The Root of Haiti’s Misery:Reparations to EnslaversThe first people in the modern world to free themselves from slavery and create their own nation were forced to pay for their freedom yet again — in cash.
Labor topples conservatives in Australia as Anthony Albanese elected 31st PMAustralia’s centre-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while he faces an early foreign policy test.
Paris Plans to Remove Two Beltway Lanes to Cut PollutionThe plan was announced Wednesday by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, fulfilling a long-term promise to remodel the Boulevard Périphérique, a beltway that has long been notorious for its congestion and pollution. It would transform the highway “from a grey belt to a green belt,” said Hidalgo, by reserving one lane in each direction for taxis, buses, car-pooling and emergency access.
A post-war surfing renaissance is underway in Africa's oldest republic"There are more and more surfers every year," Bubbs tells CNN. "The kids who used to surf originally are now having kids, and those kids are surfing -- it is becoming generational. We often see multiple family members out surfing together."
You can get unlimited summer travel for $9.50 in this European countryA whole month of unlimited transport for just $9.50 -- that's a great deal at any time, but in a time of fuel price hikes, rocketing car rental rates and a worldwide cost of living crisis, it becomes unbeatable.
So pack your bags, because the most affordable travel destination this summer, if we're going by transport, appears to be Germany.
'A taste of security': NATO-themed beer flies off the shelves in FinlandThe telephone is ringing non-stop at Olaf craft brewery in Savonlinna, eastern Finland. Owner Petteri Vanttinen has been fielding calls from around the world since he tapped into the zeitgeist about Finland's application to join NATO, and created a NATO-themed beer.
NATO: Joe Biden backs Sweden, Finland membership bidAlthough Turkey has doubled down on blocking Sweden and Finland's membership bids, Western leaders have expressed confidence the proceedings will move quickly.
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