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How Rosh Hashanah compares to the coronation of a monarch | Opinion
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United Kingdom just marked the passing of the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen...
How much power did Queen Elizabeth II actually have? And will King Charles III have more or less?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCenturies ago, British monarchs lorded over their lands far and wide with absolute control, often to...
Saudi dissidents 'betrayed' by Biden trip as he defends his planned visit
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs President Joe Biden defended his plans to visit Saudi Arabia, a country he once vowed to make an...
Africa's Eswatini, one of the last absolute monarchies, holds an election without political parties
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoThe small southern African nation of Eswatini held elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of...
The weekly geography quiz
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGEOQUIZ: What is the present-day name of the country formerly called Siam? Answer: Thailand. Kings ruled Siam for centuries, but in 1939 the name was changed to reflect a shift from an absolute ...
Charles III to reign ‘more like a Scandinavian monarchy’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe reign of King Charles III will see Britain’s royalty become “more like a Scandinavian monarchy”,...
Pipeline of Power: How the earnings of Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company over the...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 weeks agoFor generations, the city of Cannes in the South of France has been famous for its glitzy film...
Protests drove Nepal's king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and...
Colonialism key part of Queen Elizabeth II's legacy for Cape Cod communities of color
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a 6-year-old school girl, Beverly Roberts waited on a side street in Trinidad, with the rest of...
Up in a tiny Himalayan kingdom, an LGBTQ revolution is on the climb
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThimphu is the capital of Bhutan, a landlocked country with a population of only 750,000, but where...