‘We’re like the 51st State’ say Americans at Presidential Polls in London
The American presidential candidate selection season is well underway, with the field narrowing down to 4…
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Favela To Fortune: The Success of Brazil’s Women Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial drive What exactly is it that drives someone to become an entrepreneur? Is it…
Nigeria Is The New Property Frontier
African giant Nigeria is the undisputed giant of Africa – at least by most measures.…
Skin Lightening: Inside the Dangerous World of India’s Cosmetic Industry
It’s an industry growing at twice the rate of India’s economy. The brands involved are household…
Sustainable Energy: Does El Hierro’s Push for Green Energy Add Up?
El Hierro, or “Isla del Meridiano”, is the smallest, most isolated body of land of…
More Money, More Problems: Obesity in the Emerging Countries
We’ve all read articles about the obesity epidemic in the ‘developed countries’ like the US.…
Inside Iran’s Animal Hunting Industry
Despite the tension between America and Iran over the past 35 years, it would appear…
Male Beauty Ideals from Around the World
Women’s beauty standards have changed dramatically through the eras. Through the last century, the shift…
Inside the Strange World of China’s Teenage Plastic Surgery Craze
These days in China, a certain look is becoming very popular: big eyes, an aquiline…
The Harragas: Deconstructing the Glamorization of Clandestine Immigration
Who are they? ‘Harraga’ is an Arabic term that means ‘path burner’, and defines people…
