Choosing Iran’s president from 6 different shades of black

by Rashmee

Posted on June 14, 2013


The world will know which way the Iranian election has gone at roughly half-8 in …

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Business as usual for Murdoch? Divorce ahead of News Corp split

by Rashmee

Posted on June 13, 2013


The news headlines are very clear. Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng, …

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Edward #Snowden: It really is all about Big Brother

by Rashmee

Posted on June 12, 2013


In the end, it really is all about Big Brother. (The marketplace understands that, with …

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Whose safe house is Edward Snowden in?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 11, 2013


Where is Edward Snowden now? No one knows. Do the Russians have him? Or the …

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Ed Snowden, American whistleblower extraordinaire. Boy done good?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 10, 2013


Edward Snowden is a conundrum. Change the spelling of his surname just slightly and he …

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Mandela, Madibe, the Gandhi who lives

by Rashmee

Posted on June 9, 2013


News that Nelson Mandela is ill in hospital for the third time this year takes …

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UK’s new Haiti embassy: More business-savvy than saviour

by Rashmee

Posted on June 8, 2013


As someone with a vested interest, it is great and good news that Britain is …

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The Caribbean Island experience: Futile or fun & frolic?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 7, 2013


So, it’s got it all. Sun, sea and sand. And the Flamboyant Tree (what we …

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St Maarten: Free in every way. Duty-free, history-free

by Rashmee

Posted on June 6, 2013


Now that I’m here, sitting in St Maarten, hair blown into unmanageable clumps by …

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The ‘friendly island’. What sort of a tag is that?

by Rashmee

Posted on June 5, 2013


Off to St Martin, otherwise called the ‘friendly island’. I suppose you’ve got to call …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK