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Thousands of protesters entered the capital, Colombo, and swarmed into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s fortified residence. Video images showed jubilant crowds splashing in the garden pool, lying on beds and using
Continue readingSri Lanka President, PM to Resign After Tumultuous Protests (Video)
TROPIC OF CANCER SERIES Report: Here are some of the oldest places to buy books in Cairo. Whether it’s vintage maps, film posters or photographs, a tour of the Egyptian
BERING STRAIT + TROPIC OF CANCER SERIES Report: Former President Barack Obama visited Stanford University in Silicon Valley in April to talk about a new North Star vision for the
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TROPIC OF CANCER SERIES REPORT: The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School in north-western India’s Rajasthan desert is made of yellow sandstone and there are no Air Conditioners. Here, students can study
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Muhammad Ahsan Kureshi in The Nation: I’m reading ‘The homoerotics of Orientalism’ by Joseph Boone these days and its cover photo has quite a story to tell once googled and
Continue readingRudolf Lehnert’s ‘Bahira’: One Picture, Two Stories
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was his country’s longest-serving PM. As one of the country’s most influential politicians Abe shaped Japan and leaves behind a complex legacy. He was
Continue readingShinzo Abe: Tragic End of a Nationalist Leader (Video)
Pamela Appea in Salon: Apparently, humans aren’t the only animals going keto. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), one of the most common pests in the world, is evolving to have a glucose-free diet.
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Briallen Hopper at Public Books: Unlike Agatha Christie’s best known novels, At Bertram’s Hotel (1965) barely has a plot. Its one murder takes place almost three-quarters of the way through the
Continue readingAgatha Christie’s “At Bertram’s Hotel” Barely Has a Plot
A fourth of July weekend augmented reality-based barbecue take -from thousands of miles (crow’s flight) southeast of New York – in Pakistan:
A new Egyptian movement called Fetrah is emerging to combat the homosexual-lesbian movement. Young people in Egypt have launched the campaign called “Fetrah” to oppose influence of the LGBTQ, reports
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TWO respected authors who have written extensively on regional affairs share their comment on Nobel Laureate and renowned economist Amartya Sen saying that, “The biggest crisis that India is facing
Continue reading‘India Cannot Be of Hindus Only’: Nobel Laureate and Economist Amartya Sen
If you’ve ever watched a show like “The Great British Bake Off,” you may have felt inspired to attempt a magnificent cake of your own—but you’ll quickly run into obstacles