Over the Borderline: The Little Bit of Minnesota That Could Have Gone Canadian
In other parts, the American and British negotiators got a little fancy. Around Minnesota, they established the border as ...
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The hero of the Battle of Great Bridge was a sentry who took on an entire British platoon. He was also a free Black man.
History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...
Letters to the Editor: If Trump says it's the Gulf of America, I can call my hometown Disneyland
A reader in Orange County takes inspiration from Trump's 'Gulf of America' and renames his hometown after the happiest place ...
Exploration Mysteries: Thule
Thule is less known than other places in classical mythology like Atlantis. But Thule actually existed. The prickly question is, where was it?
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Strabo: The Ancient Greek Geographer Who Mapped the World
Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...
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Britain and Mauritius deny reports the cost of Chagos Islands deal has doubled
Show Full Article The Mauritius government also denied the reports. Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – a former colony that became independent in ...
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Britain’s handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Just three months into power, Labour pulled off what it billed as a diplomatic coup: ending a long-running dispute over the status of the Chagos Islands, one of Britain’s final imperial possessions, ...
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Britain denies reports it will pay more to finalise Chagos Islands deal
Show Full Article Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – a former colony that became independent in 1968 – while retaining control under a 99-year ...
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It’s the ‘purr-fect’ job. Britain’s top feline diplomat comes out of retirement
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top feline diplomat has come out of retirement for a new, ‘purr-fect’ job. Palmerston, former chief mouser at the Foreign Office, is now the U.K.’s chief four-legged ...
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Britain and Mauritius deny reports the cost of Chagos Islands deal has doubled
The Mauritius government also denied the reports. Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - a former colony that became independent in 1968 - while ...
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UK denies Mauritius claims Britain could 'pay double' in new Chagos Islands deal
The UK has denied claims from the prime minister of Mauritius that it could end up paying double under a new Chagos Islands deal ... with the new agreement. Britain reached a deal last year ...