Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

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Interest in Greenland’s minerals is soaring, driven in part by Trump, who has said the U.S. must “get” the island. But the ...

The real world is very complex, unlike what you see in movies and on TV. Our planet, with its varied cultures and societies, ...

The wrestling world is in shock at the sudden news of legendary wrestling star, “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan. Hogan, whose real ...

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Bundle up if you take Holland America's wildly scenic Norway cruise on the Nieuw Statendam. Summer temps are in the mid-30s.

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