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Assam Assembly ends practice of two-hour Jumma break, running since 1937

The order stated that the amendment was done to scrap the colonial practice which aimed at dividing…

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Elon Musk denies he volunteered his sperm to help start a Martian colony

The New York Times reported Elon Musk had volunteered his sperm as part of SpaceX's plans to build …

Tom Carter   


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How prison in Putin's Russia actually works, according to a former penal colony inmate

Vladimir Pereverzin is a former businessman from Russia. He was imprisoned for seven years in some …

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18 ancient Egyptian human skulls are being auctioned for $250 each, in a grim sale of colonial spoils

Auctoneers are selling 18 ancient Egyptian skulls from the famed Pitt Rivers collections for $250 e…

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Columbus' voyages sparked epidemics that killed so many people, it may have crashed carbon dioxide levels worldwide

Columbus' expedition to North and South America brought not only conquest and exploitation to the r…

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Navalny's body was 'abused' after his death in an Arctic penal colony, says his wife

In a speech to the European Parliament, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of…

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​Blasting the Moon’s surface with super-concentrated Sun beams could help create usable roads for future lunar rovers!

Hence, in an attempt to find on-site solutions, researchers conducted experiments to investigate th…

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Rolls-Royce unveils a concept nuclear reactor that could one day power a colony on the moon

Rolls-Royce is hoping its micronuclear reactor could be installed on the moon by the early 2030s.

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Elon Musk invested in Deep Mind after its founder told him that AI could destroy human colonies on Mars: NYT

Elon Musk was left dumbfounded after DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis told him that AI could destr…

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Marilyn Monroe's Spanish colonial-style home saved from demolition after outcry from neighbours

Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe's LA residence, the only property she owned in her life, has been sav…

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Lunar bounty: Chandrayaan-3's sulphur discovery could help us get much closer to building Moon colonies

Scientists could use sulphur to create waterless concrete for building Moon bases and produce sulph…

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African skulls pillaged during German colonial rule have been matched to living relatives after DNA tests

A German museum says it is ready to return the human skulls from East Africa, which were removed un…

Marianne Guenot   


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On Maui, a perfect storm of climate, colonialism, and failed emergency systems made the deadliest US wildfire in over a century

Maui has faced a high risk of dangerous fires for years, but the perfect storm of unlucky weather a…

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The complicated history of Queen Victoria's colonial godchildren, who became symbols of assimilation and civilization in the British Empire

Sarah Forbes Bonetta came to England from Africa as a gift to the queen. Princess Gouramma was the …

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American prisoners at Russia's 'Fashion Colony' work in a factory assembling pants and coats for a Russian clothing company

This is the place Russian authorities are likely to send journalist Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Stre…

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Russia orders the creation of 24 penal colonies in occupied Ukraine, says report

Russia has decreed that 24 new penal colonies, famous for their harsh conditions, will be created i…

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Russia risks becoming an 'economic colony of China' following its invasion of Ukraine, says CIA director

The Ukraine invasion has been a "huge own goal for Putin's Russia," CIA director William Burns said…

Sinéad Baker