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UNESCO Heritage Sites Class of 2024: A Mixed Bag of New Sites
Travel

UNESCO Heritage Sites Class of 2024: A Mixed Bag of New Sites

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

The 46th annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee has just concluded in New Delhi. Keeping with WaL tradition of reporting…

New Global Payments Systems to Challenge the Dollar’s Future Dominance
ArchivesGlobal Economy

New Global Payments Systems to Challenge the Dollar’s Future Dominance

August 1, 2022July 14, 2023

PICTURED: Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Vladimir Putin, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African…

There Are 4 Million More Digital Nomads Since Last Year, and Another 24 Million Are Getting There
ArchivesTravel

There Are 4 Million More Digital Nomads Since Last Year, and Another 24 Million Are Getting There

May 17, 2022July 20, 2023

Digital nomads—people who spend the majority of their working year traveling the world, working remotely from their computers, are…

Cooperation Or Conflict: How To Save Biodiversity In The Tropics
Conservation

Cooperation Or Conflict: How To Save Biodiversity In The Tropics

July 17, 2019

Tremendous sacrifices have been made in the quest to feed the people of the world, much of it fronted…


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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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