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9th May 2014 Beirut, Lebanon
Engagement is Not Just About Cute Cats and Hashtags
I joined three events in the last week on power in the digital age. The first was with online activists and entrepreneurs, with @AUB_OC at the American University #SMCL2. I had first met them shortly after arriving in Beirut in 2011, and talked about riding the digital tiger, and tips for twiplomats. Two years on, […]
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9th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
From the Photo Albums
Christine Day, daugther of Sir William Harpham, the first British Ambassador to Bulgaria (1964-1966), sent us a picture of the Embassy staff at the Queen’s Birthday Party in 1964.
9th May 2014 London, UK
We cannot ignore and stand-by illegal annexation of Crimea
In less than three weeks’ time, the people of Ukraine go to the polls in Presidential elections that will determine the future direction of their country. According to reputable polling organisations, over 80 percent of Ukrainians said they will vote on 25 May. Preparations for elections are going ahead despite attempts to destabilise, disrupt and […]
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8th May 2014 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 28 April-4 May 2014
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8th May 2014 Bucharest, Romania
Great Britons in Romania – BRIAN DOUGLAS
Today’s guest blogger is Kent Bolton, Hon. Secretary/Treasurer, RCHF (UK) and Hon. Treasurer for the sister foundation in the Netherlands, Stichting RCHF, who tells the story of one of the British volunteers making a difference in Romania. Here is his account: Brian Douglas first traveled to Romania in early 1994, delivering much needed aid, including […]
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8th May 2014 Bangalore, India
On a Space Journey – Part 2
I’ve already told you about the Rutherford Appleton Lab, part two of my UK space odyssey was the Strathclyde Space Institute (SSI), University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. As I walked through the institute I saw a photograph of a strange looking air vehicle called the Skylon Spaceplane. This spaceplane, which is still in experimental stage, […]
8th May 2014 Bangalore, India
Following lives CLOSER
I have been intrigued by Cohort studies ever since I learnt about it when I was working on colonies of ants during my M.Sc. In the last few months, I have learnt quite a lot about cohort studies in humans. Especially during the last two workshops that we had organised with partner organisations – one […]
8th May 2014
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Syrian Refugees: Barrel Bombs or Basic Board?
Last week I went to the opening of the new Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. There was no celebration: the new camp is unfortunately necessary to give shelter to the hundreds of refugees who daily flee their country’s brutal civil war. Azraq will initially house 51,000 people and can increase to 130,000. The […]
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8th May 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Beach Bunch Forum on coastal environments in Brunei
Guest Blogger today is Rizan Latif, the leader of Beach Bunch, an environmental NGO. Here is what he has to say about the latest findings. Recreation, when properly planned and managed, can minimise impacts on coastal environments and serve as a driving force in bringing sustainable tourism as a vehicle of development to local communities […]
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7th May 2014
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Young people at the Vatican
Old-fashioned stereotypes, especially when embedded in media narratives, die very hard. One of those is that faith-based institutions, especially Christian churches, have little to say to young people in our Western secularised world. I have to say that this has not been my experience in nearly three years accredited to the Holy See. Of course, […]