Wanted: A Government

Bulgarians have voted in five general elections in the last two years. Voters, meanwhile, are tired. “We’ll probably have to vote again in the fall,” a local election worker told local television. “This has to end at some point …We’ve been waiting for two years.” The problem is...

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No, Sir

Mexico’s top court struck down part of a law that would put day-to-day public security forces under military control, a verdict that deals a blow to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador who pushed for the legislation, the Financial Times reported. The case centers on Mexico’s National...

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Closed Season

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Organizers of a competition for children to hunt and kill feral cats in New Zealand called off the event this week following a backlash from animal rights groups, the Independent reported Wednesday. The North Canterbury Hunting Competition had initially unveiled a category offering children under 14...

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Golden Hands

Egyptian texts and wall carvings depict warriors presenting the amputated hands of slain enemies to the pharaoh, who would then reward them with gold necklaces. Known as “gold of honor,” this gruesome practice has long been the subject of debate among scholars, but archaeologists recently discovered...

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