‘Technology is transforming the money transfer market’
By Elizabeth Pears From The Voice UK Moneygram director shares company’s plan to expand ‘priceless’ service to make it easier and quicker to send cash home HAPPY FAMILIES: Technology is changing the way families send money to loved ones WITH…
Destinations of the week
National Geographic’s Unique Lodges of the World By Becky Pemberton From Mail on Line UK From an Alaskan fjord log cabin to a private Caribbean eco-island: National Geographic’s Unique Lodges of the World adds 14 new retreats to its list…
Wildlife trafficking
U.S. takes new steps to combat wildlife trafficking By Jeff Zients And Christy Goldfuss From Whitehouse Blog Summary: President Obama is making sure that, when it comes to ending poaching, the United States takes the lead. The loss of Zimbabwe’s…
Around the world, discarded tires tread again
By Ken Wysocky From BBC It may seem incongruous to think of discarded rubber car tires as the source of fetching but functional footwear or fashion-forward furniture. But from Kenya to India to Detroit to Sweden, clever and eco-minded niche…
Carib leaders to view draft reparations document
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life Caribbean leaders who are scheduled to meet at their main annual summit in Antigua in early July are to examine and approve a draft document which would demand payment from European nations such as…
from Google’s street art project
Strikingly beautiful murals from Google’s street art project By Christina Ascani From Mashable Google unveiled more than 5,000 images and 100 online exhibitions chronicling street art from around the world on Tuesday. The Street Art Project online database was created…
Can plants help in war on bugs?
By Kat McGowan From iol scitech Washington – We are losing the war on insects. Every year, we dump 1 billion tons of insecticides on them; every year, they eat up to a fifth of the crops we grow. It’s…
Despite African growth, tax dodging widens inequality-report
By Luke Balleny from Trust.org Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – High economic growth rates in a number of African countries mask widening inequality between a wealthy minority that is growing richer and the poor who, in…
