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Robert Farley

History, Asia

What then?

Key Point: China really wanted an aircraft carrier so it decided to buy the old Varyag from Ukraine. Although it made a tough journey and required a lot of repairs, the carrier was transformed into a real warship.

In 1998, a Chinese businessman bought the incomplete hulk of a Soviet aircraft carrier.  Fourteen years later that hulk became Liaoning, the first fleet carrier of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Thus did... Читать дальше...

Neild was fighting a lung disease for the last two years and his condition worsened since last September.

We already knew 2010’s Deepwater Horizon disaster was the biggest oil spill in history. When the BP rig exploded, it released 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico over the course of 87 days. Eleven workers died. So did thousands of marine animals. By all counts, it was horrible.

The Skywalker bloodline is perhaps defined by a series of failures. Anakin’s attempts to protect Padmé brought about the rise of the Empire. Luke’s pressure to live up to this prophecy of the chosen one brought about the undoing of his fledgling Jedi Order and his own nephew—who himself saw a moment of weakness and…

Rev. Richard Bucci doubled down on his recent call to bar state lawmakers who supported an abortion rights bill from receiving communion at his church.

Photo by Visionhaus Salah likely won’t be getting much rest this summer after Egypt revealed they plan on bringing him to Tokyo. With the Africa Cup of Nations moving back to January for 2021, Liverpool face a major headache with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Naby Keïta, and perhaps Joël Matip …

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The Miami Herald erroneously reported that UFC star Nate Diaz had been arrested.

Pakistan’s judiciary acknowledges the political victimization of the opposition, backed by military agencies.

Shaun The Sheep, the children’s series about a mischief-making ovine made of modeling clay and cotton wool, is estimated to have aired in some 180 countries, which in theory would put it just behind the Beatles and the English language in the ranks of successful British exports. Not that the series has ever promised…

Well, the Beef Boys are at it again.

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1. 'Largest turtle that ever existed' weighed more than a tonne  Daily Mail
2. Biggest turtle that ever lived had 10 foot shell with horns  CNN
3. Absolutely Massive Extinct Turtle Weighed 2,500 Pounds and Had Giant Horned Shell  SciTechDaily
4. Absolute unit of an extinct turtle sported a gigantic horned shell  CNET
5. Extinct Giant Turtle Had Horned Shell of up to Three Meters  HeritageDaily
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TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation mulled over developing transit cooperation.

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Crude oil production in North Dakota could peak over the next five years as producers will have drilled up the core production areas and will have to move to less prolific corners of the oil patch, North Dakota’s Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms told state lawmakers. Exploration and production companies will finish drilling the core areas in North Dakota’s oil patch in the next two to five years, Helms said at a meeting of the interim Government Finance Committee. “At that point, say five years from now... Читать дальше...

Unlocking the blueprint to human life was a big step for biology. But most diseases are too complex to pin to a single gene.

Rugby Africa on Wednesday announced the appointment of Maha Zaoui as Women’s Rugby Manager and Mudiwa Mundawarara as Referee Manager.

Quarterly profit at SoftBank was almost wiped out as the tech giant was hit for a second straight quarter by losses at its $100 billion Vision Fund.

Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the April 2010 oil spill.

Stupendemys geographicus is a turtle species first described in the mid-1970s.

Researchers believe their findings support ‘a Mars formation timescale of up to 20 million years’.

Honda Canada, Markham, Ont., has marked two major milestones this month. On the manufacturing side, the automaker has produced its nine-millionth vehicle at its facilities in Ontario. Honda also boasts that it has sold its five-millionth vehicle in Canada. The production achievement reflects the...

The world is interesting yet scary, and we all want to explore it. At certain times, however, it is better to be safe rather than sorry during one’s adventures. Recently, an adorable, blonde golden retriever pup did just that when he said “no thanks” to something he had never seen before.

The recent, horrific killings of two dolphins in Florida waters have raised an alarm and prompted an investigation by law enforcement officials, who have since offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to penalties or a criminal arrest.