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Iran has been battling its worst drought in more than six decades. A blaze in the north has now eaten through parts of the ...

Have you ever wondered what it felt like to walk through the bustling markets of ancient Rome or stand beneath the towering pyramids of Egypt? These eight carefully selected books offer something ...

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Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.

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Many Iranians point to mismanagement and corruption as the root of the economy’s difficulties. In front of billboards urging ...

That analysis considered not just rabies, but all human deaths related to the loss of vultures — including those from water contaminated by cattle carcasses. Researchers estimated that India suffered, ...

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When Donald Trump’s term in office is done, this country moves quickly to recover its capacity for economic rationality, it should be able to regain some version of its place in the world economy. At ...

The proposal to change Delhi’s name is an unnecessary, historically flawed, and politically disruptive diversion that the ...