The economic term for self-sufficiency is "autarky", borrowed from the ancient Greek word autarkeia, meaning "to suffice".

Around one in 25 residents of Asian city-state Singapore have seven-figure bank accounts. The booming city also has 336 centi ...

Texas is a state built on independence, industry, and expansion. It was its own republic before joining the U.S. in 1845 and ...

If the Perrys of Newport had been professional wrestlers, they would have been the tag team champs of the 19th century. It is ...

Once the stuff of fleamarkets and eBay (where so much post-War ... were all trading at new levels from £100-plus. Today, in what remains a primarily home-based market with little input from art glass ...

Beneath my feet, the dark stone slabs of the Nakasendo road are worn and mossy. Travellers have trod this path for over 400 years, a thought that gives me goosebumps - or perhaps that’s just the ...

along with several textured paintings from the ancient al-Tar caves," News.Az reports citing foreign media. He noted that some of these artifacts, particularly the textured paintings, were loaned to a ...

It is one of the "Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara" for which Japan is seeking a UNESCO World Heritage listing. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government recommended on Tuesday ...

The Japanese government has recommended ancient capitals located in current-day Nara Prefecture as candidates for UNESCO's World Heritage list to be inscribed in 2026. The government is seeking the ...