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A Massive Effort Is Underway to Rid the Baltic Sea of Sunken Bombs
The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers is ...
The big Baltic bomb cleanup
The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers are ...
Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania say they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and badly delayed high-speed rail project integrating the three Baltic countries with ...
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The Aral Sea
Here is the famous Steppe, the dry grass-land, the never-ending plain stretching across Eurasia from China to Hungary. Rainfall is too limited for trees to grow. The climate is harsh, with hot ...
The Laureate of Alexandria Bay
Nestled in the Thousand Islands, Frederick Exley, author of cult classic “A Fan’s Notes,” finds a town that understands the ...
'I knew they could do anything to us': Oleh’s journey to escape Russian occupation
Most of the life of 17-year-old Oleh has been overshadowed by Russia's war against Ukraine. In 2022, he was forced to flee ...