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In 1846, after decades of haggling, American and British diplomats finally agreed on a border between the US Northwest and what would later become Canada. Following the 49th parallel west from the Rocky Mountains almost to Vancouver Island, the boundary sliced straight across a peninsula that jutted south from Canada, leaving 12.4 square kilometres on the US side. Point Roberts, Washington, long prospered as an appendage of Canada. Its economy thrived on sales of gasoline, groceries and alcohol at prices considered a bargain by Canadians, whose frequent visits helped make the border station on......

Andy Warhol and Calvin Klein danced, Liza Minelli and Diana Ross sang - and in the middle of it all, founders Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell celebrated one last hurrah at Studio 54. The next morning, they both went to jail. Few other nightclubs have had as profound an effect on culture as New York's Studio 54, despite having been around less than three years under Schrager and Rubell. The two friends founded the club in 1977 with the goal of making the ultimate nightclub, changing the universe and earning lots of money. It seemed they had fulfilled their wish, with Studio 54 a spectacular succe......

The fence in the small Texas town of Del Rio along the border with Mexico had existed long before Donald Trump had even considered becoming president. The black fence, about three-and-a-half metres high, runs for just over 3 kilometres. But Trump wanted to make a big gesture and so ordered a wall built along long stretches of the border. In Del Rio, the new barrier was supposed to replace the previous fence. But since the end of January, and Trump's departure from office, nothing has happened at the site. As one of his first acts, US President Joe Biden shut down his predecessor's pet project ......

Plenty of people have long viewed Van Morrison, one of the best songwriters in pop history, as an angry troublemaker. But few expected that late in his career, Sir Van would supply anti-vaxxers and pandemic sceptics with so much ammunition. The Northern Irish singer's tirades against the restrictions imposed by the British government to contain the Covid-19 outbreak in a recent album were crude - and criticism of the 75-year-old Morrison, who is considered high risk due to his age, has been just as harsh. Those criticisms echo when you listen to his latest works: Morrison delivers some lovely ......

Michael Gray wants out. As soon as possible. The 29-year-old lawyer-to-be is fighting for Scottish independence and believes Brexit has shown that it's time for another vote on leaving Britain. He's certain: "Scottish results didn't really play a role" in the 2016 Brexit referendum, as a clear majority of 62 per cent of Scots voted against leaving the European Union. Many Scots, including Gray, therefore want another vote on whether Scotland should leave Britain. The governing Scottish National Party (SNP) has already promised a second vote on independence if the party wins a majority in upcom......

Despite the pandemic turning her entire life upside-down, Eve Champagne hasn't lost her cheerful outlook. In normal times, she's a dancer and the artistic director at a burlesque show in Hamburg. But after the clubs and bars in the Kiez, as locals affectionately call the northern German city's infamous party and red-light district St Pauli, were shut due to the pandemic, she's found a new way to keep busy despite the bleak times. "It was love that brought me here. I'm having the pandemic of my life!" says the 36-year-old while standing in Hamburg's central vaccination centre. She smiles behind......