A plan to search for unmarked graves at a former Native American boarding school in Kansas is on hold amid a disagreement between the Shawnee Tribe and state and city officials overseeing the site. The Kansas Historical Society announced last year that the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas would conduct a ground-penetrating…
Mexican artisans are struggling to preserve the traditional manufacture of paper cut-out decorations long used in altars for the Day of the Dead. Defying increasingly popular mass-production techniques, second-generation paper cutter Yuridia Torres Alfaro, 49, still makes her own stencils at her family’s workshop in Xochimilco, on the rural southern edge of Mexico City. As…
During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November in Mexico, the living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — not sorrow. Marigolds decorate the streets as music blares from speakers. Adults and children alike dress as skeletons and take photos, capturing the annual joy-filled…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced an official rate of foreign currencies on October 30, Trend reports referring to CBI. According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 24 currencies increased and 7 have decreased in price, compared to October 29. According to CBI, $1 equals 42,000 Iranian rials…
A battle is brewing around Europe’s rooftop over the planet’s most precious resource. The crystal-clear waters from the Alps could become increasingly contested as the effects of climate change and glacier melt become more apparent. Italy wants them for crop irrigation in the spring and summer. Swiss authorities want to hold up flows to help…
Thousands of demonstrators defied an official ban to march Saturday against the deployment of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in western France, some clashing with police. Clashes between paramilitary gendarmes and demonstrators erupted with Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reporting that 61 officers had been hurt, 22 seriously. “Bassines Non Merci,” which organized the…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced an official rate of foreign currencies on October 29, Trend reports referring to CBI. According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 10 currencies increased and 29 have decreased in price, compared to October 27. According to CBI, $1 equals 42,000 Iranian rials…
