NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

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Many terrifying diseases have long afflicted humans in the warm, wet places of the world. Evidence of some of them…

ARGINTINA – Kirchner Cult

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The new president puts his predecessor in her place Economist Jul 2nd 2016 Wedged behind the Casa Rosada, Argentina’s presidential…

VIRGINITY TESTS

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So-called virginity tests are nonsensical, degrading and still too common Economist May 21st 2016 What does it take to be…

VIETNAM – Today

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VIETMAN'S COMMUNIST PARTY Economist Jan 16th 2016 The sign above the door at Cong Caphe, a hip coffee shop in…

TROPICAL DISEASES NEGLECTED

9 years ago

Many terrifying diseases have long afflicted humans in the warm, wet places of the world. Evidence of some of them…

TIMOR-LESTE – Today

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THE ECONOMY Economist May 4th 2017 Coffee trees loom over a village in the hills above Dili, the capital of…

MALDIVES – Today

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Let it not become paradise lost - Why the tiny islands are a focus of geopolitics Economist Nov 28th 2015…

TAJIKISTAN – The Ismailis

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A hopeful Aga saga - In the poorest bit of the former Soviet Union they look to a leader of…

SOUTH KOREA – Hangul Alphabet

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Superscript - The country celebrates an ingenious writing system Economist Oct 10th 2015 “Like trying to fit a square handle…

INDIA – Sikhism

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Peeved in Punjab Economist Nov 28th 2015 The Sikh religion provides for a gathering of believers, the Sarbat Khalsa, in…