A personal reflection on Moon Over Wuyi, exploring how art transcends language and opens a window into Zhu Xi's philosophy, Chinese intellectual heritage and the enduring relationship between knowledge, nature and human
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“He is a cardinal, isn’t he? Why does he always talk like a politician?” No one could have put it better when describing Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don, known simply as
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Japan’s parliament approved a landmark reform of the country’s Imperial House Law on Friday, preserving the long-standing system of male-only succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne while excluding Princess Aiko, the only child
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Nearly eight decades after the end of the Second World War, millions of pages of surviving personnel records from Nazi Germany’s SA and SS have entered a new phase of public accessibility
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Israel’s decision to recognize the Armenian genocide has reignited a debate that extends far beyond the events of 1915, placing renewed attention on the relationship between historical memory and international diplomacy. More
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The fringe has occupied many roles throughout history. It has been a symbol of royal authority, a marker of aristocratic fashion, a statement of modernity, and, more recently, the focus of cultural
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The Schutzstaffel (SS) evolved from a relatively small Nazi paramilitary unit into the central institution behind the Third Reich’s racial policies and mass violence, according to historian Bastian Hein in an interview
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For centuries, the ancient Maya have been celebrated for developing one of the world’s most sophisticated systems of mathematics, astronomy and calendrical science, producing calculations that guided royal ceremonies, monumental architecture and
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When Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed in December 2024 after 13 years of war, the world saw the aftermath of a regime accused of devastating its own country. Cities lay in ruins, mass
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In the face of gradual decay of morals and ethical values in Sri Lanka, the land that carries a reputation of being the saviour of Buddhism, although the very institutions and their
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For more than half a century, philosopher Nancy Cartwright has examined one of the most fundamental questions in modern knowledge: how far can science truly explain the world around us? The American
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The forgotten glory of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War still beckons the nation to reclaim its founding ideals, unity, courage, and destiny. But Bangladesh has, since 5 August 2024, been unlawfully brought under
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For more than three decades, a woman known here as Dilhani has lived in France, raised by the couple who adopted her as an infant from Sri Lanka. She was born at
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The recent detention and release of former Chilean intelligence operative Armando Fernandez Larios has brought renewed attention to a decades-old case that continues to resonate across U.S. and Chilean legal history. According
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