Roberto Savianowriter and journalist known for his courageous commitment to tell the complex realities of organized crime, as he did in his famous book Gomorrahreturns to the center of the cultural scene with his latest novel Love does not die which explores the strength of love capable of challenging the violence of the ‘ndrangheta. In this episode of Popcornerthe guest ...
A real seagull It has now become famous: millions of users have seen him on the roof of the Sistine Chapelclose to the chimney, just at the time of white smoke which announced the election of the new Pope. It was even taken up while vomiting during the white smoke! He immediately earned the appellation of “Gabbiano del Conclave“And his ...
Aldo Moropolitician and Italian jurist, was one of the top figures of the Christian democracy and one of the main Italian political exponents, killed by Red Brigades May 9, 1978. It was Prime Minister for several years and was characterized by the willingness to look for agreements with the left parties. In the 70s, he was one of the promoters ...
Recent clashes with air raids, missiles and drones between India And Pakistan They are bringing attention to this area of the world, in a particularly complex context from a geopolitical point of view with already two warnings of war lit with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The concern is that the current clashes can give rise to a ...
Replica of one of the Soviet Landers for Venus. Credit: ESA There are a few hours away from the uncontrolled return in the atmosphere after 53 years of the Soviet satellite Kosmos 482: According to the latest forecasts of the Space Debris Office of the European Space Agency, the return is scheduled for 8:26 (Italian time) of Tomattina, with an ...
Giuseppe Impastato, called Peppino, was a political activist, journalist And radio conductor Of Cinisi (Palermo), that denounced with great courage the mafia And it was therefore assassinated 47 years ago, on May 9, 1978. Born in 1948, in one family very close to Cosa Nostrasince the teenager Peppino developed left political beliefs and sided against the powerful boss Tano badalamenticlose ...
The death of Pope Francis, on April 21, put an end to his pontificate lasted well 12 years. A time that seems short but it is not if compared, for example, with that of Pope Luciani who occupied the papal throne for only 33 days. The “official” list of the Popes, considered valid by the Holy See, recognizes 266 pontificated: ...
Robert Francis Prevostelected Pope Leone XIVis the first North American Pope chosen by a conclave and the First Augustinian pontiff in history. Born in Chicago In the 1955entered the Augustinian order as a teenager and in 1982 he was ordained a priest. Since then, he has divided his life between the United States and PeruA country in which he lived ...
The riddle of dictator and of bottles of wine is a famous problem of logic. A dictator must find out which bottle, among the 1000 in his possession, was poisoned by a killer. To do this he is only 24 hours and can use 10 prisoners sentenced to death as tastings. The only certainty it has is that a single ...
Music has always been a fundamental component of human culture, and perhaps it could even precede the birth of Homo Sapiens Sapiens. To say it is some scholars, who have attributed to the Neanderthal the oldest musical instrument ever found: a flute dating back to 60 000 years agoknown as Flute of Divje Babefrom the name of the archaeological site ...