The ancient discovery that put a Silk Road city back on the map
After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...
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‘The flood of the century’: How well prepared is Paris for a natural disaster?
François Mori, AP But simulations for the "flood of the century" are based on the river ... Paris has also become the most densely populated city in Europe with the lowest percentage of ...
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
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Arab futures — III
Turkey is returning to the Middle East in pursuit of a dimension of its identity that has been in the shadows over the past century ... rather than towards Europe. Fifth, for many Arab countries ...
His father used diplomacy, he conquered the world: How Alexander became the first great general
The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander ...
The New York Times28d
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
That works out to $185 billion in today’s dollars, or less than a fifth of China’s surplus last year. Germany ran enormous trade surpluses in the years after Europe’s financial crisis a ...
Smithsonian Magazine26d
How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy
Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently led UNESCO to declare it Europe’s oldest ... written near the end of the fifth century B.C.E., the author discusses ...
The New York Times29d
Hams in the Belfry: How a Cash-Poor French Cathedral Fixed Its Organ
In France — as has been the case elsewhere in Europe — decaying churches are ... a tribute to the town’s supposed founder, a fifth-century saint called Florus whose relics are kept in ...
Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ seeks to make America ‘greater’ in size by carving the world into 19th century-style spheres of influence
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has made clear he is manifestly determined to make America even more dominant in the Western Hemisphere.
The Times of Israel19d
Magnificent hoard of gold and silver coins sheds unprecedented light on medieval Israel
New research examines artifacts found in 2018 in two vessels next to the synagogue at Huqoq, in an excavation led by Prof.
King at 20, death at 32…conquered half of the world in 12 years, this king was…, he was from…
After becoming the King of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BCE, Alexander spent only two years in Europe. He defeated and ...
International Monetary Fund19d
Poland's Transformation
A moderate recovery during 1992-94 was followed by robust growth (the fastest in Central Europe) during 1995-99 that was driven ... Poland has ambitious goals for the first decade of the twenty-first ...