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Bermuda by boat: an itinerary for 48 hours in port
It's an island that measures only 21 square miles, about the size of Manhattan.
But instead of skyscrapers packed in like sardines, imagine miles and miles of sparkling cerulean water and pink-glittered sand.
Replace the honking yellow cabs with...Tags: England, Golf, Museums, Royal Caribbean International, Dining and Drinking
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UNESCO funding cutoff another example of Israel's stranglehold on U.S. politics
The desperation of the Palestinians' move to win United Nations recognition was matched only by the pettiness of the U.S. refusal to continue funding UNESCO in order to punish that agency for standing up to Israel ("UNESCO vote on Palestine shuts off...Tags: International Organizations, Israel, United Nations
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Stripping UNESCO funds over Palestine is a mistake
The U.S. sacrifices its own best interests with punitive laws that require defunding of vital U.N. groups who dare to recognize Palestine as a state ("UNESCO vote on Palestine shuts off funding from U.S.," Nov. 1). There can be no clearer example of the...Tags: Israel, Palestine
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Sarkozy proves he's no friend of Israel
As you've no doubt read, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy was overheard telling President Obama that he "cannot stand" Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that he believes the Israeli leader is a "liar." While national leaders do not always...Tags: Israel, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations
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DATOS-Sitios históricos en peligro en Irak y alrededores
ReutersBAGDAD, 26 mayo (Reuters) - Un oleoducto recientemente ampliado que pasa a través de la antigua ciudad de Babilonia, una vez el hogar de los Jardines Colgantes, provocó una disputa entre arqueólogos y el Ministerio de Petróleo, parte de un debate más...Tags: International Organizations, Yemen, Antigua and Barbuda, Mahmoud Abbas
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FEATURE-South Sudan's history emerges - from a tent
Reuters* Roadside Juba tent contains dusty trove of archives * Race against time, termites to conserve historical records * South Sudan seeks national identity from ethnic potpourri * Memory of the liberation war is a powerful agglutinant By Pascal Fletcher...Tags: England, Museums, Wars and Interventions, Norway, University of California, Los Angeles
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South Sudan's history emerges - from a tent
ReutersJUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's independence last July was forged through years of hard-fought rebellion in the bush, so it seems fitting that the world's newest nation still keeps much of its history in a tent. The weather-beaten brown tent in a roadside...Tags: England, Museums, Wars and Interventions, Norway, University of California, Los Angeles
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Factbox: Endangered heritage sites in and around Iraq
Reuters(Reuters) - A newly-extended oil pipeline that passes through the ancient city of Babylon, once home of the Hanging Gardens, has sparked a row between archaeology officials and the oil ministry, part of a larger debate over how to preserve Iraq's...Tags: International Organizations, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Christianity
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Romney sets up education panel, names Phil Handy a co-chair
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMitt Romney's campaign today announced appointment of a 19-member Education Policy Advisory Group that includes a number of folks from Harvard; President George W. Bush's education secretary, Rod Paige of Houst0o; and a host of other education thinkers.... -
WORLD CHEFS: A taste of Venice in London's east end
ReutersBy Simon Falush LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - On the surface the picturesque UNESCO World Heritage site Venice may seem to have little in common with Hackney, a gritty but rapidly regenerating district in east London. But the similarities appear very clear...Tags: United Kingdom, Salt, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Onions
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A taste of Venice in London's east end
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - On the surface the picturesque UNESCO World Heritage site Venice may seem to have little in common with Hackney, a gritty but rapidly regenerating district in east London. But the similarities appear very clear to Venetian chef...Tags: United Kingdom, Salt, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Onions
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Seagrass stores more carbon than forests - study
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Coastal seagrass can store more heat-trapping carbon per square mile (kilmometre) than forests can, which means these coastal plants could be part of the solution to climate change, scientists said in a new study. Even...Tags: Global Change, Natural Resources, Ecosystems, Conservation, Water Pollution
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