German Inflation Trauma of 1923 Strikes an Uneasy Chord Today
By late-1923, hyperinflation had rendered Germany’s currency so worthless that one woman used several billion marks of banknotes
1970-01-01 08:00
A losing battle to save the lungs of Athens as wildfires grip Greece
In Agia Paraskevi, one of the villages dotted around Mount Panitha, just 15 miles north of Greece's capital, Athens, we found a familiar sight: a woman standing in front of a burned house, its black, skeletal roof beams reaching imploringly into the smoldering sky as if begging for mercy. Tears streamed down her face as she contemplated what she lost. She cried softly in almost resigned despair. Greece is once again in the grip of wildfires, and this year they are worse than ever.
1970-01-01 08:00
What's the Kennection? #77
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
1970-01-01 08:00
Heisman Watch: Caleb Williams wild, broken play touchdown launches trophy defense
Caleb Williams turned a broken play into a 76-yard touchdown to prove that his Heisman Trophy defense is very much on, even if the USC defense won't help him.
1970-01-01 08:00
The indiscriminate devastation of Canada's raging wildfires
Fires in western Canada have burned homes and ripped up trees, laying them down "like toothpicks".
1970-01-01 08:00
Evidence found of German mass execution by French Resistance after D-Day
Casings and coins at a site in central France suggest prisoners were shot by the French Resistance after D-Day.
1970-01-01 08:00
Heisman Watch: Sam Hartman compared to Notre Dame great after resounding debut
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the quarterback they've been searching for for years in Sam Hartman, who helped lead the team to a dominant win over the Navy Midshipmen.
1970-01-01 08:00
Jacksonville shooting: Racist gunman kills three black people in Florida store
Two men and a woman were killed by a gunman who then shot himself, in a "hate-filled" attack, officials say.
1970-01-01 08:00
Emmerson Mnangagwa: 'The Crocodile' wins second term as Zimbabwe president
Mnangagwa is only Zimbabwe's second president, after he outmanoeuvred long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in a 2017 coup.
1970-01-01 08:00
How Putin's long friendship with Wagner boss Prigozhin turned ugly
It all began in St Petersburg when state security services mingled with the criminal underworld.
1970-01-01 08:00
China’s Travel Rebound Risks Super-Charging Jet Fuel Prices
After years of pent-up demand for leisure and business travel due to the ravages of Covid-19, millions of
1970-01-01 08:00
Why does USC have a 12 on their helmet?
USC football has a No. 12 decal on their helmets in 2023, but it's got nothing to do with the demise of the Pac-12.
1970-01-01 08:00
