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Grassroots activists and marine scientists in Algeria are building artificial reefs to restore biodiversity and sustain fishing communities, but scaling up requires more than passion—it needs institutional support and political will. Artificial reef. Image credit …

There have been at least 17 road fatalities in Barbados between January 1 and November 30. The first version of this post mistakenly included December figures in all charts and images. This has been corrected. …

Even when the legal arguments in such lawfare cases are weak or absurd, the litigation itself can be of value to litigants who seek to utilise the court hearings to air a litany of real …

I am delighted to announce that I have been awarded the RQG Student Prize 2024 for the University of Dundee. The Register of Qualified Genealogists awards prizes each year to students who achieved the highest …

Introduction On November 12, 2024, the Hague Court of Appeal overturned the judgment of the Hague District Court in Milieudefensie et al. v. Shell. While some elements of the legal reasoning remained aligned with the …

Two free events in the British Library Pigott Theatre (booking necessary) Afternoon symposium: Collections in French at the British Library Evening event: The World Library: William Marx, with the participation of French Ambassador Helene Duchene …

We chanced this week on a timetable for European night trains in 1999. So it’s interesting to look back and see which trains were running 25 years ago. By 1999, many European high-speed lines were …

The official Tour de France race guide ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to follow the Tour de France. Here is how to find it.

A fun book to draw from when teaching modern Japan is Soeda Azembo and Michael Lewis, A Life Adrift: Soeda Azembo, Popular Song and Modern Mass Culture in Japan ( London: Routledge, 2009). You can’t …

Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please. I’m now using Substack as a blogging platform, and for …

Members of parliament measure community sentiment by several means. It may be what they get asked about when in public, the volume of phone calls their office gets or the number of emails. Their staff …

There are some crime tales before the holidays. A man suspected of beating, kidnapping and attempting to kill his ex is sought by police. The woman was snatched from TMR on Friday morning and driven …

The recently published book The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World is published in 2024. It is written by Nathan J. Robinson, mainly based on what Noam Chomsky has written …

By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli occupation forces stormed several West Bank towns early on Saturday. A seven-year-old Palestinian child was killed after a landmine left by the Israeli army exploded in an area east of …

How fucking delightful is it that I can both promote acceptance while simultaneously making it unpalatable for Bill to link to my blog posts from his Facebook account? Delightful. You know what's not delightful? This: …

MANY HAVE TRIED to pin Trump to Heritage’s “Project 2025.” The Trump campaign has not only refused to endorse Project 2025—they have refused to endorse any detailed policy plan whatsoever. Trump prefers to keep his …

Peninsula Bay is a mixed-use development in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The project is being built on the peninsula in the city centre between Sokha and Ochheuteal Beach. The formerly rocky and tree-covered peninsula has been levelled …

Before I left New Zealand, a couple of friends openly wondered about the “real” reason for my move to Taiwan:Was I running from something? (No.)Or running to someone? (No.)It’s more simple than that: I just …

[There is a shortage of skilled tech workers in Japan](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/06/tech/japan-tech-firms-labor-shortage/), and a growing number of Japanese companies have responded by building new, multinational development teams. An in-house multinational team, which typically uses English as a …

. Winter brings longer nights and the desire to read by the fireside. Welcome, dear reader, to 19th-century Paris’ vibrant literary world! Let’s explore the various styles and flamboyant authors who penned their way into …