Summer is not the best season to venture into the woods and fields of the Salvaraja farm because the sun is fierce, the animals hide in the cool and insects give no respite. Regardless of the risks, however, some students from the University of Milan participated to the event “Agri-coolture” last June 23rd. The event …
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Hasankeyf is a city situated in southeast Turkey, in the province of Batman. It is 12.000 years old, and has 5,500 caves, 550 monuments and historical sites, which belong to 24 different cultures. However, this open-air museum may disappear soon. Why? Starting from the mid-1950s, the Turkish government started to inspect the Tigris river downstream …
Have you wondered why in the last couple of weeks every time you wanted to Google something, the Google sign would turn into a football pitch full of female players? This was actually the first and most prominent sign of the incredible attention that the FIFA Women’s World Cup® 2019, that finished last Sunday with …
The Final: FIFA Women’s World Cup® 2019 vs Gender Equality Read More »
According to UN Habitat, although cities amount only for less than 2 per cent of the world surface, they consume 78% of global energy and generate more than 60% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The use of polluting fuels to respond to the high demand of energy in urban areas not only increases dramatically the …
Matteo Salvini did not hesitate: with the issuing of directive no. 14100/141(8) (decreto sicurezza 2), lives at sea must be safeguarded onlywhen the national Maritime Rescue Coordination Center formally assumes its responsibility for such operations. Since 2015, both the EU and Italy decided that leaving people to die at sea would be effective for the …
Oh Captain, My Captain: Disobedience against Salvini Read More »
On June 21, the Padovan Law Firm hosted an interesting international conference on International Sanctions, Export and Investment Controls in Milan. During the conference, lecturers of different backgrounds and areas of expertise gave speeches on issues such as cyber security, international economic sanctions, export control compliance and investment control in Europe, the US and Israel. …
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28.06.2019 LGBTQI Pride Month, and in particular Pride Parade, is a time for big parties, celebrations, love, support, and good atmosphere. However, it is important to remember the reasons behind Pride to understand why it is necessary to keep celebrating and fighting for the right to love in all forms. Until the 1960s, same-sex consensual …
International Pride Day: fighting for the right to love Read More »
The fashion industry has a huge impact both on people and environment; in many cases, it works at very low labour and environmental standards. Do you know the truth about what you are wearing? Until the 30th of June you may visit the “Fashion Experience” and find it out. It is Wednesday 26th of June, …
How Food-Tech Innovation is tackling the Sustainable Development Goals. Last month, I had the opportunity to present the results of my research on an integrated business model approach for the UNSDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) at the Goals on Tour Exhibition, at the Seeds & Chips Global Food Innovation Summit. The event included a …
The recent shutdown of communications and the atrocities resulting from the peaceful pro-democracy protests in Sudan have led to a catastrophic situation in which a great number of civilians have been killed or injured, many have gone missing or have been arrested, and an undetermined number of women and girls have been raped. The massacre …
SUDAN: An on-going conflict leading to another massacre Read More »
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