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Transylvania: Welcome to the Future
Think of Europe and what comes to mind is the soaring euro and gleaming cosmopolitan cities. But in the remote hills of Transylvania, a nearly medieval way of life prevails. Can it survive its encounter with modernity?
Comments (3) | February 29, 2008
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Africa's Next Green Revolution
The world's billion and a half poorest people -- the quarter of humanity malnourished to the point of brain damage and deformity -- are mostly rural and live on mostly arid lands. Global warming will increase the stock of such lands, especially in Africa.
Comments (0) | September 1, 2007