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STALIN IS LOSING IN ASIA First Uncle Joe exploited Asia’s cry, “No Outsiders!” Now Uncle Sam has learned a lesson — and it may pay off February 15 1949 WILLIAM COSTELLO STALIN IS LOSING IN ASIA WILLIAM COSTELLO CBS Ajiatic Correspondent. TOKYO—In Asia six months ago the western democracies were on the verge of losing the cold war. Today, notwithstanding the apparent successes of Communist armies in China, the tide of communization is receding. ...

And its not the United States.  Heres What You Need To Remember: For all its bluster, Japan had been taught a lesson it would not forget. Or, rather, the tactical lessons would be forgotten five years later, when Japanese soldiers again had to turn themselves into human anti-tank mines in a vain attempt to defeat American Sherman tanks. This is a story of a battle that was and a war that wasnt. Between 1938 and 1939, the Soviet Union and the Japanese Empire fought a series of clashes along th...

This week in history: July 5–11 4 July 2021 Map depicting ethnic-majority regions in Sri Lanka The first week of July 1996, Selliah Rajkumar, a member of the Revolutionary Communist League (forerunner of the Socialist Equality Party), was imprisoned and tortured by the Sri Lankan regime after being falsely charged as a suspected terrorist. The Tamil worker was held incommunicado at Aralaganwila Police Station in the eastern district of Polonaruwa. He was arrested while traveling from his home...

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The opera star on putting work before everything, diversity in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, and why she keeps returning to Elgar

Fresh from a ride on a Nazi submarine, Indiana Jones is persuaded by a beautiful missionary to search for her missing father in Mongolia. Professor Angus Starbuck has discovered a dinosaur bone in the Gobi Desert. But unlike other such discoveries, this bone isnt ancient! As Indy crosses from China through a treacherous mountain pass into Outer Mongolia, he runs afoul of the regions fiercest warlords. Meanwhile, the worlds last innocent people, dwelling in a Stone Age paradise, are poised on th...

Forget the American dream - its the Dutch dream!: Your housing abroad stories In a follow-up to our Irish housing stories, here’s what it’s like living in a variety of countries across Europe and beyond. By Aoife Barry Sunday 16 May 2021, 12:05 AM 2 hours ago 6,189 Views 31 Comments Image: Shutterstock/Carsten Medom Madsen Image: Shutter...

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I love Vail, and I have skied over 230 ski resorts — Vail is one of my all-time favorites. What I don’t love is referencing Vail’s lifts by their numbers, not their names. Why refer to specific lifts by mere digits versus their much more intriguing, descriptive names? Seriously, are we in such a hurry that we can’t pronounce “Northwoods” instead of 11? Perhaps I have abbreviation fatigue, but I’d rather meet you at Mountaintop than Chair 4. To me, a ski journalist at FamilySkiTrip...

Mongolian Church prepares for Easter amid pandemic Ministering to the country’s 1,300 Catholics under the Covid-19 restrictions is challenging amid the Covid-19 closures says Bishop Giorgio, Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar. By Robin Gomes The tiny Catholic community in Mongolia is living a strong spiritual communion as it approaches Easter despite the restrictions of the Covid -19 pandemic.  “There is sadness but also a lot of hope. The people are united and ready to face difficulties,�...