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Nigeria, in volo con l'elicottero fai-da-te


The 24-year old Nigerian Mubarak Abdullahi had an original idea: build a helicopter. He graduated in physics, the young man has used pieces of old cars and motorcycles, all assembling in the basement of his house. The result is a functional 4-seater helicopter. more ...

Source: The Republic

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Famiglie “a rischio povertà”


In view of the world day of poverty, in calendario il 17 ottobre, e dell'avvio della 45ª Settimana sociale dei cattolici italiani, in programma dal 18 al 21 ottobre, Caritas Italiana e Fondazione Zancan di Padova hanno presentato oggi a Roma il VII Rapporto sulla povertà e l'esclusione sociale in Italia, dal titolo “Rassegnarsi alla povertà?”, che sarà nelle librerie nei prossimi giorni.

L'ultimo Rapporto dell'Istat sulla povertà nel nostro Paese indica che sono in stato di povertà 2.623.000 famiglie, corrispondenti a 7.537.000 persone, cioè il 12,9% della popolazione, di cui i due terzi vivono al Sud. Un dato che è rimasto “sostanzialmente stabile” negli ultimi cinque anni.

“Rassegnarsi poverty? "is the question that Title VII Report on poverty and social exclusion in Italy, and was born right in front of this stalemate, the inability to address the problem. more ...

Source: Life non-profit online

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L'Africa ha speso 200 miliardi in guerre


95% of the arms used were produced outside the continent. The Liberian president: "We need a treaty"

conflicts involving 23 African countries have cost, in the period 1990 to 2005, 284 billion dollars (199.8 billion euro) is an enormous challenge, but According to the authors of research Africa's missing billions, surely underestimated. "It is the sum of the costs directly to the conflict - the authors explain the research signed by the three organizations Oxfam, Saferworld and International Action Network on Small Arms -. In the 284 billion you count only the structures destroyed, medical costs and those related to the displaced. " Then there are others, not counted, beginning with those supported by neighboring countries fleeing population management, difficulties or paralysis of trade, political instability. If you are then almost 300 billion costs "live" of many other African conflicts are lost in the "side effects". For example, the lost revenue: the South African tourism minister, quoted in report, has estimated that nearly 22 million visitors who have opted to visit the country for fear of violence in just five years. more ...

Source: Corriere della Sera

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Il cibo non basta per i bambini malnutriti


Doctors Without Borders campaign for 'therapeutic food'

Doctors Without Borders, the largest medical humanitarian organization in the world , today launched an appeal for greater efforts are made to expand the use of new "therapeutic food (RUF - ready-to-use therapeutic food) in order to stem the slaughter of 5 million children under 5 years who die each year for illnesses related to malnutrition. The traditional food aid to "fight hunger but are almost completely ineffective for treating malnutrition in young children. more ...

Source: Corriere della Sera

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Jean Paul, legato a morte


The great taboo of mental illness in Black. A documentary on the history of a man condemned to die tied to a tree with the approval of the authorities and the family

Jean Paul is plagued by imprecise and unfathomable mental illness. In the village where he was born and raised in the mountains of western Cameroon, dying chained to a tree. By the will of his own family and with the approval of local authorities, by day he is forced to live bound, without food or water. Jean, "the strongest man in the village, which has taken over, tells the story of Jean Paul, including the evil eye and magical beliefs, and speaks of an evil ring.

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Source: The Republic

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La guerra del cibo


Stop multinationals, yes to the biodiversity of agriculture. India's Vandana Shiva and the African Aminata Traoré fighting the same battles

Vandana Shiva with her sari wrapped around the body and the red bindi on her forehead. Aminata Traoré with the hat on his head and colored boubou to the foot. Traditional clothes and charisma out of the ordinary: so these two women travel the world to defend their land, telling others the truth. more ...

Source: The Republic