Historical photos from Ethiopia that made it into international publications often focused on drought and civil unrest in the country. Philipp Schütz from Switzerland, who lives in Addis Ababa, wanted to change this. Together with two colleagues he collected over 2,000 old photos and has now published the best ones in a book. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
Train vs plane: would you take a direct train between London and Geneva?
Eurostar is planning to run direct trains from Britain to Germany and Switzerland from the early 2030s. Would you favour the train over the plane? If not, why not?
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