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The world's deepest tunnel - the Gotthard Base Tunnel - is an astonishing 57 kilometers long with a cost of £9.6bn ($12bn) and was built to help move freight in a more environmentally friendly way through a mountain range,...

According to the Gospel of John, Judas Iscariot received 30 silver coins, or in today's money, around $340, to betray Jesus and put him in the hands of Caiaphas. Before the Last Supper, Judas is said to have gone to...

The ancient Greek city of Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan was discovered by accident in the 1960s, but its demise has captivated historians and archaeologists for decades. The city that was lost under the desert sands for almost two thousand years was...

China's leader Xi Jinping said the US and China should be “partners rather than adversaries” as he met with top American diplomat Antony Blinken in Beijing on Friday. “China would like to see a confident, open and prosperous United States....

One of the shortest recorded wars in history which lasted between 38 and 45 minutes was fought in 1896 between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar, located off the coast of the African mainland. The immediate cause of the war was...

Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA, is looking to crypto as a means to bypass new sanctions placed on it by the US, Reuters reported. The US Treasury Department last week gave PDVSA's customers and providers until May 31 to wind...

Kurds are often denied equal access to political representation, economic resources and cultural freedoms in Turkey. Since the 1980s, Turkey has been engaged in a conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which has resulted in over 40,000 deaths. By Recep...

A 3,400-year-old statue of the head of King Ramses II has been returned to Egypt after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The statue is...

The Islamic Golden Age was a period during which science, literature, geometry, astronomy, and other fields of knowledge flourished from the eighth to the thirteenth century. Without the scholars of this period, who translated the works of the Ancient...

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US officials say, a move that threatens to escalate regional conflict further. Iranian state media are citing unconfirmed reports of explosions in the central province of Isfahan. Iranian news reports say that...

Some mysteries are likely never to be solved, indeed some are not meant to be. One of the most 'popular' mysteries known to us comes in the form of a coincidence, pertaining to the latitude of the ancient Egyptian...

Tesla informed its employees that it is cutting over 10 percent of its worldwide staff, according to a memo obtained by Reuters on Monday. This decision comes as Tesla faces challenges such as declining sales and increased competition in...

An ultra-conservative Orthodox Christian leader and several of his followers were stabbed at a church in western Sydney. This brought about a huge gathering outside the holy building, as hundreds of enraged people clashed with police. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel...

Iran has officially launched an attack on Israel with dozens of drones, sources from both countries stated on Saturday evening European time.

“Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt.” - Isaiah 19:1 On a Biblical tour of the Holy Land, one might visit Jerusalem, Nazareth, and the Sea of Galilee. One might also be interested in visiting...