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Kate Thomas is a foreign news reporter for the Independent, paying special attention to humanitarian and development stories. She has reported from West Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia. Kate has previously worked in the NGO sector in Thailand, Cambodia and the UK, and regularly contributes to travel supplements and guidebooks on developing countries.Rwanda tour . gorilla safari . gorilla tour . Mountain Gorilla tour .

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The Big Switch-off
In the Nineties, when light bulb jokes were still funny, Australians used to tell one about the English. "How many Englishmen does it take to change a light bulb?" Answer: "What do you mean change it? It's a perfectly good bloody bulb! We have had it for a thousand years Read
By: Kate Thomas | 25/04/2008 | Technology

It's Like the M25 Up There
Thanks to Google Earth, QuickBird ( above), a high-resolution commercial spacecraft launched in 2001, has become one of the most famous Earth observation satellites. It can capture the largest images and has the greatest on-board storage capacity of any public- domain satellite, and takes colour shots in high enough definition to pick out the detail on the Great Wall of China. Read
By: Kate Thomas | 25/04/2008 | Satellite Radio

Troubled Waters
Kate Reeves, of WWF, says: "Our seas are becoming busier than ever before due to an increase in human activities threatening the marine environment, from fishing and shipping to dredging and wind farms Read
By: Kate Thomas | 25/04/2008 | Environment

Eastern Congo: Looks Like Heaven, Feels Like Hell
But this was Goma, once the "tourist capital of Congo" and North Kivu's main town, perched on the northern shores of Lake Kivu, where jungle meets volcanic rock and gentle green hills. Read
By: Kate Thomas | 03/02/2008 | Travel Tips