History

A woman sells a 2021 decoration at a popular entertainment street on New Year's Eve during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
World+Biz

'I will survive': 2020 slinks into history as fireworks light deserted streets

Good riddance, 2020. Hello, 2021

Some graves have warning tape tied round them and signs saying they are unsafe. Photo: AFP
Climate Change

Climate change threatens London’s Karl Marx cemetery

Transgender activist Sarah McBride campaigns at the Claymont Boys & Girls Club in Claymont, Del., on Sept. 15. Photo: Jason Minto / AP via NBC News
US Election 2020

Sarah McBride becomes first transgender state senator in US history

Photo: Getty Images
World+Biz

History behind US holding election in November 

Blame the bond market, as well as the British. Photographer: Hulton Archive/Archive Photos/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

Pandemic markets can find lessons in history

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Habitat

A history crash course at a heritage home

When Chinese food is not Chinese
Food

When Chinese food is not Chinese

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Photo: Collected
Politics

Govt distorting history, alleges BNP

Lebanese food: A cuisine steeped in history and geography
Food

Lebanese food: A cuisine steeped in history and geography

Louis-Benoit Zamor. Photo: Collected
Panorama

The boy from Chittagong who made it to the French Revolution

From left: Isabella Lucy Bird, Xuanzang, Jeanne Baret and Charles Darwin.
Explorer

Heroic travellers throughout history

Father’s Day 2020: History, significance and celebrations
Mode

Father’s Day 2020: History, significance and celebrations

Photo: Collected.
Food

In a world full of dumplings