Sunday assorted links

1. “But for those who have given their lives to competitive ploughing, it’s more than a sport, it’s a way of life.”

2. “Africa actually extends northward to about the same latitude as Norfolk, Virginia.”  And Barcelona is at the same latitude as Chicago.

3. “The drug works. It is safe. But it’s no longer available anywhere in the world…The problem was the price.”

4. The rise of the neo-banks? (NYT)

5. China plans first underseas tunnel for high-speed trains.