Gemma Stafford, culinary whiz and the brains behind Bigger Bolder Baking, suggests that the best way to rustle up a chocolate cake is to forget the oven and zap it in the microwave instead ...

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The Greek tradition of decorating boats at Christmas. “Karavaki”. Credit: RobW/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Christmas is linked all around the world to the ancient tradition of decorating trees with countless ...

Russian and Syrian sources said earlier that Russian wheat supplies to Syria had been suspended over uncertainty about the new government and payment delays. Syria imported food from Russia during ...

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