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The University’s Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities recognizes "extraordinary faculty ...

This isn’t just a map of Cyprus. It’s THE map!The map that, for over 100 years, defined how our island was seen, measured and governed. The map that laid out not just borders and boundaries, but ...

Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., is presenting a serious challenge to the governing Labour Party and to ...

Having spent nearly a week In London speaking to the usual (and unusual) suspects, some very high up on the political, ...

On Oct. 7, 2023, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas killed 1,200 Israeli civilians and injured 5,431 more. In retaliation, ...

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It is inspired by the book The Case That Shook the Empire: One Man’s Fight for the Truth about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre by Raghu and Pushpa Palat. The story revolves around Sir Chettur Sankaran ...

And as this map shows, you won't need to travel far to find them. Even if you choose to avoid travelling, and to stay at home instead, this list will provide you with some of the best pubs on your ...

On the walls were maps of ... the Ottoman Empire to thwart German plans (the Ottomans were allied to the Central Powers) to foment rebellion in Muslim lands against their British colonial overlords.