BBC – Travel – The last speakers of ancient Sparta
[ad_1] As you enter the mountainous village of Pera Melana in Greece’s southern Peloponnese peninsula, you’re likely to hear the
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How the pandemic stole Christmas but Santa Claus got it back
[ad_1] This year, however, he sits behind a computer screen in Westminster, Colorado, where he lives — in his glorious
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Europe can slow coronavirus without total lockdowns — but not the Swedish way
[ad_1] Politicians are desperate to find a balance of restrictions that flatten the curve without flattening the economy or upsetting
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Biden, Mexican president agree to work together on border migration – National
[ad_1] U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday committed to work on a
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U.S. jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
[ad_1] The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000 as a resurgence of coronavirus
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Immigrants face financial, emotional ruin as plans to resettle in Canada are clipped by COVID-19
[ad_1] Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government’s sluggish effort
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Canelo wraps up boxing year with masterful super-middleweight title haul
[ad_1] Canelo Alvarez unanimously outpointed previously undefeated Callum Smith to win the WBA & Ring super-middleweight championships and vacant WBC
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Genetically engineered trees could help fight climate change — here’s how
[ad_1] Armand Séguin planted his first genetically modified tree — a poplar — more than 20 years ago at a research station
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China-based companies raise the most money via U.S. IPOs since 2014
[ad_1] A Lufax flag on display during an event in Shanghai, China to launch the company’s initial public offering on
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Viola Davis and Company on ‘Ma Rainey’ and Chadwick Boseman’s Last Bow
[ad_1] A nation riven by racial violence, an industry with a history of exploiting Black culture, white executives eager to
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Repeat races at circuits suited MotoGP rivals more – Suzuki | MotoGP News
[ad_1] Suzuki team boss Davide Brivio says the double-header races at one venue suited its MotoGP rivals more during the
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Teyana Taylor Wants to Play Dionne Warwick in Potential Series
[ad_1] Exclusive Dionne Warwick is getting her wish … Teyana Taylor wants to play the iconic singer on the small
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Delta’s new travel corridor offers quarantine-free access to the Netherlands
[ad_1] (CNN) — The latest pandemic-era protocol from Delta Air Lines will let some passengers coming from the US have
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Sask. woman who got stomach removed to thwart cancer describes life with ‘ticking time bomb’
[ad_1] For years, Summer Heide didn’t eat spicy food because the slightest indigestion would trigger fears that she had stomach cancer.
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Knit to Improve Your Mood
[ad_1] Ruhee Dewji, a Canadian software developer who lives on her own, took up knitting in early spring at the
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Two 12-year-old boys made $250,000 during the pandemic and are giving back to local animal
[ad_1] One day, as the Connecticut-based brothers were hanging their decorations, one of their favorite ornaments slipped off a branch
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Pentagon under pressure from Trump administration to split NSA and Cyber Command
[ad_1] The proposal, first reported by Defense One, would split the command of US Cyber Command and the National Security
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Palestinian Authority urges Israel to return to talks focused on 2-state solution
[ad_1] The Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister on Saturday urged Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution for the
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Canadian retail sales continue rising after pandemic plunge
[ad_1] Canadian retail sales for October came in stronger than expected, rising by 0.4 per cent. Statistics Canada reported Friday
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Checkpoints, Zoom calls and parental guilt made 2020 a year like no other for MPs
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on so many Canadians this year through job losses, business closures and forced separations from
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