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Despite the ballyhoo that surrounded last year’s announcement, it’s becoming clear that the modernization of North American air defence systems — a plan to spend $4.9… Read More »ANALYSIS | A plan to plug gaps in the continent’s Arctic defence shield faces roadblocks | CBC News
Irish culture is our superpower. It’s what most put us on the map worldwide and it’s time we fully understood and celebrated it. It takes… Read More »Irish culture is our superpower and we’re proving it
In honor of the World Cup, the Middle East received its first giant pandas — “Jingjing” and “Sihai” — sent by China as a diplomatic… Read More »Born in captivity, bred for diplomacy: The dark side of China's 'pandanomics'
——An interview with Zhang Yuanlin, vice president of Dunhuang Academy By Feng Zhijun (Journalist from Chinese News Service) LANZHOU, September 1, 2022 (CNS) – Dunhuang… Read More »(W.E. Talk) What can be learned from Dunhuang, a model of inclusive Chinese culture?
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From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, 2022 was full of big stories. After two years dominated by COVID-19, these headlines… Read More »The world hitting ‘peak baby’ and other stories you might have missed this year
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