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Key clue to fate of early American colonists found in Governor John White's 400-year-old map
An ancient map dating back 400 years, titled La Virginea Pars and exhibited at the British Museum ... Experts hypothesized that these individuals might have been a small colonial family seeking the ...
The Indian Express17d
The British Raj through George Orwell’s eyes: How colonial India shaped the literary legend
And, it was, arguably, his tryst with the British Raj that catalysed his transformation from Eric Blair – the son of a colonial opium agent – to ... Orwell’s nostalgie de la boue (a yearning for the ...
Indiatimes20d
UK drained $64.82 trillion from India during colonial rule; billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024: Key points of Oxfam report
Oxfam International’s report highlights how colonial wealth extraction, particularly from India, has laid the foundation for modern economic inequalities, including the dominance of unearned ...
Hindustan Times20d
UK's richest 10% took half of colonial India's extracted wealth, ‘enough to carpet London’s surface 4 times'
Oxfam's new report said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023. Rights group Oxfam's latest report released on Monday said ...
Indiatimes20d
UK's richest 10% took half of India's wealth during colonial era: Oxfam report
The report also specified that colonial practices perpetuated systemic wealth extraction from the Global South to the Global North, benefiting a select elite. “This has created a deeply unequal ...
The Conversation24d
Why LA is on fire (it’s not just climate change)
Read more: LA fires: Why fast-moving wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain Nights are warming faster than days globally, and dusk has brought ...
WJCL24d
Video in Georgia shows repair work on closed Colonial Pipeline
Crews in Georgia are repairing one of the most vital parts of the nation's energy infrastructure.The Colonial Pipeline's main gasoline line was shut down after a leak was reported Tuesday.It happened ...
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Prepare for gas shortages as the Colonial pipeline shuts down for days
Because you might see empty gas stations or skyrocketing prices as widespread from Texas, Florida, and New York. A crucial Colonial pipeline has a leak and will be shut down for days. The Colonial ...
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Colonial Pipeline Shuts Key Gasoline Line After Georgia Spill
Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. fuel pipeline operator, said Tuesday that a major gasoline pipeline from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast has been shut since Monday night due to a potential spill ...
FOX 5 Atlanta26d
Update: Colonial Pipeline says gasoline leak not expected to be fixed until Jan. 17
Emergency crews and Colonial Pipeline workers are responding to a potential gasoline release in Paulding County, Georgia, leading to the temporary shutdown of Line 1. The Colonial Pipeline is a ...
BBC26d
What's the latest on Los Angeles wildfires and how did they start?
Watch: LA County District Attorney releases footage of LA looters and arson suspect arrest At least 25 people have died in the Los Angeles fires as two major blazes continue to burn across the ...
Reuters26d
Colonial Pipeline's main US gasoline artery likely shut until Friday
NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline's main U.S. gasoline artery is expected to remain shut through Friday as the company continues to search for the source of a suspected leak in ...