John Norris looks at a mainstay of the British Army in WWI; the 18-Pounder field gun ...

Afrikaners have been described as "the white tribe of Africa" and that is not far from the truth. One hundred and twelve years ago and Anglo-Boer War, which shattered Southern Africa, commenced.

The new species, and weeds included, were introduced in those early years and began to thrive as they were capable of withstanding the grazing of animals whereas native species could not. That’s today ...

The Kremlin dismissed inaccurate reports on U.S. plans for ending the Ukraine war, urging patience amid speculation of a Trump-Putin meeting ...

A couple from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal were severely assaulted on their farm while their attackers shouted, “Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer”. Four attackers forced their way into the ...

They show – consistent with 60 Minutes' repeated assurances to the public – that the 60 Minutes broadcast was not doctored or deceitful. In reporting the news, journalists regularly edit ...

Soil exhaustion, a huge problem back then. Farming with oxen did allow colonists to farm more land, but it also increased erosion and decreased soil fertility. That’s today’s American Agriculture ...

Their business expanded rapidly during the American civil war as demand for painkillers and antiseptics rocketed. Whilst Pfizer was providing the medicines needed for the Union war effort ...

In pictures: Israel strikes hundreds of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

Russia said that discussions with Washington were underway regarding potential peace talks to end the war nearly three years after Moscow’s full-scale invasion. By Paul Sonne Reporting from ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The Ukrainian authorities are rounding up ...

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