In the following centuries, the use of Irish was discouraged and suppressed, particularly during the English colonization of Ireland in the 1600s. The English government implemented policies to ...

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Tinian, once the launch point for the B-29 bombers that ended World War II, is undergoing a major military revival. The U.S. is restoring North Field's vast runways and infrastructure, reinforcing its ...

During Japan’s self-imposed period of isolation from the mid-1600s to the middle of the 1900s ... the world through its outpost on Dejima in Nagasaki. The study of ‘Dutch learning ...

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USAID said on its website that just before midnight on Sunday U.S. Eastern Time, all direct hires except essential workers will be put on leave and 1,600 USAID personnel in the U.S ...

That, of course, is a reference to the World War II top secret development of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August 1945, ending the Pacific War with Japan ...

The Trump administration has announced the firing of over 1,600 USAID employees, with others placed on paid leave. Only critical staff remain. The Trump administration announced on Sunday that ...

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The Trump administration will place most employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave Sunday night and start laying off at least 1,600 of them as it continues ...

One can see many colorful sea slugs at Tatsunokuchi, a popular diving spot in the city of Nagasaki. I dove about 10 meters deep with an air tank on my back. I saw varieties such as the festive sea ...

The United States Agency for International Development, on Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. placed no fewer than 1,600 employees worldwide on administrative leave. The administrative leave was announced in a ...