“The whole municipal district of Fuentes de Ebro found itself invaded by a terrible plague of locusts which covered all the irrigated and dry fields so that as far as the eye could see appeared to be dyed brown, since you couldn’t see the earth”
A ministry official tells me that is not done to leave Big Macs out for hungry vultures and other carcass-clearers, now under threat as a result of EU rules (see Nick Lloyd’s piece). Wild boar are said to be very fond of the odd burger, and London foxes and Delft herons have been living on…
I always liked the bit in Qathafi’s Green Book where it says, “It is an undisputed fact that both man and woman are human beings.” This photo over at Ammar Ibrahim’s suggests that the latter may be only partially acknowledged in Syria – or it may just be their spelling. “Hier is the factory” is…
Karim’s got photos, more photos, even more photos and video of the Tunisian tornado and storms 10 days ago. I challenge you to find that on Google News.
