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From a homely harbourside B&B to a clifftop converted palazzo, Italy’s most alluring coastline is home to some outstanding accommodation — there’s even a few bargains, if you know where to look.

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Tempeh, a protein-rich block of fermented soybeans, is a beloved ingredient in Indonesian cooking. On the island of Lombok ...

Inside a covert operation to bombard North Korea with pantyhose and nature films. In the summer winds, South Korean activists loft huge makeshift balloons filled with subversive materials and hygiene ...

Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.

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On a chilly twilit evening, three men sit around a wood table in the parsonage of a 13th-century church in Transylvania. Outside are ducks, beehives, and a shaggy white dog that we can hear ...