Huangpu is a district of pigeon fanciers and the skies over Shanghai have seen birds racing back to their coops for the best part of a century. Words and pictures by Jonathan Browning.
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The World Wide Web foundation, set up by Tim Berners-Lee, releases a global study on the impact of the Internet around the world, the "web index". He warns against the threats posed by countries and corporations trying to control the online world.
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