Bird's Eye View

Author: Gianluca Vella

  • An Epicurean Insight on Life

    An Epicurean Insight on Life

    In the midst of today’s constant chaos and madness, we often forget to spare a moment to pause and ponder. What is the point of life? Why do we do what we do? Or perhaps, most significantly – what makes us happy? Is it living in the lap of luxury? Is it a life of…

  • It’s all about the money

    It’s all about the money

    The phrase ‘Money makes the world go round’ is used several times, but its meaning is often underestimated. Little to do we contemplate, that the role that money plays in the world today is more effective than we think, as it ends up having a direct impact on the fabric of society and the foundations which…

  • A Brexit deal is all but agreed upon🇪🇺🇬🇧

    Tomorrow will see a special cabinet meeting called upon by Prime Minister Theresa May, in order to discuss a draft withdrawal agreement for the United Kingdom. She does so in light of recent news that both parties seem to have agreed upon a technical deal for Britain to leave the European Union.

  • India’s Fiscal Civil War

    The deputy governor of the reserve bank of India, Viral Acharya came out saying earlier this week that undermining the independence of the Indian central bank could be potentially catastrophic, in his own words. Understandably so, but what caused this threat and how is India reacting?

  • Post-Election Conference Summary

    President’s Post Election Press Speech: The president started off his press conference by pointing out several numbers and statistics, showing how significant the Republican Senate seat gain was, and blaming the loss of control on the House of Representatives upon a lack of wealthy donors, a very hostile media, which he said broke records with…

  • Remembrance.

    Remembrance.

    On the 11th hour, on the 11th day of November 1918, an armistice to stop a war which had taken the lives of almost 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians was reached as peace talks began between the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. From the sparks given off on the 28th June 1914…

  • Mexico City receives first wave from migrant caravan

    Mexico City receives first wave from migrant caravan

    The first few hundreds of migrants are arriving in the capital of Mexico on their way to the United States border. A stadium was prepared equipped with water tanks each holding around 10,000 litres of drinking water, in order to allow the now 5000-strong migrant caravan to rest as it heads towards what it hopes…

  • International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2018

    With hundreds of journalists being detained or finding themselves victims of forced disappearance due to their job, we echo UN experts’ calls on all states to implement the international legal framework on safety of journalists.  

  • This Month’s Recap: October 2018

    1st October – Iran fires six ballistic missiles from its own territory at ISIL targets near the Euphrates river valley in eastern Syria, in response to the Ahvaz military parade attack.

  • A truly doleful day for planet Earth

    A truly doleful day for planet Earth

    Extreme right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has been elected as the next president of Brazil. Along with his support for torture, calls to shoot political opponents, relentless attacks on the LGBTI community, this election spells disaster for the Amazon rainforest.