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The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also ...

Learn about Iceland, Monaco, and other countries with no militaries. These are the agreements and strategies they have for national defence.

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A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has caused slight damage in Tonga and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami passed.

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Freezing rain that coated parts of Ontario in thick layers of ice, downing branches and power lines, left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity on Sunday as the storm headed east.

The Trump administration outlines formal plans to shutter USAID and merge it into the State Department; a treasure chest of ...

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