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ON THE NI SITE

The Berlin Wall of the Desert
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Stefan Simanowitz reports from Western Sahara on the wall that has separated a nation for 29 years.

Hillywood dreams
In the hills of Rwanda, Tom Cropper finds the world’s most unique film festival.

President Blair: The great escape
Anna Chen heaves a sigh of relief as Tony's plans to conquer Europe are halted.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Naked Emperors
It’s time to ask some very basic questions, like: What are banks for? What are houses for? What’s credit for? What’s the economy for? Or, for that matter, what’s the environment for? Vanessa Baird suggests a 10-point economic detox programme.

A brief history of Afghanistan
The fighting, the pain and the hunger for change

Plastic plants
As oil supplies dwindle, the plastic industry is pinning its hopes on biomass. Not a great idea, reasons Jim Thomas.

Too late for Martha
Denied treatment while pregnant, she died in agony after her child was born. Jens Erik Gould tells a tragic story that changed the law on abortion in Colombia.

The banks are made of marble
The true owners of the silver in the vaults.

The fourth generation
Iran is young, vibrant and diverse, despite the repression, as Nasrin Alavi explains.