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15 results for River dams

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Defence

15 August 2013

Chuck Hagel's motorcade, Ethiopia's dam trouble and Europe's new war games.

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 189: Why are Ethiopia and Egypt fighting about water?

30 October 2019

Just weeks after winning the Nobel Peace prize for his outreach to Eritrea, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed warned Egypt that “no force” can stop Ethiopia from building a dam that had been planned for years. Andrew…

Monocle Minute

Understanding the logistics

27 June 2016

Japan has spent most of the last seven decades since the Second World War reshaping its natural environment by erecting dams and bridges, diverting rivers and laying a fibre-optic cable network to better connect the nation…

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Africa/Middle East

17 October 2009

We sign up for a degree at the University of Seychelles, Iraq's foreign food shopping list grows as droughts dry up the rivers, Israel takes commuting to new lengths and Angola at last rebuilds... sort of.

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Asia

18 March 2010

How the citizens of Phnom Penh can expect to stay dry next monsoon, plus India's plans to put people in space and Indonesia's ambitions to become a green-transport pioneer.

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Africa/Middle East

17 February 2011

Saudi Arabia's highly educated women, the UN pulls out of Chad, and battles over the Nile.

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Taking to the waters

16 June 2022

The Swiss city of Baden is named after its baths but only recently has it embraced its curative waters and revived the riverfront. We dive in to find out how.

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Expo 52: Sami slide of life

15 March 2012

The new Sami parliament building in Finland is a proud symbol of how far the indigenous people of Europe’s north have come over the past century, from being a culture struggling for survival to a thriving community.

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Perfect balance

8 July 2015

Robert Bound reporting from Chiang Mai: Thailand’s unofficial second city is a beguiling collision of contrasts: a young university town with an ancient, storied history; a town of temples and boxing stadia; monks and go…

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Ethics work

17 November 2011

Germany’s economic status exceeds its place in the world power order. With a touching lack of marketing sophistication and sturdy business values, Europe’s powerhouse has achieved soft power almost by accident.

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Bright sparks

19 May 2022

From Polish thrillers and Argentinian documentaries to the perfect soundtrack for entertaining this summer, we survey the most exciting new releases in culture.

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Culture

18 August 2015

Our pick of this month's arts offerings.

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Zagorohoria, Greece

28 December 2024

From plunging gorges to ancient settlements, the mountain region of Zagorohoria offers an elevated view of Greece’s culinary and craft traditions.

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Ruling by consensus

18 August 2022

Deep into his second term as president, Joko Widodo is in a hurry to shore up his legacy. We join him as he tours ‘a new Bali’.

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Welcome to our world

13 September 2018

We know our readers venture far and wide, and once you arrive at your destination it’s often the first-hand local knowledge that’s most interesting – people who know the stories behind the cities. So relax and let us tell…