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The mysterious eighth continent of Earth does not appear on most conventional maps. That is because almost 95 percent of its land mass is submerged thousands of feet below the Pacific Ocean. Zealandia, or Te Riu-a-Māui, as it is known in the indigenous Maori language, is a continent 2 million …

Novak Djokovic was unable to buy a friend on Wednesday, at least not outside his narrow circle of confidants and family in Belgrade, where the dispute over his virus-affected Balkan charity fortnight further slipped into denial and resentment. First at his side was his father, Srdjan, who tried to blame …

Gone With The Wind has returned to the US streaming service HBO Max accompanied by a disclaimer saying the classic movie “denies the horrors of slavery.” The 1939 civil war epic was removed from the service, Warner Bros. recently launched rival to Netflix and Disney +, following criticism of its …

The United Arab Emirates is not alone in its concerns about the “hostile confrontation” between the United States and China, the Gulf country’s foreign minister of state told CNBC on Wednesday. “Every time we see a confrontation between Washington and Beijing, the markets really shake,” Anwar Gargash told CNBC’s Hadley …

The European Union’s move to ban American travelers will likely be a disappointment to quarantine-weary globetrotters seeking to return to the world. For some US airlines, the ban could presage slower and more painful work as they try to recover from their pandemic problems. With much of the world still …