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Plenty of whiskey, few backpackers: The wild story behind Lonely Planet’s first Thailand guidebook Mass Tourism

Plenty of whiskey, few backpackers: The wild story behind Lonely Planet’s first Thailand guidebook

Editor's Note Joe Cummings created the very first Lonely Planet Thailand guide, which was published in the early 1980s. As the famous travel brand begins shuttering its offices, Cummings reflects on his decades-spanning career as a guidebook writer. (CNN) T… Read More
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April 24, 2020
Armenia decries crimes against ‘civilisation’ on genocide anniversary Hrant Dink

Armenia decries crimes against ‘civilisation’ on genocide anniversary

Yerevan (AFP) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday decried crimes against "civilisation" and demanded an apology from Turkey as his country marked the 105th anniversary of the WWI-era Armenian genocide.The genocide is a "crime not only against our ethnic identity, but also against human civilisation," Pashinyan said in…
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April 24, 2020
Difficulties Everywhere: Can Kierkegaard tell us how to live? Christianity

Difficulties Everywhere: Can Kierkegaard tell us how to live?

Discussed in this essay: Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard, by Clare Carlisle. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 368 pages. $28. Throughout its history, philosophy has been marked by figures who sought to demolish the prevailing intellectual systems of their moment—to practice “philosophy with a hammer,” as…
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April 24, 2020
Neymar’s Mom Nadine, 52, Reportedly Splits From Tiago Ramos, 23, After Learning That He’s Dated Men Neymar

Neymar’s Mom Nadine, 52, Reportedly Splits From Tiago Ramos, 23, After Learning That He’s Dated Men

April 23rd, 2020, 05:20 pm Neymar’s Mom Nadine, 52, Reportedly Splits From Tiago Ramos, 23, After Learning That He’s Dated Men Neymar's mother Nadine Goncalves has reportedly split with 23-year-old gamer Tiago Ramos after learning he's dated men before, according to reports: https://t.co/H3xarVxWfX— JustJared.com (@JustJared) April 23, 2020Just a little…
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April 24, 2020
When Pakistan And India Fought In The Himalayas, It Proved That Nuclear Powers Can Fight Wars Kashmir

When Pakistan And India Fought In The Himalayas, It Proved That Nuclear Powers Can Fight Wars

Here's What You Need To Remember: The Kargil War was far from the bloodiest ever fought—but it marked a frightening new chapter in the international system as for the first time states with nuclear weapons faced off on a (fortunately limited) battlefield. For years, there was a conceit that no two…
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April 24, 2020