Michele Bertelli

QUITO, Ecuador - Will Ecuador's referendum to ban oil extraction in the Amazon encourage Latin American nations to keep fossil fuels in the ground?

Patacamaya, Bolivia - Doctors and indigenous healers are fighting to decrease maternity deaths in Bolivia.

A rising indigenous class is putting its money where its homes are and inspiring a new style of architecture....

ABBIATEGRASSO, Italy - As climate change fuels harsher drought in Europe, farmers and those who depend on them are at risk

Until the 1980s, the percentage of graduate women in computer science grew at the same rate as in law and medicine. However, growth stagnated and the advance towards gender equality suffered a setback. Today, women barely hold one in five jobs in the world of technology.

Coding like a girl is an interactive documentary that will examine successful projects in Tanzania and Peru and both scrutinise their impact on local development, and as well as compare them globally with similar programs from developed economies like Germany.

Rome, Italy – Italian military has locked down a nine-storey squat, where 18 people share one toilet, after residents tested positive.

Rome, Italy – As cases jump and deaths surge, the national health system is struggling with a lack of space, resources and staff.

Rome, Italy – As the coronavirus continues to spread in Italy, many of the country’s industries are being shut down.

Rome, Italy – Nearly 6,000 test positive for novel coronavirus as the southern European nation struggles to contain outbreak.

Naples, Italy. Daniela Lourdes Falanga, her family's first male heir, was expected to follow the path of her mafia boss father. She overcame a brutal Naples childhood to become a prominent transgender rights activist.

Rome, Italy – The Planpincieux, a hanging and temperate glacier that extends for 1,327sq km, is at risk of falling down Mont Blanc.

Rome, Italy – Liliana Segre, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor and senator-for-life, has been put under police protection due to anti-Semitic threats on her life, the Italian police revealed last week.

CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Once a holiday dream for middle-class Italians, Castel Volturno is now a dilapidated seaside nightmare where Nigerians open their homes to migrants wanting cold beer and quick sex.

Rome, Italy. The 5-Star Movement triumphed in Italy's election and intends to carry through on the promise of a basic income. Party officials insist that they can make it a reality sooner or later, Michele Bertelli reports.

Rome, Italy. The Bangladeshi community in Italy is the second largest in Europe. However, many women are still struggling to acclimatize, not least because of their husbands. Michele Bertelli reports from Rome.