Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France. See it
After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...
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France’s modern colonies: the CFA Franc System
The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...
Warning from energy experts as April price cap set to cost 26m households £2.8bn
Currently, the price cap is set at £1,738, which applies to a home with average energy use, on a variable-rate energy tariff ...
On This Day, Feb. 10: Treaty of Paris formally ends French and Indian War
On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War ...
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The Latest: The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more troops to the southern border
The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Trump’s ...
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Gymnastics judge banned for manipulating scores at Paris Olympics qualifying event
She carried the Cyprus flag at the Paris Games closing ceremony at Stade de France. Trikomiti’s intervention in scoring at the European qualifier held in Budapest in May denied an Olympic place to ...