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# All of the Lights

Political favouritism can now be seen from space

A new study by an Australian university has used night time light to establish that economic activity gravitates towards the birth places of political leaders.

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Jul 17th 2014, 6:08 PM

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PHOTOS: Dramatic black-and-white images of Dublin by night

These photographs from Conor Blundell might give you a new perspective on the capital…

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Jul 18th 2012, 8:35 PM