Happenings today surrounding Kaliningrad echo a bygone era when European statesmen standing around an enormous map on a table negotiated borders over cigars and sherry. Kaliningrad was born in that era. As the Guardian explained, Teutonic knights founded the region in the 13th century. It became...
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American ride-sharing giant Uber used unethical practices, including hindering authorities and circumventing regulations, to expand its operations in cities around the world, according to a new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists based on 124,000 leaked documents, including texts, emails and memos. The leaked...
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The Pacific nation of Kiribati quit a key regional bloc Monday, fracturing the organization just as its leaders convene for a conference to address rising sea levels and China's territorial ambitions in the region, Agence France-Presse reported. The island nation said it had decided to leave...
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The Faroe Islands will limit its annual dolphin hunt after an “unusually” large number of animals were killed during last year’s whaling season, sparking global outrage over the age-old practice, Newsweek reported Monday. The islands’ whaling season begins in the summer months, a tradition that dates...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding a fast-track system for obtaining Russian citizenship for all Ukrainians in another push to enhance Moscow's influence on war-torn Ukraine, the Associated Press wrote. Until recently, only inhabitants of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk...
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Humanity’s origins are much older and more complicated than initially thought, according to a new study on early human remains. Scientists recently found that prehistoric fossils discovered in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves are a million years older than previously believed, the Washington Post reported. The Sterkfontein Caves,...
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