2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (304+ words) An exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry — a medieval embroidery depicting the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066 — opened at the British Museum in London, United Kingdom, on September 10. This is the first display of the work…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1643+ words) On September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong—the founder of the People’s Republic of China and the man who shaped the country’s political and economic course for nearly three decades—died in Beijing. The year 2026 will mark exactly 50 years since his death. For…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (380+ words) But an agreement on the country’s future could not be reached. The United States and the Soviet Union had differing visions for Korea’s political system. A joint Soviet-American commission, tasked with helping to form a provisional Korean government, was unable…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (220+ words) In the coastal community of Aiyetoro in Ondo State, Nigeria, the sea has swallowed about 80% of buildings and approximately 96% of valuable residential houses, said community native Ige Asemudara. According to him, the lost properties include his family home, part of…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (466+ words) In China, nostalgia for Mao Zedong’s egalitarian ideals is growing ahead of the 50th anniversary of his death. Amid an economic slowdown, inequality, long working hours, and intense competition in education and the labor market, some Chinese people are romanticizing the…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (296+ words) In Pakistan, floods caused by heavy rains have blocked the Karakoram Highway and other roads in Ghizer district, damaged homes, agricultural land and power lines. This was reported by Dawn. Flash floods occurred in several areas of Ghizer district in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (847+ words) On September 3, Australia celebrates National Flag Day. It was on this day in 1901 that the blue Australian flag was officially raised for the first time over the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne following a contest in which more than 32,000 people…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (222+ words) In Pakistan’s Haripur district, heavy rain on Wednesday morning caused landslides that damaged buildings and blocked Amazai Road near the village of Kalilaar. According to local residents and police, debris of soil and rocks had not yet been cleared from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (385+ words) About 13,600 residents of the city of Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany are to evacuate their homes on Tuesday due to the discovery of a U.S. World War II-era aerial bomb. The dangerous munition was discovered during work at a naval arsenal. It…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (242+ words) On Friday evening, the Lombardy region in northern Italy was hit by a severe storm with strong winds and hail. In some areas, the storm caused significant property damage and injured people. Following yesterday’s tornadoes and hailstorms, authorities in the…...