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The next-generation greenhouse
By Esther Dyson - Sep 08, 2014 - Last updated at Sep 08, 2014 21:50
The challenge of ensuring adequate, nutrient-rich food for an expanding global population is a daunting one, especially given constraints on ...
RJ — a national symbol
By Nael Raja Kabariti - Sep 06, 2014 - Last updated at Sep 06, 2014 21:44
At the beginning of the 1960s, as a young man, I took my first flight from Amman to Cairo. ...
The new president of Europe
By Konrad Niklewicz - Sep 01, 2014 - Last updated at Sep 01, 2014 22:20
August 30, 2014, may be remembered as the day when the division of the European Union into “new” and “old” member st ...
Good crop, bad crop
By Francis Nang’ayo - Aug 26, 2014 - Last updated at Aug 26, 2014 22:00
Kenya’s ban on imports of genetically modified (GM) crops reflects a troubling trend in a country traditionally seen as an agricultura ...
Fixing Europe’s Orbán problem
By Thorsten Benner - Aug 23, 2014 - Last updated at Aug 23, 2014 22:00
In April, when German Chancellor Angel Merkel congratulated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on his reelection, she let it be kn ...
Need for greater respect for international humanitarian law
By Didier Burkhalter - Aug 21, 2014 - Last updated at Aug 21, 2014 22:22
150 years ago to the day, the first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the F ...
The dark side of physics
By Maria Spiropulu - Aug 13, 2014 - Last updated at Aug 13, 2014 22:30
Almost a century ago, the first galaxy beyond our own was discovered, and within a decade the theory that the universe is expanding was firs ...
Peru’s self-sabotage
By César Gamboa - Aug 13, 2014 - Last updated at Aug 13, 2014 22:29
You may know Peru as the cradle of Incan civilisation. Or you may have tasted its outstanding cuisine. ...
The underachieving education business
By John S. Katzman - Aug 13, 2014 - Last updated at Aug 13, 2014 22:27
Capitalism has produced many high-quality products and services, from smartphones to high-speed transport and compelling entertainment. Yet ...
The framing of MH17
By William Burke-White - Aug 11, 2014 - Last updated at Aug 11, 2014 23:00
US President Barack Obama called the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 an “outrage of unspeakable proportions”, whereas Rus ...

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