Bhutan: Sustainable Happiness
At around the time Abba were raising a glass of Babycham to toast their number one chart success with Waterloo, the good folk of...
Ranked: industries with the most millennial billionaires
THE TECHNOLOGY industry has more millennial billionaires than any other sector.
Research from Physical Gold analysing the Forbes billionaire list established the industries with the...
Majid Al Futtaim making tracks across MENA
UAE billionaire announces a raft of fresh investments to revitalise dozens of projects in the region…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN the Majid Al Futtaim Group –...
North America: Canada – Political Upset Ushers in New Era
Around this time last year, a Canadian TV station ran a poll and found that most of the population thought the country’s politics grey...
The cheese! The cheese! US tariffs hit EU where it will...
By Hal Williams
OH DEAR, Gromit! The US is set to impose 25 percent tariffs — worth $7.5bn (£6.1bn) — on EU exports of cheese,...
A Synchrotron for Africa: Scientists Unite Behind Proposed Project
With the Zimbabwe dollar now relegated to history, the country’s resilient, albeit battered, economy is once again lubricated by a stable currency. Emerging from...
Rolling-out nuclear power: Iconic engine-maker heading group to create mini reactors
ROLLS-ROYCE is heading a consortium planning to build 16 small nuclear power stations in the UK — and create 6,000 regional jobs.
Up to 80...
Rosalind Franklin: Uncovering the Double Helix
For scientists, winning a Nobel Prize represents the highest accolade for ground-breaking, original endeavours. Competition for the coveted award can be fierce and skulduggery...
Joseph E Stiglitz and Hamid Rashid: Closing Developing Countries’ Capital Drain
Developing countries are bracing for a major slowdown this year. According to the UN report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, their growth averaged...
Brexit – Much Ado About Nothing?
After tearing the country and his party apart, leaving it with no government, no opposition, and – essentially – no future other than a...
