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Faith’s archivists: Hand-written to hard disk

2015-12-24

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The Benedictine monks in Minnesota began backing up the world’s ancient Christian texts during the Cold War. Today, they are preserving the Islamic manuscripts of Timbuktu

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Cleaning the ocean of plastic | The Economist

2015-12-23

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Read more here: https://goo.gl/yP3azU Plastic pollution is devastating marine wildlife and risking human infertility, birth defects and cancer. Find out why our unlikely saviour could be a 21 year old from Holland. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.st/2F8I0jB One of the year’s big environmental concerns will be an issue that much …

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The World in 2016

2015-12-22

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Watch some of the biggest stories of the year ahead – before they happen. Early access to our latest film, featuring behind-the-scenes access to China’s Olympic training camps, former Doctor Who star David Tennant, the biggest environmental problem you’ve never heard of, therapeutic virtual reality and much more. Click here to subscribe to The Economist …

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Look inside China’s secretive Olympic training camps | The Economist

2015-12-22

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With 400,000 children in special Olympic schools, China has the biggest mass recruitment and training programme in the world. Will it translate to medals in Rio 2016? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Check out Economist Films: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist on Facebook: …

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