International

Traders who suffered under Taliban go digital

Zahra Kazemi started her business Bamyan Weavers nearly 30 years ago, when Afghanistan was under Taliban control. She left the country after the Taliban destroyed her trade, returning after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 drove the regime from power. Kazemi, […]
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International

Ancient Aztec palace unearthed in Mexico City

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Aztec palace that later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico City. The discovery was made underneath the Nacional Monte de Piedad, an iconic building […]
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News

San Diego explosion injures 34 US sailors

At least 34 U.S. sailors suffered injuries after an explosion Sunday morning aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego. The cause of the explosion, which is under investigation, has not been determined. […]
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Business

Drone on the farm: As rainfall becomes scarce, farmers irrigate crops via unmanned aerial vehicles

Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, a 25-year-old farmer in Zimbabwe, stands in his sugarcane field, marveling at a recent savings of 60% on irrigation costs. And sugarcane is just part of Mazvazva’s property in Zimbabwe. He owns nearly 500 acres, growing green […]
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International

China carries out first coronavirus-related execution

China put a 24-year-old man who fatally stabbed two inspectors at a checkpoint to death in the country’s first coronavirus-related execution. Ma Jianguo was executed Thursday by officials in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province in southwestern […]
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