Yearly Archives: 2017

Brazil’s crisis – A former star of the emerging world faces a lost decade Economist Jan 2nd 2016 The longest recession in a century; the biggest bribery scandal in history; the most unpopular leader in living memory. These are not … Continue reading →

Best Camping Coffee Makers Taste is the factor that we weighted the heaviest in this evaluation. If you don’t care about taste, you can skip the rest of this review and just buy instant coffee. But no, unfortunately, those of … Continue reading →

Uruguayan pharmacies will start selling cannabis Economist – May 6th 2017 On the outskirts of Libertad, a small town an hour’s drive from Montevideo, barbed wire and guard towers surround a ten-hectare plot of state-owned land. Inside, greenhouses shelter thousands … Continue reading →

Economist – May 18th 2017 | CAIRO Shouting “no to forgiveness” may sound awfully cruel. But on May 13th thousands of Tunisians marched through Tunis, the capital, waving banners with that slogan. They were protesting an “economic reconciliation” bill that … Continue reading →

Timbuctu – No-go zone and The long quest for Timbuktu, and the race to save its treasures The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save its Past. By Charlie English. Riverhead; 416 pages; $28. Published … Continue reading →

Ticks – Removal Ticks are tiny bugs, about the size of a sesame seed, which feed on blood. Adult ticks can be distinguished from insects by having eight legs rather than six. They cannot jump or fly and do not … Continue reading →

Thailand’s junta intensifies its hunt for critics of the monarchy Economist – May 18th 2017 The only historical record of Queen Chammathewi, the legendary founder of the Thai city of Lamphun, comes from a fanciful 15th-century chronicle written on palm … Continue reading →

FOREIGN FIRMS RECOGNISING TAIWAN  Jul 5th 2018 ECONOMIST  WHEN it comes to asserting sovereignty over Taiwan, no fight is too small for Chinese officials. In January censors shut down the website of Marriott, a hotel chain, after it referred to … Continue reading →

Petty Officers – As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do Economist – May 18th 2017 The stake-out lasted a week, but it paid off in the end. The tireless police of Kagoshima, a sleepy city in … Continue reading →

Mutineers Have Been Bought Off Again in Ivory Coast As strikes go, this one was resolved remarkably quickly and with an unusually one-sided result. The reason, quite simply, is that these strikers had guns. Just days after some 8,400 mutinous … Continue reading →