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How did Venice become a trade empire?

Rising from the marshes of the Adriatic, Venice transformed into one of the greatest trading powers of the medieval and early ...
This video tells the true story of how Germany’s powerful radar network suddenly collapsed in 1943. It follows the men who ...
Irishman David McWilliams’ history of money has placed him in the same ballpark as the likes of Piketty, Harari and Gladwell.
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When gunmen stormed St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community, the children tried to escape but were told they ...
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In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq community already devastated by climate change.
After more than a century of speculation, researchers have traced the likely origins of the legendary Hjortspring boat through chemical analysis of its construction materials and the discovery of an ...
Many of the fanciest luxury brands, such as Hermès, Ferragamo and Prada, remain family-run despite being publicly listed.
Education Minister Zhuldyz Suleimenova has officially ruled out merging physics, chemistry and biology into one integrated science course in Kazakhstan’s schools, putting an end to months of public ...