Day: May 22, 2014

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#WorldCup2014 – match-day wallchart and handy team shirt reference guide – two annotated infographics

E&T magazine

Few things in life are as fun as a World Cup wallchart, so we gift one to you today in order that you may begin efficiently organising a month of your life. We also have a handy visual guide to the primary shirt choice of each of the 24 nations, so you’ll be able to tell who’s playing no matter how drunk you get. Neato. Well, unless you have a black and white telly, of course. In which case, you’ve got bigger problems than figuring out which teams are playing. Anyhoo, we now eagerly await June 12, when host nation … Continue reading #WorldCup2014 – match-day wallchart and handy team shirt reference guide – two annotated infographics

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Huge #Gazprom deal pipes gas from Russia to China – an annotated infographic

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China and Russia have signed a long awaited contract for Gazprom to supply natural gas to China. The contract, worth £237bn, will see Russia’s energy giant Gazprom delivering natural gas to China’s National Petroleum Corporation, enabling the east-Asian superpower to facilitate the shift away from coal towards greener energy resources in a bid to address intensifying environmental issues. The deal, vital for Russia seeking diversification of its customer base as the European Union has pledged to decrease its dependence on Russian resources in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine, includes construction of a new pipeline linking Siberian gas fields … Continue reading Huge #Gazprom deal pipes gas from Russia to China – an annotated infographic