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Category: Behind The Headlines

Revolution and war

Posted On 14th May 2013 By Catherine Macleod-Adams

How Mexico learnt to protest

Category: Behind The Headlines

Comets and omens

Posted On 14th May 201314th May 2013 By Catherine Macleod-Adams

The meteorite crash in Russia last month served as a reminder to us that there is an entire universe of activity out there. Fortunately, we have the technology and knowledge to understand these things. With the exception of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic party, who insisted that the meteorite was detritus Continue Reading

Category: Features

The long road to peace in Mindanao

Posted On 12th December 201227th February 2013 By Catherine Macleod-Adams

With a population of 94 million inhabitants, the East-Asian archipelago of the Philippines is the 7th most populous nation in Asia and 12th in the world. Despite this, developments in the Philippines rarely feature in Western news cycles, until recently. An oft-cited reason for the Philippines’ huge and ever expanding population is that 80% of Continue Reading

Category: Features

JAMES BOND, The Phantom Limb of the Empire

Posted On 12th December 201212th December 2012 By Catherine Macleod-Adams

        Even if you have not, by some stroke of luck or misfortune, seen any of the James Bond films, it is very likely that you have at least heard of the franchise. This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond film Dr. No, and we are now Continue Reading

Category: Features

Marikana Miners Strike

Posted On 12th December 201212th December 2012 By Catherine Macleod-Adams

This summer there were a series of wildcat (unlawful) strikes that took place in South Africa at the Marikana mines, over proposed drastic pay cuts. The mining industry is considered the driving force behind the South African economy, being the largest in Africa. This explains the eagerness of the government to quell the strike, utilising Continue Reading

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