Distinctive and meaningful: Why Canada has the best-designed flag in the world
When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the ...
The 19 best train trips in the world
From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...
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The Eternal Mysteries of Red
It’s often deemed the first color, the strongest color, the color that stands for color itself. So why does it keep slipping ...
Security forces gun down 31 Maoist rebels in India's Chhattisgarh state
Indian security forces gunned down 31 Maoist rebels in the forests of country's central state of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said, in its biggest encounter this year. Two security personnel were ...
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NT Health investigating ways to ‘display’ Rainbow and Transgender flags in Top End hospitals
Doctors have criticised the NT Government for embarking on ‘culture wars around symbols’ rather than safe healthcare for all following a snap decision to remove pride flags. On Tuesday NT ...
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Facing flak, Red Cross defends its role in Israel-Hamas war
ICRC buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released by Israel driving through the town of Beitunia near Ramallah — Zain JAAFAR The Red Cross, accused of not doing ... permission for "people carrying ...
The Sun16d
If you can spot what’s wrong with 9 national flags in under 180 seconds you have 20/20 vision AND above average IQ
When you are ready to see the answers, scroll down and the flags with the differences will be circled in red. Some might be more obvious than others, with extra details, fewer details, or ...
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Middle East latest: Hostage releases begin in Gaza Strip
Militants led Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud through a chaotic crowd in Gaza ahead of her release, hours after Hamas handed a captive Israeli soldier over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip.
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Op-Ed: Local women’s flag football teams triumph at World Championships
During the weekend of Jan. 18-19 in Tampa, Fla., history was made as two remarkable women’s flag football teams from Lowell’s Merrimack Valley Flag Football League (MVFFL) clinched World ...
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Eagles choose green jerseys, Chiefs white for Super Bowl LIX
The Chiefs also wore white in their 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the first Super Bowl. Kansas City is vying for its third consecutive Super Bowl title. The Chiefs wore their home red ...
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Incoming rain brings mudslides threat to burn zones
Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.
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Why some Canadian towns are seeing pushes to keep crosswalks white, let certain flags fly
about 75 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, has been painted white. Roughly 35 kilometres ... The Legion, county and red ensign flags — the latter of which was the de facto Canadian national ...