AFP As cities expand, eating up swathes of countryside in the process, agricultural pioneers are finding new ways to grow the fresh produce we need, in containers, empty buildings and any other spare space they can find to create new vertical farms. “We are just trying to imitate nature. It’s not as futuristic as it might sound,” insists a smiling …

  Kumasi / AFP It’s a Wednesday night and Rose’s Luxury won’t open for nearly another hour, but a line is already snaking out from under the brightly colored awning of one of Washington’s buzziest restaurants. The flock of eager diners is a testament to the capital city’s newfound foodie street cred, which grabbed the attention of international culinary tastemakers …

  ABU DHABI / WAM HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs and his delegation, met with Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Finance Minister as part of a series of bilateral talks held in Washington, alongside the 34th annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG). Al Tayer and Gramegna discussed mutual …