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Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring
ArchivesWorld News

Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring

December 27, 2019January 22, 2024

American archaeologist and expert in Middle and Near Eastern antiquities Alexander Nagel presented findings in a workshop organized by…

Swakopmund is a Beach Town Paradise that’s Not Quite what it Seems
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Swakopmund is a Beach Town Paradise that’s Not Quite what it Seems

December 24, 2019June 30, 2023

Swakopmund is a little slice of Germany in The middle of the desert. Afrikaners and Germans mingle together among…

DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile
ArchivesWorld News

DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile

December 18, 2019July 24, 2023

According to a press release from the Pentagon, the United States has just test-fired a prototype missile from the…

Macro and Micro – the Special Beauty of the Namib Desert
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Macro and Micro – the Special Beauty of the Namib Desert

December 17, 2019June 30, 2023

I would love to take a mature and nuanced perspective about my first week in Namibia, but to be…

Maximum Pressure On Iran Pushes Her Away From Negotiations, Not Towards Them
ArchivesForeign Policy

Maximum Pressure On Iran Pushes Her Away From Negotiations, Not Towards Them

November 29, 2019August 21, 2023

Washington’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran has forced her to seek allies and aid from countries the United States…

With No Evidence Of Election Fraud, US Politicians And Election Monitors Have Incited A Coup D’état In Bolivia
ArchivesWorld News

With No Evidence Of Election Fraud, US Politicians And Election Monitors Have Incited A Coup D’état In Bolivia

November 13, 2019August 1, 2023

Evo Morales, the now-Former President of Bolivia, arrived in Mexico today with his former-Vice President and announced, “my ideology…

Lost to Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer
ArchivesConservation

Lost to Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer

November 12, 2019December 6, 2023

In the digital age of globalization, Google, and infinite access to information, it might pass someone by that there’s…

ArchivesForeign Policy

Bipartisan Propaganda And Bipartisan Imperialism: The Paper Thin Case For U.S. Policy In Venezuela

November 8, 2019July 24, 2023

PICTURED: Vice President Mike Pence meets with Venezuelan Ambassador for the opposition to the U.S. Carlos Vecchio and Colombia-based…

Behold, England’s “Tree Of The Year”
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Behold, England’s “Tree Of The Year”

October 24, 2019August 17, 2023

In Calderstones Park in the suburb of Allerton, Liverpool, an 11th-century tree has won a 21st-century prize. Liverpool’s Allerton…

Why Does The UAE Want to Wind Down its Presence in Yemen?
ArchivesWar

Why Does The UAE Want to Wind Down its Presence in Yemen?

July 9, 2019April 16, 2025

Emirati officials have announced that troop levels in the UAE will be wound down as the UAE moves from…

American Prairie Reserve: Stitching The Great Plains Back Together Again
ArchivesConservation

American Prairie Reserve: Stitching The Great Plains Back Together Again

July 3, 2019November 2, 2023

Two Crow Ranch, located 30 miles north of Winnett, Montana, and comprised of 5,002 acres of private land and…

Iran Wants EU Protection From U.S. Sanctions, Declares “Surgery” On Nuclear Deal
ArchivesForeign Policy

Iran Wants EU Protection From U.S. Sanctions, Declares “Surgery” On Nuclear Deal

May 9, 2019July 17, 2025

Iran has warned major signatories of the 2015 Nuclear Treaty that it will resume high-level enrichment of uranium if…

According To UN, US Sanctions Responsible For Thousands Of Venezuelan Dead
ArchivesForeign Policy

According To UN, US Sanctions Responsible For Thousands Of Venezuelan Dead

May 9, 2019July 26, 2024

According to the United States’ Office of Foreign Asset Control, (OFAC) the United States will “not stand by and…

MDMA Reactivates Social Reward Systems In Adult Mice
ArchivesMedicine

MDMA Reactivates Social Reward Systems In Adult Mice

April 2, 2019September 15, 2023

A new study published by Johns Hopkins University concludes that the effect of just a single dose of methylenedioxymethamphetamine…

Wildlife Researchers Trying To Save Iran’s Last Remaining Cheetahs Could Face Death Penalty
ArchivesPolicy

Wildlife Researchers Trying To Save Iran’s Last Remaining Cheetahs Could Face Death Penalty

March 17, 2019July 1, 2026

9 Iranian wildlife conservationists from the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF) were imprisoned by Iranian Revolutionary Guards last year…

Adventuring in the Qian Shan Mountains
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Adventuring in the Qian Shan Mountains

February 26, 2019June 30, 2023

An older, distant China is, as I mentioned earlier, quite hard to find here in the Northeast. But this…

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Interest Payments on the National Debt up 13% Year-over-year with Still 3 Months to Go

Andy Corbley August 17, 2026

With a trimester left of the 2026 fiscal year, the US Treasury has already borrowed more money than in…

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We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley

Andy Corbley August 7, 2026

Americans have a funny way of relegating certain ingredients to specific functions that don’t always serve the overall purpose…

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Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

Andy Corbley July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

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