Swedish Mining Company Discovers Europe’s Largest Rare Earths Deposit.

The future of the China-Europe relationship is set for a dramatic change as Swedish mining company discovers Europe’s largest rare earths deposit. Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB) is a government-owned Swedish mining company. The company claims to have discovered Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth oxides in the north of the country. This will serve a critical purpose […]

Is the “Buy Now, Pay Later” Loan Worth It?

Does this sound familiar? You go online to purchase something you really want. You find the item, add it to your cart, and go to checkout. But instead of the payment method you’re used to, you’re given the option to purchase the item over several installments. In the financial world, this is called “Buy Now, […]

Interviews With the Original Survivors of the Titanic in 1956 and 1970.

The Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New Your City. There were 1,514 people that drowned in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. “The Unsinkable Titanic” sunk and […]

Daily Street Life in China in the Early 20th Century.

The video captures daily life in the early 20th century, coming and going in a Beijing market, lots of hustle and bustle, craft store on the street, caravan of camels crossing. In Mongolia: shot from the back of a track train, buildings, crowd near buildings, horses and carts passing, mounted soldiers. Quiet river, fisherman’s wharf, […]

NASA Discovers Second Earth-Sized World in Planetary System

Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have identified an Earth-size world, called TOI 700 e, orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface. The world is 95% Earth’s size and likely rocky. “This is one of only a […]

The Four Sacred Herbs

The complexity and diversity of Native American healing techniques are engrained in the culture of North America. In the region, these procedures are still used to treat various ailments. In this region, the four sacred plants are Tobacco, Cedar, Sage, and Sweetgrass. These natural gifts serve as vital conduits between Native Americans and their spiritual […]

The Antonine Plague and the Decline of the Roman Empire

The Antonine Plague, which flared up during the reign of Marcus Aurelius from 165 AD and continued under the rule of his son Commodus, played such a major role that the pathocenosis in the Ancient World was changed. The spread of the epidemic was favoured by the occurrence of two military episodes in which Marcus […]

The Beauty of Chinese Jade

Jade (from the mineral jadeite), has an intense green color, it is also white, the latter is appreciated in Europe. It is reputed for its durability, magical qualities and beauty. Some ancient cultures worked it and embellished their culture, such as the Mayans and the Chinese. However, in China it reached its most refined and […]

Pope Benedict XVI To Receive “Simple Funeral”

Only Italian and German delegations are invited to the former Pontiff’s burial, heads of state excluded. “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican,”  This announced the passing away of Pope Emeritus Benedict with the Director of the Press […]

Deathly Blizzard Hits Lake Erie, Death Toll at 39

Video shows buildings and vehicles covered in ice Video and photographs show buildings in upstate New York on the edge of Lake Erie entirely coated in ice, including monstrous-looking icicles spanning several feet long. Anyone walking through the streets will most probably feel like he stepped into a scene from an ice apocalypse. One drone […]