Monthly Archives: May 2017

WOMEN & WORK Sept 8 2018 Economist Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and fortune, is the closest thing Hinduism has to an economic deity. How poorly her earthly sisters in present-day India are faring. There, women are less likely to … Continue reading →

Economist Dec 5th 2015 It has become the “essential item for every man’s bag”, says Kim Jin-ho, who runs IOPE, a high-end skincare line owned by AmorePacific, South Korea’s biggest cosmetics firm. Its male “Air Cushion” compact, launched last year, … Continue reading →

Making Indonesia work Economist Feb 27th 2016 One Indonesian trade minister, Rachmat Gobel, once wanted to ban the import of secondhand clothing because, he said, it could transmit the HIVvirus. He also restricted imports of beef to promote the dubious … Continue reading →

Why Israel needs a Palestinian state Economist May 20th 2017 The victory of Israel over the Arab armies that encircled it in 1967 was so swift and absolute that, many Jews thought, the divine hand must have tipped the scales. … Continue reading →

Brazil’s crisis – A former star of the emerging world faces a lost decade Economist Jan 2nd 2016 The longest recession in a century; the biggest bribery scandal in history; the most unpopular leader in living memory. These are not … Continue reading →

Best Camping Coffee Makers Taste is the factor that we weighted the heaviest in this evaluation. If you don’t care about taste, you can skip the rest of this review and just buy instant coffee. But no, unfortunately, those of … Continue reading →

Uruguayan pharmacies will start selling cannabis Economist – May 6th 2017 On the outskirts of Libertad, a small town an hour’s drive from Montevideo, barbed wire and guard towers surround a ten-hectare plot of state-owned land. Inside, greenhouses shelter thousands … Continue reading →

Economist – May 18th 2017 | CAIRO Shouting “no to forgiveness” may sound awfully cruel. But on May 13th thousands of Tunisians marched through Tunis, the capital, waving banners with that slogan. They were protesting an “economic reconciliation” bill that … Continue reading →

Timbuctu – No-go zone and The long quest for Timbuktu, and the race to save its treasures The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save its Past. By Charlie English. Riverhead; 416 pages; $28. Published … Continue reading →

Ticks – Removal Ticks are tiny bugs, about the size of a sesame seed, which feed on blood. Adult ticks can be distinguished from insects by having eight legs rather than six. They cannot jump or fly and do not … Continue reading →