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Why Great White Sharks Are Still a Mystery to Us Erik Vance July 2016 National Geographic Thanks to Jaws, they’re the ocean’s most iconic and feared fish. But we know surprisingly little about them. Much of what we think we … Continue reading →

Bahrain’s crackdown. Brutal king, cowardly allies – The authorities in Bahrain try to crush dissent, as America and Britain look on Jun 25th 2016 Economist Over the past decade, Britain has stripped 27 people of their citizenship on national-security grounds. … Continue reading →

For many of us, it is all about getting one of those cheap price points from the airline. THE BEST OF THEM ALL: 1. skyscanner.com – Possibly the cheapest flights. Often has local airlines not on other sites. Has good price … Continue reading →

A new age of discovery. The glory-seeking adventurer of old is giving way to explorers who want to understand the planet rather than dominate it Jan 2nd 2016 Economist Twenty years ago the Economist published an essay that hailed a … Continue reading →

Snip snap – Why more than half of newborn boys in America are circumcised Jun 18th 2016 Economist Sexual, health and aesthetic norms do not vary much across the West. Male circumcision is an exception. Over half of American boys … Continue reading →

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Africa’s leaders protect each other. As a former president faces trial, his incumbent colleagues vilify the court Feb 6th 2016 Economist On January 28th the Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo became the first former head of state … Continue reading →

Puffed out – Africa’s new railways risk going the way of the old ones Jun 4th 2016 Economist The railway station at Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second city and the centre of its mining trade, has seen better … Continue reading →

Africa uber alles – The potential and pitfalls of African tech innovation Apr 23rd 2016 Economist The fastest, and cheapest, way to zip around the hilly capital of Rwanda is to catch one of the many motorcycle taxis, or motos, … Continue reading →

A preventable tragedy – Africa is in the grip of one of the worst outbreaks of yellow fever in 30 years. A wider disaster threatens May 14th 2016 Economist One of the mysteries of epidemiology is why Asia does not … Continue reading →

Not as easy as it looks – Western worries about China’s burgeoning influence in Africa may be overblown Nov 21st 2015 Economist On the western edge of Lake Victoria in Uganda, a hundred miles south of Kampala and an hour … Continue reading →