Category: newsletter
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Nepal Rhinos
Did you know that Nepal is home to a quarter of South Asia’s rhino population. The latest count of the population has shown that rhino numbers have dropped to less…
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
This months meeting took place to the organ music from the wedding taking place in the Church of Scotland upstairs. Our first speaker was Tricia Hayne who gave us an…
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Country Statistics: smallest counties in the world
Country Statistics Smallest Countries (in sq mile): 2002 1. Vatican City 0.2 2. Monaco 0.8 3. Nauru 8.1 4. Tuvalu 10.0 5. San Marino 23.6 6. Liechtenstein 62.0 7. Marshall…
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Globetrotters Travel Award
Interested in a £1,000 travel award? A member of Globetrotters Club? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best submitted independent…
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Meeting News from New York
We are sorry to say that for the time being, New York meetings are suspended as Laurie really needs a helper. If you have some time to spare and are…
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Answers to Flag Quiz
Answers to Flag Quiz Algeria Botswana Cayman Islands Dominican Republic Guam
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Gambling in Singapore
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the government had decided to give the go-ahead for two casinos on Marina Bay and on Sentosa resort island. Despite 30,000 people…
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,…
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Our Friends Ryanair
Back in September last year, you may recall us reporting that Ryanair were proposing to make in-flight entertainment available on its flights. Passengers were to be charged £5 ($9.48) to…
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Kashmir Buses
Two new bus services linking Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. The new service has been hailed as a major boost to India and Pakistan’s developing peace…