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The swelling tide of tourists to a Thai island has brought it to the brink of irreversible damage, say Thai officials.
The tourists, in other words, are destroying what they came to see.
This week, the director-general of Thailand’s Department of Na...
DATE: May 18, 2016
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Donald Trump has promised that “we’re gonna get Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this country, instead of in other countries”. He said this at a speech at Virginia’s Liberty University and several other events.
It is very li...
DATE: May 18, 2016
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The world today is undergoing a change of era. The unprecedented rise in global inequality, the increasingly severe effects of climate change and the ambivalent role played by the technological revolution, which multiplies capacities and threatens em...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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The year was 1921. The “expropriation proceedings” of Tucker’s Town land for the Bermuda Development Company were in full swing. The February 24 issue of The Royal Gazette carried the following front-page headline: “Jury Gives £4,750 to Mr Outerbridg...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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British Prime Minister David Cameron’s anti-corruption summit coincided with the release of an International Monetary Fund staff paper that explains why corruption is bad for economies and suggests ways to eradicate it.
But neither these recommendati...
DATE: May 16, 2016
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Almost 15 years after the 9/11 attacks, and five years since the killing of the chief architect of those attacks, the United States and the world face a resurgent threat from terrorism. This stark reality should inform the national debate as we prepa...
DATE: May 14, 2016
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Archaeologists have come to understand that gambling has been a part of the human experience on this planet from the early days of civilisation. In recent times, this presence is felt around the globe, and it has been growing rapidly. Gambling is a c...
DATE: May 13, 2016
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With casino gaming now authorised on the island, the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission will work to ensure that the protection of public integrity is at the core of all gaming activities. To accomplish this, here are five significant areas of interest...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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Equality,” wrote Balzac, “may be a right, but no power on Earth can convert it into a fact.”
Just ask any schoolchild who has watched some classmates breeze four grades ahead in the maths curriculum as others struggle to complete their daily assignme...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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Millions of Americans have learnt to dread going to the airport. An unfortunate combination of surging passenger volumes and declining numbers of screeners have led to security lines that can average more than an hour in length.
Thousands of passeng...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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Adam Minter
