Imran Khan, Pakistan's playboy turned politician Financial Times
The predominantly young and ever more numerous inhabitants of Pakistan always seem to be searching for a hero to save them – from poverty and perpetual economic crisis, hours of daily power cuts, Islamist terror attacks and a creeping sense of ...
The predominantly young and ever more numerous inhabitants of Pakistan always seem to be searching for a hero to save them – from poverty and perpetual economic crisis, hours of daily power cuts, Islamist terror attacks and a creeping sense of ...
Urban areas are hives for wild bees BBC News
A study has found a "considerable richness" of wild bee species in most types of urban habitats. French researchers recorded almost a third of the nation's 900 species of wild bees living in towns and cities. Writing in Plos One, they added that 60 species were ...
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A study has found a "considerable richness" of wild bee species in most types of urban habitats. French researchers recorded almost a third of the nation's 900 species of wild bees living in towns and cities. Writing in Plos One, they added that 60 species were ...
A love letter to driving: liberating, exciting and occasionally risky Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Ah, the joy of the open road. In all the fuss about rail fare increases the salient point I took out was that – contrary to what many London-based commentators assume – most people do not actually use trains for commuting. Outside the South East, they travel by ...
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Ah, the joy of the open road. In all the fuss about rail fare increases the salient point I took out was that – contrary to what many London-based commentators assume – most people do not actually use trains for commuting. Outside the South East, they travel by ...
Why mannish shirts are a woman's best friend Financial Times
According to the fashion calendar, it's time to square up to the new season, order your winter coat and start that annual reinvention. But it doesn't have to be like that – there is a way of going gently into autumn/winter in an easy, trans-seasonal garment.
According to the fashion calendar, it's time to square up to the new season, order your winter coat and start that annual reinvention. But it doesn't have to be like that – there is a way of going gently into autumn/winter in an easy, trans-seasonal garment.
Global warming slowdown 'could last another decade' BBC News
The hiatus in the rise in global temperatures could last for another 10 years, according to new research. Scientists have struggled to explain the so-called pause that began in 1999, despite ever increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. The latest theory ...
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The hiatus in the rise in global temperatures could last for another 10 years, according to new research. Scientists have struggled to explain the so-called pause that began in 1999, despite ever increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. The latest theory ...
Why is the White House playing politics with the death of James Foley? Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
One downside is obvious. It is an admission of failure. The Delta Force commandos, having been dropped on the ground, fought their way to the place where they believed Mr Foley and other captives were held. They found no one. Their intelligence was off ...
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One downside is obvious. It is an admission of failure. The Delta Force commandos, having been dropped on the ground, fought their way to the place where they believed Mr Foley and other captives were held. They found no one. Their intelligence was off ...
Martin Amis on Hitler and the nature of evil Financial Times
As disseminators of death, the three great tyrants of the 20th century can claim rough equivalence. But Hitler stands alone as a source of lasting and unanimous incomprehension. Of mainstream historians, not one claims to understand him, and many make a ...
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As disseminators of death, the three great tyrants of the 20th century can claim rough equivalence. But Hitler stands alone as a source of lasting and unanimous incomprehension. Of mainstream historians, not one claims to understand him, and many make a ...
Facial-recognition systems are getting better The Economist
WITH some pride, the FBI trumpeted the news last month that thanks to the agency's facial-recognition system Neil Stammer, wanted for sexual assault and kidnapping, had been apprehended in Nepal after being on the run for 14 years. The truth was slightly ...
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WITH some pride, the FBI trumpeted the news last month that thanks to the agency's facial-recognition system Neil Stammer, wanted for sexual assault and kidnapping, had been apprehended in Nepal after being on the run for 14 years. The truth was slightly ...
Why terrorists like Isil will always be one step ahead of us Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
“I'm using Facebook to target various nationalist-related groups and inviting every single member [to become a my Facebook friend] … aaaaarrrrggh:/ It's driving me nuts, lol”, wrote Anders Breivik in his rambling 1,516-page manifesto 2083: A European ...
“I'm using Facebook to target various nationalist-related groups and inviting every single member [to become a my Facebook friend] … aaaaarrrrggh:/ It's driving me nuts, lol”, wrote Anders Breivik in his rambling 1,516-page manifesto 2083: A European ...
Glasgow hosts World Street Dance Championships BBC News
About 6,000 people are expected to attend the World Street Dance Championships in Glasgow this weekend. Dancers from more than 30 countries including the US, South Africa, China, and Australia have travelled to the city to compete at elite level.
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About 6,000 people are expected to attend the World Street Dance Championships in Glasgow this weekend. Dancers from more than 30 countries including the US, South Africa, China, and Australia have travelled to the city to compete at elite level.
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