Rob Minto

The world’s capitals according to Google

qz.com — Google's search engine has little trouble letting you know that London is located in the UK or that it has a population of eight million. But it still can't definitively tell you what the city is really known for. Ask Google what London is the world capital of and it won't tell you finance, monarchy, or pillaged...

Pellegrini's Background Looks Good For Soccer's Manchester City

online.wsj.com — Roberto Mancini and Manchester City parted ways last week, which means that one of the best resourced, most desirable jobs in the game is now up for grabs. The Premier League club, after years of playing second banana to Manchester United, is now a legitimate force, having finished third, first and second in the past three seasons and winning an FA Cup along the way.

New light shed on US government's extraordinary rendition programme

guardian.co.uk — A groundbreaking research project has mapped the US government's global kidnap and secret detention programme, shedding unprecedented light on one of the most controversial secret operations of recent years.

China-Africa: How Unreliable Data Skews the Debate

thinkafricapress.com — Monhla Hlahla, Chairperson, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), South Africa, and Gao Xiqing, President of China Investment Corporation (CIC), China's sovereign investment fund, talk at the World Economic Forum. Photo by WEF. 'Publish or perish' runs the mantra of the research industry, putting its harried worker bees under constant pressure to issue material.