Have been reading An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage. Good reading I can recommend! You will find it interesting too if you, like me, is into Jared Diamond’s books, agriculture or the more practical aspects of history. It is written in an accessible form and not quite as academic in nature as Diamond’s…
Month: August 2010
Japanese oil tanker hit by suicide bomber in Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates said Friday that a Japanese oil tanker was hit by an explosives-laden dinghy in the Persian Gulf in what would be the first attack in the strategic waterway where millions of barrels of oil are transported each day. The report — which came days after an al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility for…