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The Kish tablet is “only” 5,500 years old, whereas the oldest cave painting that features three humans and a pig dates back ...

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Ta-Nehisi Coates explains on his official website that he set out to write his new book, The Message, “in the tradition of ...

Here are 14 dragonfly facts that may surprise you ... Dragonflies rank among the world’s fastest flying insects, capable of reaching roughly 35 miles per hour. Dragonflies catch their insect ...

This new four-volume History is the first to survey the entire history of slavery across the world, from antiquity to the present day. It is written by an outstanding international team of scholars ...

"Two survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II ...

World Bank President Ajay Banga has been pushing to raise the level of funding committed to IDA. Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP Source: AFP The World Bank announced Thursday that it has raised close ...

Washington (AFP) – The World Bank announced Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world's poorest nations, which it can leverage to ...

Mental health and substance use have become areas of increasing importance worldwide as they contribute to a high burden of disease as well as loss of life. Modern diagnostic categories are ...