30 November 2017 What’s on in December or what will you find in the News? by AGGro FRI 1st World AIDS Day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease. 75 years ago: WW2 – The cruiser US Northampton… Continue reading Issue 131: 2017 11 30: What’s on in December(AGGro)
Tag: Pakistan
Issue 111:2017 06 29:A Kink In China’s New Silk Road(Neil Tidmarsh)
29 June 2017 A Kink In China’s New Silk Road ‘One Belt, One Road’ bypasses India. By Neil Tidmarsh Consider these three apparently unconnected stories in the news this week: Two Chinese teachers were recently kidnapped in Pakistan by Isis. The security services tracked them to a network of tunnels near the border with Afghanistan,… Continue reading Issue 111:2017 06 29:A Kink In China’s New Silk Road(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 81: 2016 11 24: When Racism Stalks The Streets (John Watson)
24 November 2016 When Racism Stalks The Streets Time for a message. By John Watson The cricketers call it Hawkeye. I am not sure what the equivalent term is in tennis but in any case the principle is much the same. If it is hard to tell whether a ball would have hit the stumps,… Continue reading Issue 81: 2016 11 24: When Racism Stalks The Streets (John Watson)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Indian Thoughts (William Morton)
21 April 2016 Indian Thoughts The new still making good use of the old. by William Morton Something that strikes one when visiting India is the extent of the real estate and infrastructure the new State of India inherited from the British when it gained independence. Ranging from railways and canals to barracks and court… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Indian Thoughts (William Morton)
Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Week in Brief: UK
12 November 2015 Week in Brief: UK SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Although the action of the British government in promptly grounding flights in and out of Sharm el-Sheikh was initially condemned by Egypt as being unwarranted, it has been justified by the conclusion of the investigating authorities that the destruction of the plane bound for St Petersburg… Continue reading Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Week in Brief: UK
