Tag: centuryold
“L’Orient-Le Jour”, Lebanon’s dashing century-old daily newspaper
LETTER FROM BEIRUT The front page of the French-speaking Lebanese newspaper “L’Orient-Le Jour”, in a street in Beirut, January 8, 2015. JOSEPH EID / AFP As it celebrates its centenary…
Why this century-old technology seriously threatens the price of electric cars
While electric cars would not be fully compatible with “old” AM (long wave) radio, a solution could be found to solve this problem. The concern is that this would cost…
China: century-old temperature records already broken, the country in summer anguish
Sébastien Le Belzic / Photo credit: AFP 06:14, May 30, 2023modified to 07:29, May 30, 2023 China is currently facing an unprecedented heat wave. With more than 36 degrees recorded…
In Ethiopia, the century-old train survives, essential to the population
A century after the French laid a railway in eastern Ethiopia, the old track remains necessary for trade and transport, even with the recent arrival of a modern line built…