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Two Centuries Ago, Batteaumen on Virginia’s James River Ended Long Work Days With a Taste of Freedom
The James River Batteau Company, an outdoor recreation-meets-historical tour business, has designed a dinner cruise that ...
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Race to save Sweden's 17th century warship in preservation project
A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that ...
The new Pamban Bridge and story of the 1964 cyclone, when a train full of passengers was washed away
The old bridge played an important role in trade and pilgrimage for over a century. Due to corrosion, high maintenance and ...
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Panama Canal ports sale has been put on hold by Chinese regulators
Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week. President Donald Trump ...
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Jan Van Riebeeck’s arrival the start of the nightmare – EFF Wcape
This hope was misplaced as the tenets of the Freedom Charter were abandoned by the ANC. For all the diseases that 17th century ships carried, Jan van Riebeeck was the host of the most destructive ...
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Apple iPhone 17 rumors: Everything we know so far about Apple's next flagships
The iPhone is the most popular smartphone lineup in the world, and that doesn’t look like it’s going to be changing any time soon. While Apple hasn’t confirmed that it will launch an iPhone ...
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Johns Hopkins engineers find concerning risk of ship collision for many U.S. bridges
"And it won't be a century before it happens again. It will be a matter of years, or maybe a decade or so before it happens again." Many U.S. bridges at concerning risk of ship collision, according to ...
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Dozens of miniature ships moored inside Philadelphia’s Seaport Museum for its new exhibition
Peter Siebert, president and CEO of Independence Seaport Museum, stands among the model ships on display in the exhibit ... A third is an early 19th century British frigate carved from cattle bone, ...
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Nicky Jam & J Balvin’s Bromance, Plus More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music
Plus, watch Becky G & Gloria Estefan dance to Bad Bunny's "Nuevayol." By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, Latin From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little ...
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Arunachal’s men’s team wins bronze at 17th National Rafting C’ship
ITANAGAR, 21 Mar: In an impressive display of skill and teamwork, the men’s team from Arunachal Pradesh secured a bronze medal in the 17th National Rafting Championship held on the Satluj river in ...
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Proposed US port fees on China-built ships begin choking coal, agriculture exports
LOS ANGELES – US President Donald Trump’s plan to revive US shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits to American ... USTR comments dated March 17. That could meaningfully ...
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He Fell in Love With a Venetian Palazzo. But Why Did It Seem So Familiar?
On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment. By Nick Haramis A DECADE OR so ago, Nicholas Ward-Jackson woke up one morning ...