How soldiers in Europe's only private army carry 19th century rifles
With their Lee Metford rifles, broadswords and daggers in their socks, they look like men you would not want to get on the ...
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South Lakes: Sir John Barrow Monument Hoad 175 years
AN iconic piece of architecture has now stood tall for 175 years. The Sir John Barrow Monument on Hoad Hill in Ulverston will reach the impressive milestone in 2025. (Image: Newsquest) Ulverston Town ...
140 years since the Berlin Congress: The new Scramble for Africa—Part One
The conference’s proceedings, discussion and conclusions made clear that the continent’s rich resources and human labour were ...
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Billionaires’ row: tour the street where South Africa’s super-rich live
Take a walk down the world's most expensive streets, from Vancouver's Point Grey Road and Miami's Indian Creek Island Road to ...
Slavery, tax evasion, resistance: the story of 11 Africans in South America’s gold mines in the 1500s
Ana Angola was captured in the kingdom of Ndongo and spent months on a ship before a journey over land where she was forced ...
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From America to Africa: Sweden’s Forgotten Colonial Empire
Though smaller in scale than Britain, Spain and other European colonial empires, Sweden had several colonies around the world ...
Strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa: A powerful tool for archaeology, forensics and wildlife conservation
A team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz recently released a sophisticated new map that reveals, for the first time, the ...
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🔒 The Economist: Africa’s crossroads: progress, challenges, and potential
While strides in life expectancy, education, and cultural recognition highlight progress, economic growth lags behind.
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The Ghosts of Bud Dajo
Sheila S. Coronel is Toni Stabile Professor of Practice in Investigative Journalism at Columbia University and Co-Founder of ...
Musk suggests Americans should ‘liberate’ the British from their ‘tyrannical government’
His post on X marked a surreal new step in the billionaire tycoon’s escalating feud with Britain’s ruling Labour Party and ...
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The 25 major airports located closest to the city centers they are named after
AeroTime presents the 25 major international airports located closest to the city centers they are named after.
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The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is growing
Most of the population growth expected over the rest of the 21st century is expected to take place in Africa. These new ...