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The Pope tackles climate change in new encyclical
June 18, 2015The Pope calls for serious and immediate action to address climate change and other environmental crises.
Read moreToday in history: 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo
June 18, 2015Today marks the 200th anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon by the British Duke of Wellington and Prussian field marshal Gebhard Blücher.
Read moreToday: World Day to Combat Desertification
June 17, 2015The day addresses drought and desertification, and is meant to help implement the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Read moreToday in history: 800th birthday of the Magna Carta
June 15, 2015On this date in 1215, humanity took one of its greatest steps in the long march toward democracy.
Read moreChanging captains in Germany’s Left Party
June 11, 2015The Left Party is the only opposition force with any real clout in Germany, so a gathering with representatives of its 60,000 members was important enough.
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