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Archaeologists have cracked the code of 255 mysterious symbols carved into a rock in Canada more than 200 years ago. The writing was discovered in 2018 after a fallen tree revealed the square-shaped inscription near the town of Wawa, located about 155 miles from the nearest US border crossing in Michigan. Ryan Primrose, an archaeologist from the Ontario Center for Archaeological Education, has now revealed that the symbols form the Lord’s Prayer — a well-known Christian prayer — written in Swedish. He identified the characters as Nordic runes, part of an old alphabet once used in Sweden and other parts...

Subtitle: The Matter of the Mississippi River. A not inconsequential percentage of Article V opponents, like those in the John Birch Society, identify as Anti-Federalists. They question the 1780s need for the vigorous government of our Constitution. Those familiar with the era know of Shays’ Rebellion. According to modern Anti-Federalists, Shays’ was the pretext for nationalists like George Washington and James Madison to justify the 1787 Philadelphia Convention. There were other problems facing the infant United States to which the Articles of Confederation proved inadequate. For instance, most of the great European and New World ports were closed to American...

The European Parliament is set to back a ban on cat and dog fur imports, in a move to reduce the two million cats and dogs slaughtered in China each year. MEPs say shoppers buy goods made with the fur unknowingly, because exporters attach false labels. It is used in coats, linings for boots and gloves, stuffed toys, and even homeopathic aids for arthritis. MEPs have agreed with EU member states on the text of the law, which will come into effect by December 2008. DNA Tests Liberal MEP Liz Lynne said a Europe-wide ban would add weight to bans...

Cat and dog fur imported from China in designer clothes and novelty products has been banned by the EU. As many as 24 cats are slaughtered to provide one coat, though by the time the item reaches Britain it is often labelled Fake Fur so the shopper does not know. MEPs voted to outlaw imports following eight years of campaigning against the "evil trade" by celebrities including Heather Mills and Rick Wakeman. The ban is expected to save the lives of up to two million cats and dogs in China, a prime source for pelts which may be stripped from...

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SUNDAY, 9 MARCH 2003 HONG KONG AND GREECE CONTROL THE WORLD FUR TRADE Thessaloniki, 7 March 2003 (19:22 UTC+2) Hong Kong and Greece are the two countries that control the world fur trade in China, Russia, USA, Japan and Italy. Hong Kong controls 80% of the world fur trade and Greece the rest 20% with Russia as its main destination. The above were presented in the international fur exhibition in Hong Kong visited by representatives of the Greek fur business. They expressed the belief that the fur sector can be kept “alive” and continue to contribute to the development of...