Norway’s Northern Lights Nightmare

Following in an unmarked car, the police took immediate interest in a dark gray minivan with foreign license plates. The stop-start driving was suspicious. So was the driver’s frantic texting on his cellphone. When he finally drove up to the sludge-clogged terminal entrance of Tromso airport in Norway, he picked up two passengers. “As soon…

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Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal? 

Shorouk Express Why are the power systems linked? Spain and Portugal have tightly linked power systems with few cross-border links to France and the rest of the EU. The European Commission, the EU’s executive, has long wanted to change that fact, strongly encouraging EU countries to build more interconnections. Officials argue the move would improve…

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Your Cape Town Christmas Lights Guide

The festive season has formally begun in Cape City – and with it comes an array of Christmas-related occasions and light-weight spectacles. Listed here are some so as to add to your vacation bucket record: Festive Lights on Adderley Avenue A beloved Cape City custom, the festive lights in Adderley Avenue between Strand and Wale…

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