Painted in 1666, "View of Olinda, Brazil, With Ruins of the Jesuit Church" is a masterpiece by Frans Post, one of the first European-trained artists to depict the landscapes of Dutch Brazil ...

In 1573, a region of France declared war on werewolves. They seemed to be everywhere. But what were they? These weren't your ...

BOXING & WRESTLING. For most of the 19th century, the contact sports of boxing and wrestling were frowned on by the educated public and were seldom written about by Cleveland newspapers. As Cleveland ...

Depending on the place, travelers can take lava boat tours, hop helicopter trips over calderas, surf down the slopes of a ...

By Humaira Ahad In a madrasa in the 17th-century Shiraz, a group of students gathered in the Khan School, notebooks open, ...

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In this 17th package, we include Surgutneftegas - a Russian oil giant ... In its conclusions of 19 December 2024, the European Council reiterated its resolute condemnation of Russia’s war of ...

Maps, such as the 1502 Cantino Planisphere ... hats and caricatured noses in a detail from a 17th-century Japanese folding screen) traded in precious goods. Freer Gallery of Art, SI Their chief ...

as well as lighter blocks that outline the walls of the Stadt Huys (as determined from 17th-century maps). Lesser known is the hallway in 85 Broad, which was built as a continuation of Stone ...

In a remarkable Oval Office exchange Wednesday, President Donald Trump publicly pressed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over the treatment of South Africa’s White ethnic minority ...

The European Union said it will slap a new round ... This would be the EU's 17th sanction package against Russia. The news comes a week after the EU said it plans to prohibit new Russian gas ...