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Silent famine
I n 1884, the first correlation between beriberi and a dietary factor was made by Takaki Kanehiro, a Japanese Naval doctor.
The letter is formally addressed to Brussels, but it is aimed squarely at Jerusalem. Veldkamp gives Hamas a single vague line — calling for the release of hostages — and then devotes his legal outrage ...
Of Dutch East Indies descent, she co-authored the report Unsafe Spaces about antisemitism at Dutch universities, writes columns for De Limburger, and has published op-eds in NRC and Volkskrant.
The nation will remember those who fell in battle as this year's VE Day marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2.
The crew of the HMS Bounty mutinied against Captain William Bligh and set him adrift in the middle of the Pacific in a ...
Including: Sunderland unemployed activist acquitted after police fit-up, Dutch East Indies continued, Japan continued, ...
The memoir follows twin sisters Ath and Kath as they navigate deportation, war, and survival. Ath was Martha’s nickname. It’s ...
Hot on the heels of the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end, best-selling author Phil Craig’s new book offers a powerful and original retelling of how the war’s closing chapters reshaped the future ...
The hushed ambience of Lord’s, the boisterous nature of Edgbaston or the glorious views to be found at Dharamsala or Newlands ...
Lastly, former members of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL) proclaimed the Republic of the South Moluccas in 1950. Although largely defeated by Indonesian forces in the same year, armed ...
Twelve teams will be granted direct qualification for the 2026 event, depending on how they fare at the 2024 edition ...