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Italy will reopen schools next month, but first it needs 3 million new desks

Italy will reopen schools next month, but first it needs 3 million new desks

by Silvia Martelli | Aug 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, Education, Featured

Italian schools are set to reopen on Sept. 14, but only if 2.6 million single-seat desks are built within the next month to allow the social distancing that the traditional two-person desks in classrooms make impossible. Reopening schools is seen as a crucial step...
The UK is on the brink of a youth unemployment crisis

The UK is on the brink of a youth unemployment crisis

by Silvia Martelli | Aug 16, 2020 | Business & Tech

The UK is on the brink of a youth unemployment crisis: As many as one in four workers aged 16 to 25 could be jobless as the country emerges from the coronavirus lockdown. Young people are disproportionately employed in restaurants, pubs, hotels and leisure centers,...
Privacy concerns and resistant citizens: Europe struggles with Covid-19 contact tracing apps

Privacy concerns and resistant citizens: Europe struggles with Covid-19 contact tracing apps

by Silvia Martelli | Jul 22, 2020 | Coronavirus

In early June, a number of European countries, including Italy, France and Germany, launched contact tracing apps designed to alert users when they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19, part of efforts to prevent a second wave as...
UN program trains African judiciary to uphold freedom of the press

UN program trains African judiciary to uphold freedom of the press

by Silvia Martelli | Mar 27, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Over the past four years, a United Nations agency has successfully trained more than 1,800 African lawyers, prosecutors and judges to protect and uphold freedom of the press in courts across the African continent. In 2016, the United Nations...
More kids to become obese as school meal standards change

More kids to become obese as school meal standards change

by Silvia Martelli | Mar 23, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Childhood obesity may increase if the US Department of Agriculture’s proposed changes to school meal standards become law, reversing progress made by the Obama administration, experts say. New rules proposed in January would reduce the vegetables and...
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