Courtesy of Latinometrics, a surprising graphic on Argentina and Venezuela’s cheese production: The first cheese factory in the world opened its doors in Switzerland in 1815. However, the first concrete evidence of cheese-making comes from present-day Poland, making the food staple 7.5K+ years old and deeply ingrained in European culture. Needless to say, they’ve mastered the craft. In fact, […]
Read more »Via The Arab News, a report on the first commercial container ship to dock at the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah for the first time since at least 2016: A commercial ship, carrying 724 containers of various items, docked at Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah for the first time in seven years, the Iran-backed […]
Read more »Via The Guardian, an article on Karachi’s women-only pink buses which are a response to the fact that harassment by men on public transport is one reason why female participation in the workforce stands at only 20%: At precisely 1.40pm, the bright pink bus packed with women leaves the depot and snakes its way through […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Cote d’Ivoire’s interest in Mali’s mineral potential: The Ivorian mineral extraction sector smells a new opportunity in the air — Malian mineral deposits. While the rest of the country sleeps, work continues in the Autonomous Port of Abidjan, the first gateway to Côte d’Ivoire, where storage and […]
Read more »Via China Briefing, a look at China’s growing trade and investment in the Russian Far East: Several discussions between Chinese and Russian officials at a senior level, including with China’s Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and others took place at the Eastern Economic Forum this week. […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at China’s interest in Zimbabwe’s lithium: China and other eastern nations that enjoy cordial relations with Zimbabwe are rushing for lithium as the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government is hoping to make the most of the rising global demand for the white gold. As the global economy goes green, […]
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