It’s a tall tale, in the most literal sense… of a land far, far away, inhabited by a race of friendly, dancing giants – said to be twice the size of most human beings. So intrigued was Portuguese ...

An investigation into Strait Shores Coun. Andy MacGregor, who was only allowed at two council meetings before being banished from municipal property, has found he violated the council code of ...

Ferdinand Magellan, the subject of a chapter in Park’s book, has been brilliantly demythologised by Felipe Fernandez Armesto in his book Straits. Park also discusses the English explorer Martin ...

As the best golfers in the world gather in Augusta, Georgia, this week for the Masters tournament, some players are already noticing a significant change in the iconic landscape. Those changes ...

Around 1.4 tonnes of fresh fruits and vegetables illegally imported from Malaysia were seized by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) during an operation conducted on April 2 and 3. Jointly conducted by ...

The Straits of Magellan, the passage between South America and the southern island Tierra del Fuego, is named after the Portuguese explorer who discovered it in 1520. The area saw Spanish settlers, ...

At the same time, Iran’s navy has continued moving elements into strategic waterways, like the Strait of Hormuz. The combination of stealth, maneuverability, and firepower makes the Ghadir-class ...

It notes the amount of sargassum in the Gulf is still low, but there are signs that it will be transported to the Straits of Florida in the coming weeks. They also predict it to increase this ...

In one of its most forceful warnings to date against Taiwan’s pro-independence movement, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China conducted a massive two-day military exercise around the island on ...