By Sara Moreira Sanitation is one of the central issues that will be addressed in the regional hackathon [1] [en] Developing Latin America [2] [en] on December 1 and 2, 2012. The work of one particular project in Brazil could serve as inspiration for the development of new platforms. The initiative Sanitation is Basic! [3] […]
Italy: More Than 100 Workers Occupy Sardinian Coal Mine
By Fabio Brambilla Pisoni Some 460 jobs at risk, 350 kilos of explosives and more than 100 miners about 373 metres below ground. These are the figures involved in the latest drama [2] to have erupted in Italy, prompted by the economic crisis affecting all of Europe [3]. It involves miners working in the Carbosulcis […]
E’ ancora scontro tra Santoro e la RAI
18/10/2010 Porta a Porta, Maurizio Belpietro afferma che Michele Santoro sarebbe stato sospeso per quindici giorni dal direttore Generale Gianni Pasquarelli 15 anni fa, circostanza completamente inventata. L’Onorevole Maurizio Gasparri lo indica come il responsabile del suicidio del maresciallo Lombardo senza che nessuno faccia notare che le inchieste aperte dalla magistratura si conclusero con archiviazioni, […]
Air France jet missing over Atlantic, presumed crashed
Per CNN, Air France flight 447 carrying 228 passengers from Rio de Janeiro heading to Paris was reported missing early Monday morning. The jet lost contact with the airlines shortly after it flew over a stormy area with strong turbulence. Brazilian air force squadrons have been searching for the jet since this morning, per the […]
Brazil: Petroleum, elections and poverty matters
On Friday 15th of May, the Brazilian Congress launched an investigation into the giant state-run oil company Petrobras. The initiative was started by government leaders of the opposition PSDB party. They set up what Brazilians call a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI is the abbreviation in Portuguese) to scrutinize supposed irregularities in the company. Meanwhile, on […]
‘Rent A Blog’ Debate Heats Brazilian Blogosphere
Posted by Paula Góes to Global Voices Online The highly sensitive Brazilian blogosphere is fizzing after a famous brand of beverage decided to invest in blogs as the main vehicle to market its latest product. Nine prominent bloggers were cherry picked and received a fancy USB mini fridge with a new product to be tested […]