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Since the middle of last year, the difference between the main policy interest ​rates of the Bank of Japan and Bank of England has narrowed by 165 basis points ...

What time is it?” was the popular question posed during the 1970s. It initiated a call and response ritual in which the crowd ...

New research reveals why 'tate-nori' (vertical rhythm) songs boost cardio performance, while 'yoko-nori' (horizontal sway) ...

Marco van Staden: Perhaps one of the most underrated Springboks, Van Staden had one of his best years in the Green and Gold ...

Every four years, the FIFA World Cup lands in a new country and with it comes an almost inevitable wave of controversy. From ...

The Benin Bronzes, taken from what is now Nigeria, have become a symbol in the effort to return looted artifacts to their ...

In Japan, the World Baseball Classic is held to a higher standard of importance than most other countries (and, to its fans, ...

The French Algerian director, known for ground-breaking French-language films such as Days of Glory and Outside the Law as ...

Global dining culture changed dramatically during the last three decades. Restaurants no longer serve only local communities but have become central destinations for travel, content creation, and ...

A bill that would ban Americans from having citizen rights abroad is about nationalist sentimentalism, not real-life issues.