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Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-PacificEntertainment - ABC News - Yesterday -
Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-PacificWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Scot gets dream job as lighthouse keeper on remote Australian island
Sandy Duthie's "dream job" involves solitude, a 160-year history, and a colony of little penguins.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Remote islands free the imagination – but they also stir up fear
Bestselling author Paula Hawkins set her new book on a fictional tidal island. Here she examines the power and appeal of islands. There is something about an island that stirs the imagination. Or, ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Jordan Chiles on campaign to have Olympic bronze medal returned: 'I know we were right'
Jordan Chiles is doubling down on her efforts to reclaim her Olympic gymnastics medal that was stripped after a controversial ruling, saying, "That bronze medal was given to me in the right way."Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Former Islander Ross Johnston on Return: 'I'm Forever Grateful'
On Wednesday night, former New York Islanders forward Ross Johnston made his return to Long Island. The Hockey News caught up with him following the game to get his thoughts.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29 -
Tiki the dog helps man survive gunshot to the head
An EMT told Chris Smith's family that his dog Tiki likely saved his life by providing warmth in the hours after he was shot. Smith got a second chance at life — and nearly two years later, another ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
How I Discovered I Was Stolen at Birth
There could have been as many 50,000 babies trafficked out of Chile between the 1950s and the 1990s.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Investigators Say a High-Profile Dealer Trafficked 2,000 Looted Artifacts
In an arrest warrant for Edoardo Almagià, a Princeton-educated antiquities dealer, the Manhattan district attorney’s office detailed what it described as decades of illicit transactions.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Tiki the dog helps Illinois man survive gunshot to the head
Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were both shot on their first date. Only Smith survived.Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Has A Mass Effect Easter Egg
In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, there's a Mass Effect Easter egg awaiting for players to discover. It involves one of Rook's companions, Bellara. . Minor spoilers ahead for Dragon Age: The ...Tech - GameSpot - November 1 -
Paying Workers $10,000 to Move Helped Reverse Tulsa’s Brain Drain
Researchers found that when remote workers were paid to move to Tulsa, Okla., everyone came out ahead.Business - The New York Times - October 16 -
Unexpected Lessons From 4 Years of Remote Work
Mastering remote work: Lessons learned and powerful strategies for global teams.Business - Inc. - October 21 -
Chile’s leftwing government hit by rape scandal
President Gabriel Boric’s flagging popularity falls further amid allegations against his former security secretaryBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
How Heidi Klum Transformed Into E.T. for Halloween
The model and television host dressed as the alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film for her annual New York City costume party.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Will remote workers determine the outcome of today's election?
The rise of remote work has led to a surge in geographic mobility, with Americans moving from left-leaning urban centers to more affordable suburban or rural areas, potentially shifting the ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Ødegaard out of Norway squad to rehab ankle
Martin Ødegaard will not play in Norway's Nations League matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan due to the ankle injury he suffered on Sept. 9.Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago -
Norway Apologizes for Forced Assimilation of Sami and Other Minorities
A policy of “Norwegianization” silenced the languages of Indigenous people and forced their children into boarding schools. The long-awaited apology avoided the issue of land rights.World - The New York Times - 5 hours ago -
Freshmen Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel help No. 7 Duke roll past Maine 96-62 in season opener
No. 7 Duke beat Maine 96-62 in the season opener for both teamsSports - ABC News - November 4 -
Follow Your Nose to the Next Museum Exhibit
Museums are adding scents as another tool for communicating information about science and other subjects in their exhibits.Science - The New York Times - November 3 -
Is Giants rookie RB Tyrone Tracy the next Tiki Barber? NFL on CBS analyst weighs in on comparison
Tracy has some resemblance to BarberSports - CBS Sports - October 19 -
Fungi could be given same status as flora and fauna under conservation plan
Exclusive: proposal to Cop16 could see ‘funga’ get global legal consideration distinct from flora and fauna. A new era of mycelial conservation could begin this month when the UK and Chile propose ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
‘Scramble for the oceans’: how countries are racing to name and claim remote parts of the seabed
Newly ‘discovered’ underwater topographical features are paving the way for nation states to exploit previously untouched marine resources. “The sea does not belong to despots,” Jules Verne wrote ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
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In Remote Eastern Congo,a New Mpox Variant Is Attacking Children
An earlier strain of the virus was concentrated among adult men. Now it is moving quickly between children, and in many cases it is proving fatal.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 22 -
Do motorway billboards signal the first death throes of capitalism? | Adrian Chiles
The ads come and go so fast you have to speed up to watch them – and before you can see them properly they vanish. I glimpse them in the distance just as the M4 readies itself to peter out into ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Man charged with leaving remote-controlled explosives at Florida casino
A Florida man has been charged after he allegedly left two improvised explosive devices in bathrooms at the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
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Workplaces prep for election clashes by canceling meetings, OK-ing remote work
As the 2024 presidential campaign reaches its feverish end, employers want staff coexisting peacefully and staying productive — even if the election results suck up attention and stoke emotions.Business - MarketWatch - November 5 -
The Temple of Satan gains ground in Chile as faith in traditional religions wanes
It’s Friday night in Downtown Santiago, the capital of Chile, and a group of 15 people gather around a tableWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Jordan Chiles breaks silence on bronze medal in first TV interview
Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles opens up to TODAY in her first live TV interview since being stripped of her bronze medal due to a controversial ruling at the Paris Olympics. "I know what the truth ...Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Former top official in Chile is arrested on rape charges in a blow to President Boric
Chilean authorities say that a former senior official in the government has been arrested on suspicion of rapeWorld - ABC News - 4 hours ago -
Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
The Israeli military says it has killed Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar during a battle in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Meet the London fund turning Norway’s hydro sector into an investment
The world needs more hydropower to hit its net-zero goals. Here’s how Augusta & Co. is helping to get there.Business - MarketWatch - October 17 -
Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children
Prime minister wants young people to be shielded from ‘power of the algorithm’. Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of 15 as the government ramped up its campaign ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
At least 1 dead after train derails on Norway's north coast
Police say at least one person was killed and four people injured when a train running along Norway’s northern coast derailed Thursday with 55 people on boardWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Remains of man whose death was recorded in 1197 saga uncovered in Norway
Researchers say skeleton retrieved from well is likely to be that of man ‘cast headfirst’ into it by besiegers of castle. In 1197, an ancient saga relates, a body was flung into a well by the ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Sweden and Norway rethink cashless society plans over Russia security fears
Rise in hybrid warfare and cyber-attacks blamed on pro-Russia groups prompt Nordic neighbours to backpedal . Sweden and Norway are backpedalling on plans for cashless societies over fears that ...World - The Guardian - October 30
