Giorno: 26 Maggio 2022

Deal proposed by China would dramatically expand security influence in Pacific

Read More China is pursuing a sweeping regional economic security deal with Pacific nations that would dramatically expand its influence and reach into those countries, in a pact that has western countries and some Pacific leaders deeply worried. The wide-ranging deal lays out China’s vision for a much closer relationship with the Pacific, especially on […]

De Mita e la Dc: “Le canzoni con Gorbaciov e le zie suore di Berlusconi”

Read More https://video.repubblica.it/rubriche/prima-repubblica/quelli-della-prima-repubblica-de-mita-e-la-dc-le-canzoni-con-gorbaciov-e-le-zie-suore-di-berlusconi/272801/273326?rss <iframe class=”rep-video-embed” src=”https://video.repubblica.it/embed/rubriche/prima-repubblica/quelli-della-prima-repubblica-de-mita-e-la-dc-le-canzoni-con-gorbaciov-e-le-zie-suore-di-berlusconi/272801/273326&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe> Ciriaco De Mita vive circondato dai libri. Nella sua casa di Nusco, cittadina in provincia di Avellino della quale è sindaco a 89 anni, campeggiano foto e ricordi di una vita trascorsa da protagonista all’interno della Democrazia Cristiana: presidente del Consiglio […]

Marcos Jr Proclaimed Next Philippine President With Huge Win

Read More MANILA, Philippines—Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was proclaimed the next president of the Philippines by a joint session of Congress on Wednesday following a landslide election triumph 36 years after his dictator father was ousted in a pro-democracy uprising. The Senate and House of Representatives also declared that his separately elected vice presidential running mate, […]

Bheki Cele’s community policing forums plan met with scepticism

Read More Unless community policing forums (CPFs) are supported by SAPS, not infiltrated by criminals, and are well funded, Police Minister Bheki Cele’s strategy of using them to reduce crime is a pipe dream, policing experts have said.  This week, Cele told parliament that his department would prioritise CPFs, legal structures established in the 1990s […]

As mobile internet speeds rise, Africans are spending more time streaming

Read More Around 2015, when video-on-demand services were being introduced in the Kenyan mobile market (fibre-to-the-home was already a “thing” in Kenya’s urban centres by the end of the Naughties), a number of providers partnered with mobile phone operators to optimise bandwidth for faster download speeds. However, many subscribers would from time to time be […]

Going hungry or going green? A critical look at the ‘Green Revolution’ project in Africa

Read More Since the development of “miracle wheat” in 1954 by Norman Borlaug, the way in which international organisations support and invest in agriculture has changed dramatically. The narrative goes that Africa supposedly “missed out” on the first Green Revolution, thus explaining its lack of large-scale agricultural sectors before the 21st century.  The Gates Foundation, […]

E’ morto Ciriaco De Mita, ex premier e segretario della Dc

Read More L’ex presidente del Consiglio e segretario della Dc, Ciriaco De Mita, è morto stamattina alle 7 nella casa di cura Villa dei Pini di Avellino. Lo ha reso noto il vice sindaco di Nusco, Walter Vigilante. De Mita era stato sottoposto a febbraio scorso ad un intervento chirurgico per la frattura di un […]