Alberto Riva
Articles by Alberto Riva
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Kumbh Mela: Case Study In Chaos Attracts Harvard Business School
February 11 2013 3:23 PM
How do you create a pop-up city for 40 million people? And what can we learn from it?
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The Pope's Statement: A Model Of Clarity, In Latin
February 11 2013 1:01 PM
There aren't many world leaders who speak Latin. And not many journalists who understand it enough to break the news the pope is stepping down.
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Two Years After, Egypt's Arab Spring And Revolution Seem Like A Long Time Ago
February 08 2013 7:37 PM
Hosni Mubarak and his cronies are gone, but two years after their fall, Egypt is beset by political unrest and economic problems.
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Myanmar's Army Crushes America's Old Friends From WWII
February 08 2013 3:04 PM
Seventy years ago, the Kachin were America's friends in the fight against the Japanese. Now, they are losing the war against their own government.
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'Boycott Israel' Event At Brooklyn College Draws Protests
February 08 2013 11:56 AM
The BDS movement wants to boycott Israel -- and when it held an event at a university in the middle of a heavily Jewish neigborhood of New York, sparks flew.
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Meet Harry Potter
February 08 2013 9:25 AM
A book festival featuring the Nobel laureate and one of Aung San Suu Kyi's favorite characters help Myanmar come out of isolation -- but freedom of expression is still elusive.
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![Another Berlusconi Whopper: Balotelli Is 'Our Family's Little Negro' [VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2013/02/03/mariobalotelli-1200.jpg "Another Berlusconi Whopper: Balotelli Is 'Our Family's Little Negro' [VIDEO]")
Another Berlusconi Whopper: Balotelli Is 'Our Family's Little Negro' [VIDEO]
February 05 2013 1:14 PM
Even in Italy, where public discourse on race does not sound like America’s, Paolo Berlusconi’s words sounded like the insult they are
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The Extraordinary Alps As You've Never Seen Them
February 02 2013 3:43 PM
Flying these days is boring. But if you request a right-side window seat on a flight out of Milan's Malpensa airport on a sunny day, that is not what you will think.
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Risks Of Hydro Power: Brazil's Lesson
February 01 2013 5:42 PM
Brazil's president has a bold plan to cut electricity prices. But South America's biggest economy has serious problems with power generation.
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'Making Photocopies Is Hard,’ Says Silvio Berlusconi’s Niece
January 31 2013 1:42 PM
The niece of Italy's erstwhile, and possibly future, prime minister shares at least one trait with her uncle: a penchant for spectacular gaffes on national tv.
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'Now We Don't Eat' - Egypt's Economy In Shambles Amid Violence
January 30 2013 3:36 PM
Egypt is facing another violence wave, as citizens begin to wonder if the revolution has benefited the economy. The numbers are not good.
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The Unlikely Iranian Hero Who Saved Thousands Of Jews
January 27 2013 6:40 AM
How do you save thousands of Jews in France from the occupying Nazi army? Easy: make up a fantastic story inventing a whole new religion. Amazingly, the Germans bought it.
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