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On This Day, July 1: 1st U.S. zoo opens in Philadelphia
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoOn July 1, 1874, the Philadelphia Zoological Society, pictured in 2010, opened to the public. It was...
China, opium and racial capitalism: Amitav Ghosh on the roots of a deadly business
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoIn 'Smoke and Ashes,' Amitav Ghosh draws comparisons between America's modern opioid crisis and the West's flooding of China with opium in the 18th century.
In China's Guangzhou, a web of factories gives rise to fast-fashion juggernaut Shein
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 weeks agoThe mercantile history of Guangzhou, the city once called Canton that is about two hours' drive from...
Don’t Let the Chinese Spy Balloon Become the New ‘Kung Flu’
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily BeastThe downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon...
How China planted an FBI mole who was discovered only after gutting the CIA's vast spy network
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe FBI building in Washington, DC.Celal Gunes/Getty Images The following is an excerpt from...
Putin recasts his Ukraine war as Russia’s struggle against the West
Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — Even as he prepared to illegally annex Ukrainian territory, Russian President Vladimir...
‘Looty’: How a dog stolen from China sparked a British luxury craze
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Pekingese given to Queen Victoria in the 1860s created a frenzy among Britain’s upper classes. But...
Nikki Haley casts Trump as 'status quo'; Barbara Lee jumps into CA Senate race: Recap
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — Nikki Haley is in Iowa touting her presidential credentials. Rep. Barbara Lee is...
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoMyanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling...
Myanmar opium cultivation surged 33% amid violence, UN finds
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the...