At least 170 people have been taken hostage in the morning of Friday 20 November at Radisson hotel in Bamaco, Mali’s capital. According to international media, the
https://youtu.be/lRbbEQkraYg A Muslim young man blindfolded himself and asked to be hugged in Place de la République, Paris, after the attacks of 13 November. He had a placard which read: “I’m a Muslim, but I’m told that I’m a terrorist. I trust you, do you trust me? If yes, hug me”. Hundreds of people, of
Oggi l’Onu celebra bambini e adolescenti, per ricordare che ancora troppi di loro non godono dei diritti che meriterebbero.
