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Today it appears as if art has entered the mainstream. Not only are the various international biennales and triennials sponsored by the biggest multi-national corporations, but they also form an important part of promotional strategies for tourism in their regions. Similarly, new contemporary art museums like the Tate Modern in London or the Guggenheim in [...]

With the Kyoto Protocol’s expiration in 2012, we’ve taken emissions data from the UN and PBL to assess its impact so far. Sadly, the data show that while there have been more successes than failures amongst nations with Kyoto targets, global emissions as a whole have continued to soar.

Something has changed in the world. Something fundamental, if names actually mean anything. As of the start of this month, Internet browsers find the name “Palestine” when they google anything related to what has long been known as the Palestinian Territories. This is in line with “the lead of the U.N.,” Google’s managers point out. [...]

(Agenzia Nova) – Il processo terminato ieri a Rabat a carico di 25 saharawi per le violenze avvenute a Gdeim Izik “è stato equilibrato ed aperto agli osservatori internazionali”. E’ quanto si legge in un rapporto stilato dalla delegazione di osservatori italiani che ha seguito il processo, chiuso ieri a Rabat con 9 condanne all’ergastolo per l’uccisione di una dozzina

Quando si arriva a Minsk, dai Paesi dell’Europa occidentale, si ha la sensazione di fare un salto temporale all’indietro, prima del 1989, quando ancora esisteva la cortina di ferro e la Bielorussia faceva parte della vecchia U.R.S.S. La città rappresenta l’esempio migliore di pianificazione sovietica su larga scala, con palazzi governativi mastodontici e di color [...]