Starting in the 15th century, Portugal began exploring the African coast searching for a shorter route for trade with Asia. Not to be outdone, Spain sponsored Columbus’ voyage due west and discovered ...

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Between the 15th and 20th centuries, just 10 European countries colonized nearly the whole world. Colonization brought ...

The world’s liberal democracies suffered a major defeat this week. Its autocracies have chalked up a major win. Illiberal populist demagogues have for the past few years scored a series of outright ...

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Vultures aren’t the only animals susceptible to getting sloshed. Tipsy grizzly bears are hazards to trains in Western states.

Maintaining the massive 12,000-square-foot compound amounts to many thousands of shekels a month, and the owners are eager ...

Imagine immersing yourself in the warm waters of a cenote in central Mexico, taking a dip in the hot springs of Japan’s Gunma ...

Violence and crime absorb almost 3.5% of Latin America and the Caribbean's (LAC) economic output, depleting funds that could be used in education and assisting the vulnerable, a report by the ...

Everyone probably likes to imagine that they live in one of the freest countries in the world, but is "freedom" something ...

BRITISH pensioners sporting bright red lippy and bleached blonde bobs are arriving in their droves at Banjul International Airport in The Gambia this weekend. But the balmy temperatures, pulsating ...