northern

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During the experiment, no people were in the tunnel for safety reasons, with everything managed remotely from the ETH Zurich lab in northern Switzerland.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

With the air coming from northern Scandinavia and the Arctic circle, temperatures will be around 3 to 7 C below average.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Once master of vast expanses of northern, central and western Africa, France has played a crucial role in the continent's post‑colonial history, repeatedly intervening militarily since the early 1960s.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Anthropologists believe the Hadzabe—who number fewer than 1,300 people—have roamed the Yaeda Valley in northern Tanzania for more than 50,000 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

When Ophie had seen the floor in her aunt’s house, she’d thought it the finest floor ever, and that that was what it meant to live in the northern states.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland