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Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books A first-of-its-kind map, using data from centuries-old port records, shows how Britain’s growth into a dominant global trading nation was built…
While leaders of the Austin Public Library prepared to kick off the ceremony for the reopening of the Austin History Center, the automatic door that serves as the entrance to the facility continued to slide open, letting in more and…
The Bahamas neighbourhood is a stretch of shallow sea between Florida, Cuba, Haiti and the Turks and Caicos. Almost every big question in Bahamian foreign policy runs through Washington. For a US reader the islands are a holiday next door,…
Remains offer first physical evidence of distinctive breed in region and clues about animals’ diets and treatment Archaeologists have unearthed mummies of hairless dogs at an ancient burial complex in Peru, a discovery that offers the first evidence of such…
A plain-English timeline of Venezuela, from its first peoples to the events of 2026. It shows how oil, strongmen and a long fight over who may rule explain the country now in the news. Venezuela history runs from Indigenous chiefdoms to…
GUIDES · DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Dominican Republic history runs from the Taíno people and Columbus to a democracy built on tourism. This guide follows the turning points in order, with dates. Dominican Republic history starts with the Taíno and Columbus in 1492, then…
GUIDES · IVORY COAST Ivory Coast is the largest economy in its monetary union and shares land borders with five countries, from cocoa partner Ghana to Sahel neighbours facing jihadist violence. This guide maps who they are, what moves between them…
GUIDES · EL SALVADOR El Salvador is small, dollarised and surrounded by larger and more crowded neighbours. This guide maps its borders, trade, rivers, migrants and regional ties as of October 2026. El Salvador sits on the Pacific side of Central America…
Mauritania explained in one sitting: a desert state of 5.3 million that ships iron ore, now exports gas, and guards one of Europe’s busiest migration routes. Mauritania explained properly starts with its position. It is a quiet, stable country in a…
How Senegal sits among Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia: borders, trade routes, shared rivers and regional bodies. Each figure carries its date, and each neighbour has its own section. The Senegal neighbourhood is small on the map but…