Beatrice Bianchi
Beatrice Bianchi, 78, is a veteran Italian journalist with decades of experience covering politics, policy and corporate accountability. Their reporting aims to be clear, sourced and accountable to readers.
Corfu Wildfires Force Chaotic Boat Evacuations
The fire-escape boats are pulling away from the northern Corfu shoreline, but the trouble is only beginning for the people left behind. Hundreds of residents an
Recife Building Collapse Kills 14, Six Still Missing
Fourteen people are dead. Six more are missing. Three are injured. A building fell in Recife on July 7, 2023. The collapse was total. The structure is gone. So
Indonesia 5.8 Quake Kills 1, Injures 2 in Yogyakarta
Seismic Reality: What Friday’s 5.8 Magnitude Quake Says About Life on the Ring of Fire
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — The ground shook for seconds. People fled into t
Inflection AI Secures $1.3B for Pi Assistant
Inflection AI, a pioneering American technology company, has secured a staggering $1.3 billion in funding to accelerate the development of its groundbreaking pe
Steel Mill Blast Kills 4 in Liaoning, China
The explosion that killed four workers and injured five others at a steel mill in Yingkou, Liaoning, on June 23, 2023, is not an isolated event. It is the lates
Italy Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 14 on Motorway
A devastating bus crash on a motorway in Vallesaccarda, Campania, Italy, has left one person dead and 14 others injured. The bus was travelling from Lecce in Pu
4.0 Quake Jolts Melbourne CBD, Cracks Buildings
Victoria does not sit on a major fault line. That is the quiet fact that makes the May 28 earthquake unsettling. A magnitude 4.0 event, centered somewhere under
Activists Blacken Trevi Fountain in Charcoal Protest
ROME — The charcoal that turned the Trevi Fountain black on May 21 did not just stain the water. It was meant to stain a reputation.
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WHO Ends COVID-19 Emergency, Long COVID Persists
The end of COVID-19’s global health emergency status, announced by the World Health Organization on May 15, 2023, does not erase the disease’s long tail. For mi
Journalist Imran Riaz Khan Arrest Sparks Global Outcry
Fallout From a Disappearance: Journalist's Arrest Sends Shockwaves Through Pakistan and Beyond
The reported arrest of Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz Khan on M
Vietnam FDI Pledges Drop 38% as Demand Weakens
Vietnam's strategy to anchor itself as the factory floor of Southeast Asia is working — for now. But the numbers coming out of Hanoi on 9 March show a country t
UN Suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly voted 93-24 with 58 abstentions on 7 April to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, citing "grave concern" over civilian…
Congress Votes to Suspend Russia Trade Status, Ban Oil
Congress voted overwhelmingly on April 8, 2022, to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban imports of Russian oil, escalating U.S. economic pressure on…
Ukraine Finds 410 Civilians Shot, Burned in Bucha
Ukrainian officials said Sunday that 410 civilians have been found shot, burned or bound in towns north of Kyiv only days after Russian troops withdrew…
MAA Group Shares Plunge 40% Since April 2021
MAA Group Berhad’s slide on the stock market has erased nearly 40 percent of its value in less than a year. The investment holding company now trades at 0.56 Ma
Polish President Compares Mariupol to Nazi Atrocities
Polish President Draws Stark Parallels Between Russian Aggression and Nazi Atrocities President Andrzej Duda of Poland has issued a forceful condemnation of Russia's military campaign…
Putin Censorship Buckles Under Western Sanctions
Putin's censorship infrastructure fails under pressure from Western sanctions Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was already constructing a digital…
UK and Singapore Launch Digital Economy Talks
Liz Truss and Singapore's S. Iswaran sat at video screens on 28 June 2021. They opened formal talks on a Digital Economy Agreement. The goal: cut cross-border b
AI to combat money laundering
On February 22, 2021, a report detailed how banks are turning to artificial intelligence to combat money laundering, a crime that moves an estimated $2…
Monkey Study Suggests COVID Infection Prevents Reinfection
As the novel coronavirus swept across the globe in early 2020, a central question haunted public health officials: could people who recover from COVID-19 catch
Volkswagen Pays $34.7 Billion to Settle Dieselgate Claims
On March 21, 2020, Volkswagen, the world's largest carmaker, announced that it would spend $34.69 billion, equivalent to 31.3 billion euros, to pay fines and…
UK Government Denies £108bn HS2 Cost Overrun Claim
On January 7, 2020, the UK government denied claims made by Lord Berkeley, the deputy chair of the High Speed 2 (HS2) review panel, that…
