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Opinion | How, in China, chillis were the poor man’s salt before becoming prized
South China Morning Post· 4 days agoTo be sure, I still like the piquant kick that chilli peppers give to certain foods. It is the...
Nigeria’s mountain streams are a haven for special creatures – they need protection
The Conversation· 6 days agoNigeria has many freshwater ecotourism attractions. The biodiversity and conservation value of these places has not been well researched. The conservation value of a freshwater ecosystem lies ...
Axing IHT relief for farms will ‘drive a coach and horses’ through rural communities, says Steve...
Daily Telegraph· 2 days ago“We will cut energy bills for farmers by switching on GB Energy, reduce red tape in farming schemes...
There Is No Such Thing as "Wage Slavery"
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 5 days agoUnless you work for a bank or the government, you may not have noticed that yesterday was a federal holiday—Juneteenth—commemorating the end of slavery...
Remote Island Paradise Threatened by Shipping Terminal
Scientific American· 4 days agoIn 1667 a Swedish sailor reported that on his travels in the Far East he’d landed on the island of...
Somalia: Murderous Mayhem As A Career Choice
Strategy Page· 6 days agoSeptember 10, 2018: So far this year al Shabaab has averaged 15-20 attacks a week in an area covering all of Somalia (including Puntland and Somaliland) and northern Kenya (along the Somali ...
What climate change means for Europe’s ‘pest demographics’ haunting the Paris Olympics
Fortune· 3 days agoThe culprit was a stowaway Brazilian Wandering Spider, an 11cm black and red arachnid with a bite that causes convulsions, hypothermia, death and—if you’re of the male persuasion—a particularly ...