Today's quick reads
Three articles selected for you today from New Internationalist magazine.
Cuba's big bet
476 - October, 2014
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It sounds perverse, but in the shadow of the US embargo, Cuba is building a gigantic port and free trade zone... Vanessa Baird looks into the issue.
Cook Islands
Black pearls, cruise ships and lively politics: Mary Warren gives the lowdown on the South Pacific atolls.
Ready or not: can Bangladesh cope with climate change?
451 - April, 2012
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New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy travelled there to find out how people are adapting to a warming world.
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