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Few travelers embark on Cuba's south-eastern corner, but a little-known route offers a charming and surprising glimpse of the country's revolutionary history.

April 17, 2024

Exploring Cuba’s remote southern coastal road

Few travelers embark on Cuba’s south-eastern corner, but a little-known route offers a charming and surprising glimpse of the country’s revolutionary history. Embarking on a journey through Cuba’s lesser-known paths can lead

More than 100 years after the Titanic sank on its virginal voyage, this first-person testimony of survivor Frank Prentice remains an intense and brutal account of the sheer anguish felt by those on board.

Jacob Brown

April 15, 2024

Surviving the Titanic: Frank Prentice’s haunting memories

More than 100 years after the Titanic sank on its virginal voyage, this first-person testimony of survivor Frank Prentice remains an intense and brutal account of the sheer anguish felt by those

Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Romania are all just high on this year's World Happiness Report – and score exceptionally high when it comes to pleasure for people under 30.

Jacob Brown

April 12, 2024

European countries climb world happiness rankings

Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Romania are all just high on this year’s World Happiness Report – and score exceptionally high when it comes to pleasure for people under 30. When the annual

Plans to make a road underpass under Stonehenge have once again appeared, paving the way for one of the UK's most contentious construction projects in living memory.

Jacob Brown

April 11, 2024

Controversy at Stonehenge: the battle over a road tunnel

Plans to make a road underpass under Stonehenge have once again appeared, paving the way for one of the UK’s most contentious construction projects in living memory. Every year on March 20th,

Hop aboard in one nation, awake in another, and consider getting off to explore one of Germany's most spectacular landscapes.

Jacob Brown

April 8, 2024

Revival of night trains: rediscovering the golden age of travel

Hop aboard in one nation, awake in another, and consider getting off to explore one of Germany’s most spectacular landscapes. Introduction: In an era dominated by cheap flights and rapid travel, a

White supremacists are preparing people in action under cover of ‘active clubs’ encouraging self-defense, counter-extremist experts say.

Jacob Brown

April 4, 2024

Urgent call for vigilance: monitoring extremist activities in Australia

White supremacists are preparing people in action under cover of ‘active clubs’ encouraging self-defense, counter-extremist experts say. Monitoring Australian White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis: Urgent Call from Counter-Extremist Organisation A global counter-extremist organisation

A mass burial, including the bodies of at least 65 immigrants, has been seen in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.

Jacob Brown

March 23, 2024

Mass grave discovered in Libya amid migrant smuggling concerns

A mass burial, including the bodies of at least 65 immigrants, has been seen in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. Discovery of Mass Grave: The International Organization for

On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously embraced the first international resolution on artificial intelligence, encouraging nations to protect human rights, safeguard personal data, and observe AI for threats.

Jacob Brown

March 22, 2024

UN general assembly adopts AI governance resolution

On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously embraced the first international resolution on artificial intelligence, encouraging nations to protect human rights, safeguard personal data, and observe AI for threats. The United

Vietnam's President, Vo Van Thuong, has quit after only one year.

Jacob Brown

March 21, 2024

President resigns in Vietnam amid party rule violations

Vietnam’s President, Vo Van Thuong, has quit after only one year. Following a meeting of the ruling Communist Party, the government of Vietnam announced on Wednesday that President Vo Van Thuong had

Ethiopia's most prominent commercial bank is running to recoup large sums of cash withdrawn by customers after a "systems glitch."

Jacob Brown

March 18, 2024

Unexpected glitch: customers withdraw millions from Ethiopian Bank

Ethiopia’s most prominent commercial bank is running to recoup large sums of cash withdrawn by customers after a “systems glitch.” Over the weekend, customers of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) were