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Ukraine war: reclaiming Snake Island is Kyiv’s biggest strategic victory so far – here’s why

by Basil Germond | Jul 13, 2022 | Political Insider, zLead Article, zNewsletter

On February 24, the first day of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops occupied Snake Island, a small but strategically important outpost in the Black Sea about 70 nautical miles south of Odessa. The 13 Ukrainian troops stationed there were reported to have “twice...

She and I and you and us, all watching TV

by Garrison Keillor | Jul 13, 2022 | The Storyteller, zOtherDiversions

I have it on good authority that we now have 26 sets of personal pronouns available in English, including the gender-neutral zie, zim, zer, zis, zieself, and I expect there will be more to come since the spectrum of personal differences is endless. My wife, for...

Will the ESG agenda lead to more distressed property assets?

by Sarah Rayment and Jess Woods | Jul 12, 2022 | The Analyst

How to avoid a widening gap. Investors and occupiers are increasingly prioritising environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials as part of their appraisal process for office space across the UK. As the demand for grade A office space rises alongside the...

Cities need to embrace green innovation now to cut heat deaths in the future

by Alex Boston | Jul 12, 2022 | Residential Investor

In late June 2021, North America’s most severe heat wave in history hit British Columbia and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. In many areas, temperatures soared above 40 C, 15 C hotter than the normal average high. Although other places in North America regularly hit these...

Talk to us

by Nick French | Jul 12, 2022 | The Professor, zOurWriters1

The failure of generations to capture the skills and knowledge of our elders. In a couple of previous articles, I have developed a theme of getting old and how, in business (and probably in life in general), we are awful at talking with our elders and learning from...