Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday, December 29, 2014

A selection of new stories from Economist.com Flight QZ8501: Into thin air Ebola in graphics: One year on from the outbreak Fire safety: When buildings become tinder boxes Writers' homes: Laugharne, the poet’s corner Images of Christmas: Mary, quite contrary

Flight QZ8501 Into thin air 162 people are feared lost as an Indonesian airliner goes missing en route to Singapore READ MORE » Ebola in graphics One year on from the outbreak The first reported case in the outbreak ravaging west Africa was in December 2013. Since then, at least 19,497 cases and 7,588 deaths have been reported worldwide. But there are glimmers of hope READ MORE » Fire safety When buildings become tinder boxes Steel, concrete and timber jostle for primacy in American construction. Engineers are coming up with new ways to keep those materials fireproof READ MORE » Writers' homes Laugharne, the poet’s corner How a converted boathouse and an old garage in “the strangest town in Wales” inspired much of Dylan Thomas’s best-known work READ MORE » Images of Christmas Mary, quite contrary Look at the Nativity scenes adorning many homes at this time of year and you will see vastly more diversity in the depiction of Mary than that of her child. Why? READ MORE »

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