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UK film industry continues to showcase top British talent to global audience
According to Isabel Davis, BFI head of International, now is a great time to be an ambitious small UK film production business, especially if you want to sell to overseas customers. The BFI has been working with the government to … Continue reading
How Brazil And China Are Investing In Africa
After the economic slow-down, inflation and recession – and perhaps, some most pessimistic might say, the eminent down-fall of BRICS, all eyes turn to Africa as the new best thing regarding investments. Brazil and China have already been investing heavily … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Brazil, BRICS, China, EM, Emerging Markets, FM, Frontier Markets, infrastructure, investing, Investment, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Is the global economy heading for recession?
Troubles in emerging markets are beginning to affect the developed world. http://fortune.com/2015/10/10/global-recession/
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Tagged Brazil, China, Commodities, Economy, Emerging Markets, Global Economy, Growth, jobs, Larry Summers, Recession, United States
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Merkel Calls for Security Council Reform To Reflect 21st Century Realities
It is now time that the United Nations Security Council is reformed to reflect the real distribution of power across the world in the 21st century, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday. “We need a new method of work … Continue reading
Humanitarian Imperialism: The New Doctrine of Imperial Right
Jean Bricmont’s concept “humanitarian imperialism” succinctly captures a dilemma that has faced Western leaders and the Western intellectual community since the collapse of the Soviet Union. From the origins of the Cold War, there was a reflexive justification for every … Continue reading
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Tagged African Union, Asia, Brazil, China, democracy, human-rights, India, Middle East, Russia, South Africa
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7 Innocent South African Gestures That Can Get You Killed Overseas
Like the saying goes “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. The same goes for some of the loved South African gestures insinuating an entire different thing, leading your genitalia in the direction of a guillotine. For preventative measures, we’ve made a list … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, China, Greece, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South America, West Africa
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[Video] American Kids Try Breakfasts From Around the World
Video courtesy of www.kitchenbowl.com http://aboveandbeyondtravelcc.com/2015/08/28/video-american-kids-try-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/
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Tagged America, Brazil, China, Finland, Poland, South Africa, www.kitchenbowl.com
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Place Your Orders: Zhejiang Man Selling “Chinese Noah’s Arks”
Editor’s note: The following was translated and edited from a report that appeared on QQ.com’s financial news service. It concerns an entrepreneur named Yang Zongfu from Zhejiang Province who, partly inspired by the disaster film 2012, invented a globular all-purpose … Continue reading
Posted in China, urban
Tagged China, Culture, disaster management, infrastructure, survivalists, Technology, Urban
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