Category: World Affairs
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How the Polish Buried Their Vampires
In the 1600s and 1700s in Drawsko Pomorskie, a town in northwestern Poland, a suspected vampire was buried with a sickle across his body and/or a stone in his mouth.
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Europeans & Their Highfalutin, Pollutin’ Scooters
It’s not uncommon to see newly minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu zipping around Paris or, say, the French President slipping away from the Élysée to meet up with his mistress.
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Black Death: The Upside to Killing Half of Europe
Once again, the adage, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” turns out to be accurate.
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Why We Shouldn’t Completely Destroy Smallpox
We might need it someday.
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How Europe Is Destroying the Baltic Sea
Seven of the ten biggest “dead zones” in the world are in the Baltic Sea.
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China’s Disastrous One-Child Policy
China’s one-child policy created a generation of “little emperors,” an inversion of the age pyramid, and skewed gender ratios.
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When’s the Best Time to Launch a Cyberattack?
Let’s pretend that you’re a cyberterrorist.
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Allergies: A Rash of Euroenthusiasm
THE European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy gets a lot of flak. Critics lambast it for illogical subsidies, onerous regulations and vast expense. It might even cause allergies. Read the rest at The Economist.
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European Journalists Choose Magic over Physics
Europe is a magical realm. The food is tastier, the people are sexier, and some parts of Poland don’t experience gravity. Wait, what?