Japan now has the most powerful passport on the planet, a key to visa-free travel to more destinations than Singapore and Germany, according to the 2018 Henley Passport Index.
Japan Now Has the Most Powerful Passport in the World
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First Statue of a Black Woman in Denmark Honors Mary Thomas, Leader of a Slave Rebellion
President Trump Announces Plan to Nominate his Personal Physician to Replace Fired VA Secretary Shulkin
After weeks of uncertainty atop the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Trump on Wednesday said he plans to replace its secretary, David J. Shulkin, with the president’s personal physician, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a rear admiral in the Navy.
Boston College Student Says She is Praying for Her Attacker After She and 3 Friends Were Sprayed With Chemical at Marseille Train Station
Hours after a shocking acid assault on four American college students in Marseille, one of the victims showed extraordinary strength and compassion by taking to Facebook to say she is praying for her attacker.
U.S. Falls to 114th On Annual Ranking of Most Peaceful Nations
Land of the free, home of the brave – but America may not be the most peaceful spot on earth according to the 11th annual “Global Peace Index,” which bases judgement calls on a complex gauge of social, economic and political factors, including rates of […]
Norway is the World’s Happiest Nation
Norway can be frigid. And the winters bring lots of darkness. But it’s the happiest nation in world, according to the 2017 World Happiness Report.
Denmark, Home of Fabled Welfare Programs, Now Wants People to Take Care of Themselves
When a European government raises the pension age and makes cuts to welfare programs, it’s usually because of dire finances. In Denmark’s case, it’s because of ideology.
See Full List of Oscar Winners
If you called it a night as soon as Best Picture was announced, you didn’t get the whole story. In a shocking twist of an end to the night,
Turkey Arrests 2 Suspected ISIS Militants
Two men suspected of planning Islamic State group attacks in Europe were arrested in Turkey following 10 days of being interrogated by police, Turkey’s state-run agency reported Saturday.
NATO Urges Member Nations to Contribute to Biggest Military Build-up Since Cold War
NATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War as the alliance prepares for a protracted quarrel with Moscow.
Thousands of Different Faiths Form Human Ring Outside Synagogue Where Guard Was Killed in Copenhagen
Thousands of people of different faiths have formed a human ring outside the synagogue in Copenhagen where a Jewish security guard was fatally shot last month.
Are Denmark’s Prisons Breeding Grounds for Terrorists?
Something happened in prison to Omar El-Hussein, the 22-year-old identified by police as the gunman who killed two people in a weekend shooting spree in Copenhagen.
