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"And the Sahara desert is so big that if there is cloudy weather, it's localised, and with thermal storage, it can provide absolutely reliable power. "Where I'm from in the US, Boston gets a huge amount of electricity from northern Quebec, which is about 1,000 miles away, via a single power cable. They're not hard to build as long as you get political approval from all the jurisdictions you're going through. "They don't lose much power. Maybe over 1,000 miles you lose 2%.
Should we solar panel the Sahara desert? - BBC News
Global economic growth will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term has also deteriorated, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday.
Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF's Lagarde - Yahoo Finance
Players comfort referee who was reduced to tears after abuse from supporters
Tunisian referee cries after abuse from supporters – comforted by players | Metro News
Throughout history, borders have caused unfathomable bloodshed, ageless feuds and decades-old legal disputes, which makes plans for a friendly exchange of land between the Netherlands and Belgium all the more remarkable. The reason for such magnanimity? “Because it makes sense to do so,” says Marcel Neven, the mayor of Vise, Belgium.
Belgium and the Netherlands swap land – because it 'makes sense' | World news | The Guardian
Samsung, the Korean electronics conglomerate, wants to take it up a notch. The company said Tuesday that it's working on a so-called "bio-processor" packed with sophisticated measuring tools that can track metrics like body fat, stress level, skeletal muscle mass, heart rate and rhythm, and skin temperature.
Samsung's working on a chip that may finally make fitness trackers useful - CNET