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For the first time in roughly six centuries, London’s skies may again carry the long, steady wings of the white stork. These ...

Leprosy carried powerful stigma in medieval Europe, but new skeletal evidence from Danish cemeteries suggests the sick were not always pushed aside in death. In medieval Denmark, burial location ...

More than 500 years ago, while a medieval scribe was carefully copying a religious manuscript by hand, a cat walked across the pages while the ink was still ...

As Trump puts America First before the Munich Security Conference, the alliance's eastern border may be its next flashpoint.

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OpenAI spends more on AI than the whole EU. Europe is lagging in the innovation race — here’s why, and how it plans to catch up.

Charades, Mikrofilm and GKIDS are joining forces on 'Pesta,' an animated romantic horror film directed by Hanne Berkaak.

Every February, shop windows bloom with red hearts, chocolates and bouquets. Couples post affectionate selfies and book candlelit dinners, while others quietly opt out. But the version of Valentine’s ...

From medieval beginnings, the samurai have inspired art, fiction and films, from Shōgun to Star Wars. But their true story is ...

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By Miguel Pereira COIMBRA, Portugal, Feb 11 (Reuters) - More heavy rain flooded several rural areas in the north of storm-battered Portugal on Wednesday, leaving levees at risk of bursting around the ...