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Bragging Wagah Border

By Melinda Skea on September 1, 2011 in Asia, India, Lahore, Pakistan, Photos

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Hindustan! (I don't know the rest)! In politics there is a theory called Tit for Tat, also called equivalent retaliation, where an agent will mimic the actions of the opposing agent. They cooperate,...

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Women Farmers Key To End Food Insecurity

By Danielle Nierenberg on August 25, 2011 in Africa, Asia, India, Photos, South Africa

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It may seem surprising, but women are responsible for growing at least 70 percent of India’s food. Despite the enormous responsibility of feeding their country, women farmers confront numerous economic and cultural barriers every day...

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Summer in China: High Fashion & High Temps

By Rory Keane on August 9, 2011 in Asia, China, Photos

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An aggregate of happenings from the summer of 2011 in China. This dress has been sighted in every corner of China this summer, on every manner of lady. This dress has been spotted in all shapes...

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China’s Rail High Speed Takes a Back Seat

By Rory Keane on August 8, 2011 in Asia, China, Featured, Photos

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Nearly 800,000 people ride on China’s high-speed rail network each day.  The high-speed rail lines, dubbed the China Rail High Speed (CRH), now extend over 9,600 km.  It’s already the largest network of high-speed rail...

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Learning to Drive on Germany’s Autobahn

By Sherry Ott on August 3, 2011 in Berlin, Europe, Frankfurt, Germany, Hamburg, Munich, Photos

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This was it – one of the main reasons I took on the Mongol Rally in the first place.  I had been scared to drive in foreign countries on 4 wheels for a very long...

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African Agricultural Innovations Boost Continental Food Production

By Danielle Nierenberg on July 23, 2011 in Africa, East Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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In this interview with Voice of America, Nourishing the Planet project director, Danielle Nierenberg, discusses her journey to sub-Saharan Africa, where she unearthed agricultural innovations that can help cope with environmental challenges, while also reducing poverty. When Danielle...

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PHOTO ESSAY | Lebanon: A Whole New World

By Robert Schrader on July 20, 2011 in Beirut, Events, Featured, Festivals, Lebanon, Middle East, Photos

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When it became clear to me that my journey from Asia back to North America would take me through the Middle East, Beirut topped the list of destinations I wanted to visit. The city’s recent...

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Spain’s GREEN Gold: Now the Most Prolific Producer of Olive Oil in the World

By Renee Blodgett on July 10, 2011 in Europe, Featured, Photos, Spain

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Pedro Gomez de Baeza, formerly a University of Pennsylvania student started paying attention to the price discrepancy in grocery stores of olive oil back in the early eighties. Back then, it was $10 for Italian...

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