Icelandic language battles threat of 'digital extinction'

Iceland’s mother tongue and cultural identity is drowning in an online ocean of English
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Malta: an island of secrets and lies

Business is booming in the tiny former British colony. But stories of corruption and assassination are filling the newspapers, and it may be headed for the EU’s naughty step.
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Schools are safer than they were in the 90s, and school shootings are not more common than they used to be, researchers say

The deadly school shooting this month in Parkland, Florida, has ignited national outrage and calls for action on gun reform. But while certain policies may help decrease gun violence in general, it’s unlikely that any of them will prevent mass school shootings, according to James Alan Fox, the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy at Northeastern.
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Arctic Storm Blankets Europe | Pictures

Several trucks and cars stand deserted after a pileup near Sjobo, Sweden.
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The fascist movement that has brought Mussolini back to the mainstream

The long read: Italy’s CasaPound has been central to normalising fascism again in the country of its birth. Now they’re trying to enter parliament
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Eight Ancient Shipwrecks Found Off The Coast Of Greek Island

Near the Greek island of Naxos 8 shipwrecks were found with amphorae.
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Awaken, Poland, Before It’s Too Late

The Polish lurch into illiberalism and rewritten history is an immediate danger to the European idea.
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Pentagon Concerned Russia Open to Using Nukes

A senior defense official said Monday that Russia appears to be actively considering the limited use of nuclear weapons, and the Trump administration's nuclear doctrine of "deterrence" will answer the threat.
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The brutal world of sheep fighting: the illegal sport beloved by Algeria’s 'lost generation'

The long read: Algeria’s ‘lost generation’ has been shaped by years of conflict, unemployment and state repression. Sheep fighting offers an arena where young men can escape the constant supervision of the state
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Lost Art Of Bending Over: How Other Cultures Spare Their Spines

No, we're not talking about squatting. We're talking about a way to bend over that has nearly disappeared in our culture. And it could be one reason why back pain is so common in the U.S.
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The UK hid the story of a Soviet spy for 70 years because they felt silly for hiring him

“Why must we employ such doubtfuls?
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Airlines inching closer to dynamic pricing: Travel Weekly

Imagine if airlines could tailor fare offers based on who was making the ticket inquiry, rather than strictly on the search criteria. Well, experts say those days are fast approaching.
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White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities

Pioneers and early archaeologists credited distant civilizations, not Native Americans, with building these sophisticated complexes
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Pyeongchang Olympics Closing Ceremony | Pictures

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony.
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What can the Swiss teach the US about guns?

As an American living in Zurich, I’ve watched news cycle after news cycle reporting mass shootings, domestic violence-related homicides, and accidental gun deaths in the United States. While the issue of gun violence has impacted every American in some way, I have had a more close-up view than most.
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Best of the Pyeongchang Olympics | Pictures

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada perform in the free dance final, February 20, 2018
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Los Intocables (The Untouchables) by Erik Ravelo (Cuba)

"The first image refers to pedophilia in the Vatican. Second child sexual abuse in tourism in Thailand, and the third refers to the war in Syria. The fourth image refers to the trafficking of organs on the black market, where most of the victims are children from poor countries; fifth refers to weapons free in the U.S.. And finally, the sixth image refers to obesity, blaming the big fast food companies. The new series produced by Cuban artist Erik Ravelo was titled as "The Untouchables"
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Pyeongchang Olympics: Day 14 | Pictures

Germany's Felix Schutz checks Canada's Maxim Noreau into the boards in the men's hockey semifinal match.
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Pyeongchang Olympics: Day 15 | Pictures

Won Yun-jong, Jun Jung-lin, Seo Young-woo and Kim Dong-hyun of South Korea compete in men's 4-man bobsleigh.
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Laying Poland's messianic complex to rest | James Hopkin

James Hopkin: Poland is finally shaking off its image as the martyr of Europe – the first anniversary of Smolensk will test its progress
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Prawns with Chilli & Pak Choi Recipe

A tasty home cooking blog covering starters, main courses and desserts, Asian, Chinese, Japanese and Italian food. Cooking is a journey to be savored.
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The Tallest Lighthouse in Oregon has a Haunted History

Yet there is more to Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport than these ghostly stories.
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Exclusive: As Trump Trashes NAFTA, Mexico turns to Brazilian Corn

Mexican buyers imported ten times more corn from Brazil last year amid concern that NAFTA renegotiations could disrupt their U.S. supplies, according to government data and top grains merchants.
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America’s Most Toxic Town Is Not Where You Think

A small city in remote Alaska is working to reduce contamination from the nearby Red Dog Mine.
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The Amazing Story of the Russian Defector Who Changed his Mind

A saga from the last time Moscow's spies menaced Washington—and the lessons we forgot.
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Ex-Workers at Russian Troll Factory Say Mueller Indictments Are True

While Russian officials scoff at a U.S. indictment charging 13 Russians with meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, several people who worked at the same St. Petersburg “troll factory” say they think the criminal charges are well-founded.
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'It's like our Stanley Cup': Canada and U.S. Battle for Women's Hockey Gold

Canada's Brianne Jenner knows exactly what to expect when her squad and the United States meet Wednesday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 11 p.m. ET) in a one-game showdown for the Olympic gold medal in women's hockey:
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Pyeongchang Olympics: Day 12 | Pictures

Jessica Diggins of the U.S reacts as she crosses the finish line to win ahead of Stina Nilsson of Sweden in the cross-country team sprint.
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Damming the Nile: Explore with 360 video

Travel the length of the Nile with BBC News to find out how a new dam being built in Ethiopia is threatening to cause a serious rift with neighbouring countries Egypt and Sudan.
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Woman Sues California For Not Recognizing Bigfoot As A Species

Bigfoot has been spotted hundreds of times over the years. It usually turns out to be some dude in a gorilla costume, or a bear. But occasionally, just occ
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The right-wing sliming of Douglas High students can’t be ignored. It’s too disgusting for that.

Teens who have seen their classmates murdered are being mocked in the wake of the Florida massacre.
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Theewaterskloof Dam near Cape Town, South Africa

Sand blows across a normally submerged area at Theewaterskloof dam near Cape Town, South Africa. The dam, which supplies most of Cape Town's potable water, is currently dangerously low as the city faces 'Day Zero', the point at which taps will be shut down across the city.
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Diseased Streets

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit surveyed a section of downtown San Francisco to determine the amount of feces, hypodermic needles, and garbage littering the heart of the city.
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How the military took Bowral to protect Commonwealth leaders 40 years ago

Forty years ago sleepy Bowral was occupied by the Australian military with armed soldiers protecting some of the world's most important people. By Justin Huntsdale.
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Slow Fade of the Pennsylvania Irish

A new book tells the story of the immigrants from Donegal who still inhabit modern-day Trump Country. By Charles F. McElwee III.
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How Dividing County School Districts Can Lead to de Facto Segregation

In states like North Carolina, splitting up county-wide school systems often results in unequal access to resources separated down racial lines. By Barry Yeoman.
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The Plot to Kidnap a Dead President - The History Reader

One hundred and seventeen years after his death, President Lincoln still rests alone beneath 4,000 pounds of concrete and steel inside a tomb. Or does he?
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Mount Sinabung Erupts

School children walk as Mount Sinabung erupts in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Feb.19,2018
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Is This the Most Crowded Island in the World? (And Why That Question Matters)

An amateur geographer travels to an undocumented island off the coast of Haiti after stumbling upon it on Google Earth.
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Elizabeth Swaney meanders through trickless freestyle ski run after qualifying through loophole

At 19, Elizabeth Swaney ran against Arnold Schwarzenegger to be governor of California.
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This disease kills half the people it infects. So why isn’t more being done?

Melioidosis quietly causes thousands of deaths each year. Meet the doctor who made it his mission to make the world take notice.
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The Right's Second Amendment Lies

In the wake of the latest gun massacre in the United States, we republish an article by Robert Parry debunking some of the right-wing myths about the Second Amendment that have prevented common sense gun laws. (Dec. 21, 2012)
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Read the text of Elizabeth Warren’s speech to Native Americans

Read the prepared text of the speech Senator Elizabeth Warren gave to Native Americans on Wednesday.
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Africa is not poor, we are stealing its wealth

Africa is poor, but we can try to help its people. It's a simple statement, repeated through a thousand images, newspaper stories and charity appeals each year, so that it takes on the weight of truth. When we read it, we reinforce assumptions and stories about Africa that we've heard throughout our lives. We reconfirm our image of Africa.
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Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace

Ex-employees of the Internet Research Agency, which was indicted last week over meddling in the 2016 election, described their often bizarre work lives.
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How a plot to kill Kim Il Sung ended in mutiny and murder

Unit 684 was supposed to be a top-secret assassination squad tasked with attacking the residence of North Korea's then leader Kim Il Sung. But the 1968 experiment to create a crack team of would-be assassins ended in disaster.
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How UK Spies Hacked a European Ally and Got Away With It

For a moment, it seemed the hackers had slipped up and exposed their identities. It was the summer of 2013, and European investigators were looking into an unprecedented breach of Belgium’s telecommunications infrastructure. They believed they were on the trail of the people responsible. But it would soon become clear that they were chasing ghosts – fake names that had been invented by British spies.
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The U.S. Intel Community's Demonization of Huawei Remains Highly Hypocritical

We've noted for some time how Chinese hardware vendor Huawei has been consistently accused of spying on American citizens without any substantive, public evidence. You might recall that these accusations flared up several years ago, resulting in...
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21 Famous Things You're Picturing Completely Wrong

You’ve got a distorted idea of how literally every famous thing looks.
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For some in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a ghost town is home

The end of copper mining left a lot of ghost towns in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. But not all of them are deserted.
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