In one common rune-casting technique, the diviner carved runes on pieces of bark, then flung the pieces on the ground, picked three at random, and used the symbols inscribed on them to answer his ...

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Contrast this with Trump’s discourse, which conjures a world of grievance, division ... This kind of speech poisons our public discourse, making it impossible to find common ground or work toward the ...

“I don’t want a symbol ... the world’s most important sources of gem-­quality diamonds. Yet the provincial capital, Tshikapa, betrays nothing of the wealth that lies beneath the ground.

This find not only sheds light on the region’s ancient religious life but also highlights the cultural and strategic ...

"The firestorm is incredible... Insane fear grips me and from then on I repeat one simple sentence to myself continuously: 'I don't want to burn to death'. I do not know how many people I fell over.

Johnson is a United Methodist pastor, the author of "Holding Up Your Corner: Talking About Race in Your Community" and program director for the Bridge Alliance, which houses The Fulcrum. As the dust ...

Strong cultural, religious, and linguistic affinities existed between the two people, and intermarriages were common ... The premises had survived as a symbol of ETA’s autonomy, and were ...

Falafel is a popular chickpea-based dish with Middle Eastern origins, but is distinctly different from ta'ameya, which uses ...

“The BRICS have struggled to take common lines ... battered but enduring symbol of the rules-based order and its aspiration, however imperfectly, to build a more just world.

He had noticed how hibernating animals, like ground hogs ... lived for 18 months and became a symbol of hope for victims of heart disease. All over the world patients were asking and receiving ...

Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, ...