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IF you love galavanting around the globe from the comfort of your home, then a new book could be right up your street.

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Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, and Simon Johnson received the Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on institutions ...

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Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.

Archaeologists uncovered the remains of one of the oldest Christian churches in the world, and the oldest such site found in ...

I learned so many practical and real-life skills through my adventures. But I had no idea how much I'd learn about myself.