January 2, 2022

A lost library of works by the Bronte sisters was headed for sale. Then Britain rewrote the plot.

[ad_1] There were five sisters, the two oldest died as children. The three surviving girls were raised in Haworth parsonage, up in north England in the moody Yorkshire moors, with their liberal-minded father, an Anglican priest, and broody brother Branwell (minor poet, not a bad painter, but at the end a gin-soaked opium fiend, who …

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South Africa Parliament fire in Cape Town damages historic buildings

[ad_1] Smith said at a news conference in front of parliament that firefighters were dealing with a partial roof collapse, according to CNN. “The roof of the building has collapsed, on the one side, and the fire has spread to the New Assembly, according to the officers. They’ve detected large cracks in the wall, which …

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South Korea warns of fire-starting cats after more than 100 house fires

[ad_1] That same month, and also in the county of Essex, a dog that had been left home alone started a house fire by turning on the microwave, which happened to have some bread stored inside. Following the blaze, officials warned people not to store items inside appliances and to ensure smoke alarms are installed …

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South Korea rings in 2022 with K-pop concert, but pandemic keeps fans from signing along

[ad_1] Live music cautiously resumed in November under South Korea’s “living with covid-19” reopening plans, but concerts were quickly scrapped in December amid a spike in hospitalizations and concerns about the omicron variant. For New Year’s Eve, some shows went ahead, but under strictly enforced rules on social distancing, masks and the disorienting quiet from …

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SKorea: Unidentified person crosses border into North Korea

[ad_1] In September 2020, North Korea fatally shot a South Korean fisheries official found floating in its waters in line with what Seoul called strict anti-virus rules that involve shooting anyone illegally crossing the border. Earlier in 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed a border city under total lockdown after a North Korean …

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