Nothing betrays the presence of the storage site so vital to humanity, apart from its monumental entrance (AFP Photo/Heiko JUNGE) Longyearbyen (AFP) – Designed to withstand a nuclear missile hit, the world’s biggest seed vault, nestled deep inside an Arctic mountain, is undergoing a makeover as rising temperatures melt the […]
Daily Archives: March 2, 2018
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Smooth white bracelets, intricate carvings of women in flowing gowns, and majestic horses are among the countless items that are disappearing from shop windows in mainland China as the government implements an ivory trading ban for the world’s largest consumer of ivory. And now Hong Kong, the largest ivory retail […]
Get the Think newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Bankers and financiers have long taken an interest in presidential relatives. Like so much else these days, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, inspires a sense of historical déjà vu. In this case, his current situation harkens back to the wheeling and dealing of the […]
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was given the “Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award” by the National Rifle Association during the Conservative Political Action Conference last week. He has since declined the honor. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai declined to accept the National Rifle Association’s […]
The answer from the U.S. government appears to be: No More Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled his nation’s next generation of nuclear weapons, each engineered to slip behind America’s vast network of early warning and defense systems. Announced Thursday in a nationally televised speech to Russia’s Federal Assembly, the new […]
Shortly before the release of Darkest Hour, Joe Wright’s acclaimed film about Winston Churchill, a private screening was held for members of Churchill’s family. Among those who attended was Nicholas Soames, Churchill’s grandson, who knew his grandfather when he was an old man. He reserved particular praise for the commanding […]
When is the Italian election? Italy’s 18th general election since 1948 takes place on Sunday March 4, less than three months after President Sergio Matarella dissolved Parliament on December 28. In Italy, general elections are held every five years, and this year take place alongside the Lombard regional election and […]
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Federal health investigators say they have more firmly linked an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning to kratom supplements. At least 40 people in 27 states have been reported sick in the outbreak, the […]