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Authorities investigating killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, once seen as de-facto PM under father’s iron-fisted rule., Authorities investigating killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, once seen as de-facto PM under father’s iron-fisted rule. Thousands of people have attended the funeral of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s mostContinue Reading

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Despite leading polls, the People’s Party confronts an establishment with a two-decade record of overturning mandates., Bangkok, Thailand – The orange campaign buses of Thailand’s opposition People’s Party have been hard to miss in recent weeks, winding through cities and villages carrying reformist politicians on what they call the “ChooseContinue Reading

is-globalisation-killing-craftsmanship?

Handmade crafts are disappearing under mass production. What is lost when everything is made fast, cheap and at scale?, Handmade crafts are disappearing under mass production. What is lost when everything is made fast, cheap, and at scale? As globalisation reshapes how goods are made and consumed, traditional crafts are increasinglyContinue Reading

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Sometimes on the internet you encounter one of those pictures that needs no explanation. A brightly colored bird foregrounded on a lawn, say, while a housecat lurks behind it in the grass, flattening its body to the ground. You know what comes next: The cat will pounce, because that isContinue Reading

let-them-eat-cake

Saddam Hussein loved his birthday, and he ensured everyone else in Iraq loved it too. Each April 28, he received an ornate birthday cake of ludicrous proportions, while the whole country held compulsory celebrations. The mere title of “The President’s Cake” — the gentle, imperfect period drama from Iraqi filmmakerContinue Reading