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Obaseki calls for decentralisation of nation's security architecture to combat crime
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, called for the decentralisation of the country's security architecture to check crime and criminality. The governor said this during the Edo State Security Summit, held at the Government…
Cows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- On the top deck of a three-tiered structure moored near downtown Rotterdam, brown and white cows graze on hay dropped from a conveyor belt above their heads and rinds of oranges salvaged from supermarket juice machines in…
Architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal on the joy of reusing buildings rather than knocking them down
The French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal are famous for their belief in keeping existing buildings whenever possible, no matter how unpromising or unloved they may be. They follow, in effect, an architectural version of the…
Cows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?
Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice On the top deck of a three-tiered structure moored near downtown…
Lost pubs remembered in newly released photos - BBC News
Image source, Teesside Archives An area's lost pubs - and the tales of those who frequented them - are being remembered in a book. More than 150 photographs of bars in Middlesbrough feature in Last Orders! which draws on an extensive collection…
RIBA's '100 Women: Architects in Practice' profiles the heroines of building change for a new generation
Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, a new survey of the 100 most influential women architects working in our time is set to hit the shelves courtesy of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The organization's new title, 100 Women:…
'I will not give up' on push for Gaza humanitarian ceasefire: Guterres
“The preeminent forum for the peaceful resolution of international disputes is paralysed by geostrategic divisions”, António Guterres told the Doha Forum taking place in Qatar, following Friday's meeting in New York during…
Inside the ghost town frozen in time that is attracting hunters of the supernatural
Al Jazirah Al Hamra was abandoned in the late 1960s An abandoned town built with coral has found new life among hunters of the supernatural, history buffs and filmmakers. Al Jazirah Al Hamra is a small town south of Ras Al Khaimah, a city in the…
Cows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS — ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — On the top deck of a three-tiered structure moored near downtown Rotterdam, brown and white cows graze on hay dropped from a conveyor belt above their heads and rinds of oranges…
Are floating farms the future?
On the top deck of a three-tiered structure moored near downtown Rotterdam, brown and white cows graze on hay dropped from a conveyor belt above their heads and rinds of oranges salvaged from supermarket juice machines in the port city. Canopies…
This Lexus Showroom in Melbourne has over 1,000 native Australian plants on its facade
Unveiled at the Melbourne Cup Carnival at the Flemington Racecourse in Australia, this new Lexus showroom/pavilion takes ‘Green Design' to new heights! Designed by Koichi Takada Architects, the three-floor modular structure is quite…
UK's 'marmite' Tower of Terror voted the ugliest people either love or hate
The Trellick Tower in London's Kensington and Chelsea divides opinion with its brutalist design Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - and there's no truer phrase when it comes to London's Trellick Tower. The Grade II* listed tower block is located…
Cows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?
“We call our cows upcycle ladies,” says Minke van Wingerden of the Floating Farm, which sells the milk, cheese and buttermilk produced by the cows in a small shop on dry land next to its harbor berth. The Floating Farm, which has been…
'India is a fast-growing market, we want to participate positively': Acer CEO Jason Chen
“India is a fast-growing market and we want to participate positively, and Acer will be the first one to monitor and take the latest technology to people,” said Jason Chen, Chairman and CEO of Acer. The technology brand that has been…
Xi to Vietnam for rail, Yoon to Netherlands for chips, BOJ Tankan
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is traveling to Europe again after less than a month, this time to the Netherlands where he also plans to visit chip equipment maker ASML. Chinese President Xi Jinping on the contrary will make a rare trip…
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