Views and Visions: Canadians clash Part 1 Posted September 18, 2021 You may not have heard about it on the news, but Canada has just been through an intense fight. Representatives from the English and French parts of the country faced o…
Armchair Traveler: Bogazkale (Turkey) Posted September 2, 2021 More than 3,600 years ago, the mighty Hittite Empire ruled the Western Asian land of Anatolia. Its capital, Hattusa, flourished for around 500 years in what is no…
UK: Bristol debates fate of toppled bronze statue of 17th-century slave trader Posted August 24, 2021 The bronze statue of Edward Colston stood in the center of the English port city of Bristol for more than 120 years. But last year it was toppled as part of a …
UK drug dealer caught out by cheese pic Posted August 10, 2021 A drug dealer in the English city of Liverpool thought he was the big cheese — until police got evidence they needed to arrest him from a picture…
For some of Japan’s lonely workers, the pandemic brings a homecoming Part 2 Posted August 8, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Firms move people every few years to nurture managers with broad experience and also as a way to ensure supplier relationships don’t encourage …
For some of Japan’s lonely workers, the pandemic brings a homecoming Part 1 Posted August 7, 2021 After four years spent working and living alone, far from his family and friends, Tsuyoshi Tatebayashi packed his bags at the end of March and returned, at last, to his wife and t…
Cattle for raffle gets town in moood for vaccines Posted July 29, 2021 A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for inoculated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to
Letter written in English by Napoleon put on display at museum ahead of auction Posted July 28, 2021 A shirt worn by Napoleon and a letter he wrote to practice his English have gone on display at a museum in Belgium. They will be auctioned later this year in Britain. They are …
Hidden Stories: Walt Disney: A life full of setbacks Posted July 12, 2021 With 12 Disney parks, dozens of Disney hotels, and over 85 million downloads of the Disney Tsum Tsum mobile puzzle game, it is safe to say that Disney is a constant presen…
Passenger brained by flying turtle; both live Posted June 29, 2021 It’s not unusual for rocks and other debris to crash through a windshield and injure a driver or passenger — but a turtle? A 71-year-old woman riding with her …