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Far from Seoul’s Tall Towers, Tiny Trees are Dazzling Visitors Even More
Travel

Far from Seoul’s Tall Towers, Tiny Trees are Dazzling Visitors Even More

October 13, 2025October 10, 2025

The Korean Bonsai Museum maybe can’t be described as a must-visit destination in Seoul, South Korea’s sprawling metropolis—if only…

Brooklyn Bonsai Museum Celebrates 100th Birthday Bash with Largest-Ever Exhibition on These Mini Trees
Culture

Brooklyn Bonsai Museum Celebrates 100th Birthday Bash with Largest-Ever Exhibition on These Mini Trees

June 19, 2025June 22, 2025

One of America’s largest bonsai tree collections recently celebrated its centennial with the largest exhibition on these miniature trees…

Life Is Full of Surprises in Karakalpakstan, Central Asia’s “Sixth Stan”
Travel

Life Is Full of Surprises in Karakalpakstan, Central Asia’s “Sixth Stan”

March 20, 2025

Karakalpakstan is a mouthful to say, one which has to be said a bit slowly so your friends don’t…

Must See: Giant 16th Century Turkish Baths to Reopen in Istanbul as Part-Museum Part-Antique Spa
Travel

Must See: Giant 16th Century Turkish Baths to Reopen in Istanbul as Part-Museum Part-Antique Spa

October 2, 2023

Following an extraordinary 13-year restoration project, Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, a historic bath in Istanbul, reopens this September after centuries…

Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha
ArchivesTravel

Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha

May 19, 2023June 29, 2023

If you decide this June to take off along the 514 departmental road from the ferry port at Ouistreham,…


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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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