Pirate Flags Flown as Tampa Celebrates Annual 'Invasion'
Tampa celebrated its annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival on Saturday, January 25, footage here shows.Video released by the Sarasota Police Department shows a pirate ship and smaller boats flying pirate ...
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Egypt uncovers blocks from 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut temple
The discovery of more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks on the outskirts of Hatshepsut’s funerary temple above was announced ...
The house where Russians printed Tolstoy in secret
The British Broadcasting Corporation Bournemouth's Russian enclave Tuckton House was occupied by Russian emigres from 1900 - ...
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Norman Foster Wouldn’t Let the Obamas Rent His Summer House
Obama in 2009 taking a weeklong vacation at the home that Norman Foster bought two years later. Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/ ...
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For Finland’s tiny Jewish community, a complicated history of fighting for the czar and the Nazis
Finland's community of approximately 1,500 Jews dates back to the 19th century when they arrived here to serve in the Russian ...
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The warlord, the oligarch and the unravelling of Russia’s Amazon.com
Over the next two decades it became Russia’s equivalent of Amazon. Customers from Siberia to the Crimean Peninsula (which was ...
Sadness as village pub shuts after 460 years
A historic West Yorkshire pub has closed its doors after trading for 460 years. The Windmill Inn, in the village of Linton ...
Portugal's 18th-century dancing horse tradition gallops into UNESCO’s heritage spotlight
Ever wondered how wind turbines are impacting our weather? 🌬️ These marvels of renewable energy are doing more than just generating power; they're reshaping local climates too! Dive in to uncover the ...
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The Shrinking Caspian Sea: An Environmental and Geopolitical Emergency
Allowing the Caspian Sea to succumb to industrial exploitation and climate-induced desiccation would be an irreversible ...