The deep-sea battle over the world’s data cables is heating up
A Russian spy ship seen in U.K. waters points to continuing worries over the safety of undersea cables that link the global ...
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Russian oil tankers hunt for new flags to evade sanctions
Part of Russia's oil tanker fleet has been forced to change the flag under which they fly, as US and UK sanctions exert ...
Russian Oil Ships Hunt for New Flags to Hide From Sanctions
A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure ...
Vancouver Public Library defends policy that prevents staff from wearing Palestinian symbols
The head of the Vancouver Public Library is defending a policy that dictates what symbols its roughly 800 staff can wear ...
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Vancouver Public Library staff banned from wearing watermelon pins to show support for Palestine
At an all-staff online video meeting last summer, the Vancouver Public Library’s chief executive fielded a series of pointed ...
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Cammack Reintroduces Resolution to Ban Foreign Flags on House Floor
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) has reintroduced a resolution prohibiting the display of foreign flags on the floor of the ...
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In Romania, Signs of Far-Right ‘Values’ Overriding Ethnic Loyalty
The far-right in Romania used to whip of ethnic tensions with the Hungarian minority as a way to win votes; now they’re seeking common cause.
Ars Technica26d
After 60 years of spaceflight patches, here are some of our favorites
The patch for the first female human spaceflight showcased a dove flying above the letters designating the Soviet Union, CCCP ... formed crew of astronauts," Flag Research Quarterly reports.
The New York Times26d
Ignoring Warnings, a Growing Band of Tourists Venture to Afghanistan
With the war now over, the Taliban are welcoming foreign travelers, even as governments advise their citizens to stay away. Yi-Pin Lin, a tourist from the United States, and his Afghan guide ...
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Following Kuznetsov's example: Resist those trying to strip Jewish ties to Israel - editorial
A silhouette of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, is displayed near a flag of the state of Israel ... And they won. The Soviet Union collapsed, and well over a million Russian-speaking ...