Expedition begins on ‘holy grail’ of shipwrecks filled with millions of gold coins, emeralds worth $20B

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A long-awaited expedition into an 18th-century shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea has reportedly begun. The government of Colombia launched the deep-water expedition of the San José shipwreck, which is rumored to contain cargo worth billions of dollars, last week. The galleon sank in 1708 … Read More

The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders

THE HAGUE (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear … Read More

Russia finds massive oil and gas reserves in British territory, sparking drilling fears

Around 500 billion barrels worth of oil – 10 times the North Sea’s output – has been discovered in the region. Russia has reportedly discovered billions of barrels worth of oil and gas reserves in the British Antarctic territory, prompting … Read More

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