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Chinese firms have invested more than $200 billion there since the turn of the century, according to a study conducted in 2024.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Owned by Abercrombie & Kent, a pioneer of luxury safaris since 1962, the company expanded into accommodations just before the turn of the century with Olonana in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and has since also operated boutique riverboats, including the new Pure Amazon in Peru that debuted this past summer.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella, Train Dreams stars Joel Edgerton in an elegiac, mournful portrait of a logger at the turn of the century.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The last game on Sunday is between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers, marking the fourth time the two teams have met since the turn of the century.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Owned by Abercrombie & Kent, a pioneer of luxury safaris since 1962, the company expanded into accommodations just before the turn of the century with Olonana in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and has since also operated boutique riverboats, including the new Pure Amazon in Peru that debuted this past summer.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella, Train Dreams stars Joel Edgerton in an elegiac, mournful portrait of a logger at the turn of the century.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The last game on Sunday is between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers, marking the fourth time the two teams have met since the turn of the century.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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