Myanmar at a glance: Embroiled in civil war, now facing more devastation after powerful earthquake
Even before a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar, more than 3 million people in the country faced displacement.
Myanmar earthquake: Satellite images show destruction in civil war-ravaged country
The images, captured by Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies, show some of the most striking damage to key infrastructure ...
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Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War
Richard Kreitner's "Fear No Pharoah" gives an honest account of how Jews resisted, ignored and even championed American ...
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Smoke and memory: A Civil War painting endures in Minnesota’s Capitol
At the Minnesota State Capitol, Howard Pyle’s Civil War painting “The Battle of Nashville” stands as a vivid tribute to ...
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Review: In ‘Lincoln’s Peace,’ Michael Vorenberg searches for an end date of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second ...
Major earthquake adds to war-torn Myanmar's troubles
On Friday, the 7.7 magnitude quake hit the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed by reports of destruction ...
Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War
"Lincoln’s Peace" examines the difficulty in turning wartime victory into solving the political and social problems that led ...