Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday 13 November 2015

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A child washes his face outside his family's shanty near Riyadh, June 8, 2006.The Other Liquid Gold
Nuclear Power and Desalination in Saudi Arabia
By Selim Can Sazak and Lauren R. Sukin
In Saudi Arabia, desalination provides 70 percent of urban water supplies. To make all that water, the country needs energy, which it plans to get from nuclear reactors.
 
 
People hold banners during opposition rally to protest against Russia's policy towards Georgia and Ukraine in Tbilisi, November 15, 2014. Divide and Conquer In Georgia
How Russia Is Turning the Country Against Itself
By Michael Cecire
Ongoing turmoil over state’s dismantling of the Rustavi 2 television station is only a narrow aspect of Georgia’s problems ahead of parliamentary elections in 2016. And here, a massive increase in Russian influence operations is key.
 
 
Russian servicemen, dressed in historical uniforms, line up as they take part in a military parade rehearsal in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, November 6, 2015. Russians Dodge a Bullet
How Young Russian Men Avoid the Draft
By Elisabeth Braw
Each year, half of all would-be Russian conscripts—75,000 out of an annual intake of around 150,000 young men—are thought to be dodging the draft.
 
 
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, October 29, 2015. The Beginning of Modi's End?
How the BJP Lost Bihar
By Milan Vaishnav
How does one make sense of the triumph of the anti-BJP collective over the seemingly unstoppable Modi? The easiest explanation is this: The Grand Alliance pulled a BJP on the BJP.
 
 
Surrogate mothers pose for a photograph inside a temporary home for surrogates provided by Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town, about 44 miles south of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, August 27, 2013. The Rise of Reprotourism
Why Couples Travel for IVF
By Marcia C. Inhorn
Infertility can be a dire burden that comes with intense social stigma and community ostracism. No wonder, that many infertile couples are willing to undertake extensive reproductive travel to have kids.