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The capacity of woody biomass to provide the energy requirements for sub-Saharan Africa is declining. Papyrus wetlands are a sustainable source of biomass that holds potential to substitute for wood.
The Kenyan example illustrates the importance of constitutional guarantees for devolution. But it also shows that devolution is no magic bullet for the problems of corruption and ethnic politics.
It’s the first time the ‘Green and White Army’ and the ‘Boys in Green’ have competed together in a football tournament – and it’s actually going rather well.
Could creativity and worry be linked?
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Psychologists have advanced a new theory linking neurotic unhappiness and creativity, arguing that natural worriers may have highly active imaginations and be more creative problem-solvers.
A French field kitchen in use by the French troops within half a mile of the Turkish lines on the southern section of Gallipoli Peninsula, 1915.
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As Australians commemorate the Anzacs who died at Gallipoli, spare a thought for the 10,000 French soldiers who also died on the Dardanelles in the first world war.
Where do inventions come from? There’s no magic formula, but there are ways to improve your creativity. One method is to look at nature. Some call this activity bionics, others call it biomimetics. Whatever…
Smart casual? A member of the Magyar Garda (Hungarian Guard).
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As Europe wakens to a wave of newly elected right-wing Members of the European Parliament, our multi-racial continent needs to understand what are the psychological roots of this movement. We have some…
Human beings should be immensely proud of what they have achieved in modern civilization. Millions of people live together in relative harmony, reasonable health and with a standard of living which would…
At a joint German-Russian cabinet meeting in Siberia in 2006, German Chancellor Angela Merkel unsuccessfully tried to persuade President Vladimir Putin that cabinet ministers should be treated with respect…
A heavy dose of power can do strange things to a leader’s head.
Wolfgang Wildner
World leaders who make war tend to have a particular personality profile called “high need for power”. American presidents who show this need have, throughout history, been more likely to take their country…
David Owen, former UK Foreign Secretary, noticed a tall man weaving his way through the post-Buckingham Palace banquet crowd. Looming over him, he said: “You are Lord Owen aren’t you?” “Yes,” Owen replied…
How can we explain the level of savagery that has been seen in Syria? And how on earth do the negotiators in Geneva hope to bridge an abyss of cruelty and suffering that has seen more than 100,000 people…