A Moscow Napoleonic reenactor faces a murder charge after dismembering his lover, “The Washington Post” reported. He had her severed arms in a backpack when he was found drunk in a river last week. It isn’t Napoleon’s first blunder in Russia. […]
Flooding in Venice has led to multiple deaths and devastating water damage, BBC News reported Thursday. The city announced plans to accelerate building structural protections for the city to safeguard it from abnormally high tides. Here’s what makes the lagoon city so famous. […]
New Delhi has declared a state of emergency over its severe air pollution, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. One report claimed that simply spending a day breathing in northern India was equivalent to smoking 33 cigarettes a day. Human health is strongly linked to the planet’s health. […]
An Irish man got the last laugh with a pre-recorded message played from inside his coffin, Sky News reported. Before his death, he planned a message to autoplay through a speaker as he was lowered into the ground. Humor can be quite useful in our toughest times. […]
A recent CIA memoir shows the importance of eateries in the spy game, NPR reported. Restaurants as meeting places for spies is common in real life and fiction. Sometimes life imitates art in the world of international intrigue. […]
750 ISIS-linked civilians escaped a Kurd camp amid a Turkish attack after US troop removal, “The Guardian” reported Sunday. The Turkish bombing of northern Syria is the latest development since President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw American military support from the area. […]
Divers are retrieving artifacts from a 1,700-year-old Roman shipwreck, “The Daily Mail” reported. Since its discovery in July, the ship has offered up more than 100 containers of olive oil, wine, and fish sauce. Underwater archaeology is a delicate and exciting process. […]
Historical figure Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi isn’t above controversy even today, “The Washington Post” reported. On what would be Gandhi’s 150th birthday, historians find themselves highlighting less ideal facets of his life. The Indian icon’s beliefs suggest sexism, racism, and classism. […]
An NPR article said that a million-dollar, solid-gold toilet was stolen from a palace recently. Originally constructed as an art piece, it’s also fully functional. Saddam Hussein’s homes were filled with similar riches. […]
France’s former president, Jacques Chirac, has died at 86, BBC News reported Thursday. Chirac was president of France from 1995 until 2007, when he was succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy. Chirac’s legacy largely centers around the European Union. […]
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