Tunisia: UN expert praises democratic progress since Revolution, says more needed for LGBT persons
UN expert praises democratic progress since Revolution, says more needed for LGBT persons.
Guterres: Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’, punish perpetrators
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Instead of Skipping Graduation to Work at Waffle House, His Boss and Co-Workers Cooked up Miracles to Get Him There
As we all know, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry—and sometimes those of high school seniors do as well. Timothy Harrison of Center Point, Alabama planned to attend his high school graduation. He’d even cleared it with his boss to take time off. But when the day of the ceremony dawned,
Giant Rhinoceros Skeleton Found in China is One of the Largest Land Mammals Ever
In the land of endless fossils—aka North China—a new species of giant rhinoceros has been discovered in Gansu Province that ranks among the largest terrestrial mammals to ever walk the Earth. Belonging to an extinct genus called Paraceratherium, which means “near the hornless beast,” the new species displays some different characteristics and carries with it
One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’ – WHO
New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide – taking more lives each year than HIV, malaria, breast cancer, war and homicide.
‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, the harnessing of the mosquito society’s own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, is helping Indonesia combat Dengue fever. Scientists creating an epidemic of wolbachia among mosquitoes in Indonesia dropped rates of infection of Dengue by 77%, opening up new doors in the potential control of mosquito-borne epidemics. Sometimes called
Ryan Reynolds and ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Star Buy a Bad English Football Team to Turn it Around – Now an FX Documentary
What’s better than two likeable, excitable, egotists fronting perhaps far too much money to get into a business enterprise they know nothing about? As Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney embark on their new journey as owners of an English football club, someone clearly thought the same, and it’s now the focus of a new
Artigianato e design a Matera nell’edizione 2021 di Fucina madre
La formula “artigianato e design” diventa un vero e proprio attrattore turistico, uno strumento chiave per l’Azienda di promozione territoriale (Apt) della Basilicata da promuovere tutto l’anno. Fucina madre propone, infatti, un itinerario godibile alla scoperta di luoghi, persone, manufatti, botteghe, laboratori, spazi di sperimentazione, forme e storie. Un viaggio nel segno della creatività antica e contemporanea
Svolta Victoria Secret, addio agli angeli, ora le donne al centro
"Dobbiamo smetterla di essere quello che vogliono gli uomini". Arriva Rapinoe
Gli Usa non sono mai stati così aridi. La desertificazione avanza nella West Coast
Mappa a cura di Andrea Barolini La siccità nella West Coast degli Stati Uniti non è certo una novità. I deserti del Nevada e della California sono popolari destinazioni turistiche, con le loro sterminate distese di terra bruciata dal sole e le loro temperature talvolta insopportabili. I cambiamenti climatici, però, stanno spingendo questa situazione alle