Nepal: Where making a profit is a crime
With an average annual income of $315 per capita, Nepal is the second poorest country in Asia after Afghanistan and one of ...
Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it’s coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but ...
An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time
Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took hold in Vladimir ...
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Flag Day
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...
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‘Together Forever’: Russian Schoolchildren Mark 11 Years Since Crimea Annexation With Patriotic Activities
A young schoolboy who was born after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine writes “11 Years Together” on a drawing at his rural school in Siberia. This drawing is part of a nationwide patriotic campaign ...
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Movie Reviews
The director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience. By Alissa Wilkinson In this coming-of-age drama from ...
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Nepal’s Monarchy Revival Movement Gains Momentum Amid Political Discontent
The RPP, founded in the 1990s by royalist allies and reformed in 2022 by former Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa, has been the driving force behind this movement. Party leaders, including Chairman ...