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“One of the great captains of all time grudgingly surrendered to death this week. Yet even to this last overwhelming enemy, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill allowed no clear, decisive victory. For nine days while the world watched and grieved, the 90-ye

On January 13, French school employees, including teachers, marched during a demonstration called by unions to denounce the “indescribable mess” of the government’s measures against COVID-19. The union said half of primary schools should be closed. ■

Beluga whales on the hunt for schools of fish under the frozen surface of Amur Bay on January 9. Several whales settled here were set free from the notorious Nakhodka “whale jail” in 2019. Some 100 Nakhodka whales were kept in inhumane conditions and

THE PANDEMIC HAS SHONE A BRIGHT LIGHT on our country’s social safety net. Record numbers of Americans applied for unemployment. The federal government issued hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus checks. Federal and state programs like the Payc

Emergency first responders remain at the scene after a fire caused by a malfunctioning space heater at a 19-story residential building. The fire erupted in the morning on January 2, and some 19 people died in the blaze—the city’s deadliest since 1990

FOR DECADES, TAIWAN HAS been walking a fine line that broadly suited everyone: neither being part of mainland China, nor officially declaring independence. The People’s Republic of China could maintain its claim over it. Yet Taiwan was free to develo

Mario Draghi, the country’s prime minister, pointed to the fact that Italy’s economic growth was expected to hit roughly 6% in 2021, following a drop of almost 9% in 2020. “Employment has also begun to grow again: in the third quarter of this year, t

One area that could see significant funding is the transportation network, in particular roads and rail, with billions of euros set to be spent on new rail links and improvements to existing infrastructure. This is part of a larger trend being seen a

The company that has experienced the expansion and innovation of the dairy industry over the years is Brazzale, Italy’s oldest dairy company, which has been producing cheese and butter at least since 1784. Nowadays, Brazzale employs more than 900 peo

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE “TRUMP prophets,” those charismatic/Pentecostal Christians who said God told them that President Donald Trump would win a second term? There were hundreds of prophets—famous and obscure—whose predictions about Trump being res

THE OMICRON WAVE CURRENTLY WASHING over the world may have just hit its peak. According to the scientists at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington (IHME), which runs computer models of the pandemic, the numbe

The global pandemic has shown manufacturers around the world the importance of reliable, adaptable supply chains. In fact, these characteristics can, and should, apply to every stage of the manufacturing process, down to the most minute detail. Jap

Founded in Osaka in 1905, originally as a manufacturer of carbon paper, Union Chemicar is a major B2B supplier of imaging products for printers, specializing particularly in thermal transfer ribbons. The firm, which has expanded from Japan to several

Truffle hunters have been a part of Italy’s rural communities for hundreds of years, known for their unique skill set and knowledge of the natural world, passed down through oral tradition and fables. Locating truffles is a difficult feat in itself (

AUDRA MCDONALD IS A BROADWAY ICON, HAVING WON MORE PERFORmance Tonys than any other actor, and she’s the only person to win in every acting category. She’s starting 2022 off with Downton Abbey-creator Julian Fellowes’ new period drama, The Gilded Age

ALONG WITH THE PROMISE OF A BRAND-NEW YEAR COME NEW READING CHALLENGES to start and winter weekends that are perfect for cozying up with a good book. Luckily, Newsweek has recommendations for enticing new reads coming out in the next few months. From