Place: equatorial

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From schoolboys to ruthless killers: Rehabilitating the abducted lost boys

More than a decade after war ended in northern Uganda, the legacy of the conflict lingers on in

Mon, 12 Mar, 2018

Tenerife farmers smitten by the lure of red bananas

Red bananas. Waiting in the south Tenerife port of Los Cristianos for the ferry to the smaller island of La Gomera, I read in a local newspaper that a Tenerife farmer had successfully grown red bananas and they would soon be cultivated in the Canaries.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

When a hurling final made waves on the Indian Ocean

THREE sporting cheers for satellite and cable networks, and for the internet. Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final will be seen by millions worldwide.

Fri, 06 Sep, 2013

BLARNEY ARMY KNOCKS AULD ENEMY FOR SIX

IN terms of sporting upsets, it’s a bit like England beating Ireland at hurling, a Jamaican bobsleigh team sliding to victory, or the Equatorial Guinea Olympic swimmer who nearly drowned in Sydney winning gold.

Thu, 03 Mar, 2011