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BBC: Green flights not in easy reach, warn scientists

asianct - March 7, 2023

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Nalanda: The university that changed the world

asianct - February 28, 2023

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CNN: Nearly 1 million power outages reported in cross-country winter storms, with more snow, icing and blizzard conditions ahead

asianct - February 25, 2023

Culture

BBC: Canvey Wick: The UK’s implausible tourist attraction

asianct - January 28, 2023

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BBC: Alchemist: Is this the world’s most creative restaurant?

asianct - January 13, 2023

Travel

Citron: The exquisite fruit that brings rabbis

asianct - January 6, 2023 0

Every summer, in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, Hasidic rabbis from all over the world travel to the northern part...

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CNN: Tornado threat ramps up as storm damage reported in Oklahoma and Texas and blizzard conditions mount in the northern Plains

asianct - December 13, 2022 0

Severe storms – with reports of at least one tornado and damaging winds – are raking parts of Oklahoma and Texas, leaving...

Culture

BBC: Four health-conscious cities putting pedestrians first

asianct - December 2, 2022 0

When the initial wave of Covid prevented indoor gatherings in most countries around the world, many cities responded by quickly reimagining what...

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CNN: What travel warnings do other nations give their citizens about US violence?

asianct - December 2, 2022 0

American travelers -- at least those of the cautious variety -- might be familiar with the US State Department's travel advisories.

Culture

BBC: Zimbabwe’s stunning 80km safari train

asianct - November 30, 2022 0

We rattled out of Dete Station towards the north-eastern boundary of Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, an eager dozen – nine tourists, two...

Culture

REUTERS: NATO allies wake up to Russian supremacy in the region

asianct - November 17, 2022 0

The world’s largest satellite ground station, on the Svalbard archipelago off Norway, is used by Western space agencies to gather vital signals...

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BBC: Bataireacht: The ancient Irish martial art making a comeback

asianct - October 31, 2022 0

It all but disappeared in the late 1800s, but Irish stick fighting – which was used to rebel against the occupying British...

Culture

BBC: Turf houses: Iceland’s original ‘green’ buildings

asianct - October 29, 2022 0

Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments.

Culture

BBC: Sardinia’s mysterious beehive towers

asianct - October 28, 2022 0

More than 7,000 Bronze Age skyscrapers once dotted this Italian island. Now, new discoveries are shining light on Sardinia's Nuragic civilisation.

Culture

BBC: Israel’s transformative desert retreat

asianct - October 27, 2022 0

Set deep in the heart of the Negev desert in southern Israel, a small community is inviting travellers to connect with nature...

Culture

BBC: Portugal’s mysterious ‘birthing stones’

asianct - October 13, 2022 0

In northern Portugal, a geological phenomenon has baffled scientists for decades: the rare Pedras Parideiras, or "Birthing Stones", which appear to miraculously...

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BBC: Mexico’s 1,500-year-old unknown pyramids

asianct - October 12, 2022 0

Built by indigenous masons, these 1,500-year-old pyramids are still standing strong, held together by sticky juice from the prickly pear cactus.

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Travel

BBC: Green flights not in easy reach, warn scientists

Nalanda: The university that changed the world

CNN: Nearly 1 million power outages reported in cross-country winter storms, with more snow, icing and blizzard conditions ahead

BBC: Canvey Wick: The UK’s implausible tourist attraction

BBC: Alchemist: Is this the world’s most creative restaurant?

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