Over the decades, Nalanda declined in prominence. In the 12th century it was destroyed by Turkish-Muslim marauders who all but pushed Buddhism out of India. But now, centuries later, political leaders from throughout Asia have joined forces with Nobel-laureate economist Amartya Sen, the Dalai Lama and other notables to rebuild this once great institution. Over the next five years, they plan to spend $1 billion to establish a new Nalanda on a 200-hectare site not far from the old university....

The history of Poland’s fall and resurrection over 123 years is basic knowledge for every Pole. Sadly, it is little known in the West. But it is a story that involves the destruction of a major European state. Known as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was attacked and suppressed by its neighbors. Not only were the Polish people deprived of their freedom, but so too were Lithuanians and Ukrainians. The First Polish Republic was also the first advanced republican project in Europe....

That was before last April 19. As he listened in his car to radio accounts of the Oklahoma City bombing, its enormity sank in. When he heard that Attorney General Janet Reno was looking for prosecutors, Hartzler, 44, decided he had one more big case left in him. “Whoever did this should spend some time in hell,” he told a local defense attorney. “I just want to accelerate that process....

The concern isn’t just about the spike in the disease, but what it could foreshadow for a deadlier epidemic. The sores that mark syphilis increase the risk of HIV transmission two- to fivefold. That people are even contracting syphilis suggests the erosion of safe-sex practices. “Every case of syphilis might mean one more transmission of HIV,” says Dr. Thomas Frieden, New York City’s health commissioner. After a steep decline in the 1990s, syphilis rates rose by 2 percent between 2000 and 2001, from a total of 5,979 cases to 6,103....

In October, the work will yield a practical benefit. The Spanish national pharmaceutical firm Laboratorio Lazer, based in Barcelona, is introducing a “biochip” that can detect Spain’s mutations (those in Pocovi’s registry). Rather than having to sequence the gene that causes familial hypercholesterol for each patient, which takes months and costs about 2,000 euros, doctors will only have to draw a few drops of blood. The chip flags the presence of DNA in the patient’s blood that matches one of the known mutations....

It has been charming to see so many members of the college football media endorse the Bearcats’ CFP candidacy following their dazzling road victory over Notre Dame, including our own Bill Bender. It was a little surprising to see a Capital One-sponsored fan vote posit Cincinnati as the nation’s third-best team behind SEC powers Alabama and Georgia, but that might have been the product of some frantic social media maneuvering from highly motivated Bearcats fans....

Kamala Harris’ live interview on The View was delayed on Friday after Navarro and co-host Sunny Hostin, who are both fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 just moments before the vice president was to join them on set. Harris was later interviewed remotely from a different room in the ABC studio. “Sunny and Ana are strong women and I know they are fine,” she told Joy Behar. “But it really also does speak to the fact that they are vaccinated and vaccines make all the difference because otherwise we would be concerned about hospitalization and worse....

The Bundesliga champions lacked their usual guile and craft in the final third in Saturday’s encounter, as Mark Uth’s clinical double handed Hoffenheim the points. Bayern 5/1 to beat Anderlecht 3-0 And though Ancelotti remained upbeat regarding Bayern’s all-round performance, he found the concentration required to penetrate Hoffenheim’s well-drilled defence had been lacking. “It was a difficult game. We tried a lot and had some chances,” the Italian said....

All three players had started Bayern’s previous fixture – a 2-2 draw at home to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga – and Ancelotti rang the chances for the Champions League trip to Parc des Princes, starting with Javi Martinez alongside Niklas Sule in central defence and James Rodriguez in attack. Bayern 13/2 to win CL with dabblebet Robben was introduced as a second-half substitute but by then the hosts were already three goals to the good thanks to first-half strikes by Dani Alves and Edinson Cavani, and a 63rd-minute goal from Neymar....

In a Facebook post, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities provided a comprehensive overview of the ancient artifacts the archaeologists had managed to recover from the tombs. 68 were constructed during the Buto 1 and 2 civilizations, which began in 3300 B.C.; five were constructed during the Naqada III civilization, which preceded the unification of Egypt in 3000 B.C.; and the remaining 37 were constructed during the “transition era” known as the Hyksos period, when Western Asian nomads wrested control of the country from the pharaohs between 1650 B....

Archaeologists made the discovery near the town of Nemea—located in the northeastern Peloponnese peninsula—at a site known as Aidonia, which is well known for its collection of tombs, the Associated Press reported. The first of the two tombs—which has an intact roof—contains two main burials and the bones of 14 more people which were transferred from other sites, according to the culture ministry. Meanwhile, the second tomb—whose roof has collapsed—contained three primary burials....

On ‘Sentry of a Century: Norman Mailer, 1923–2007’: Contrary to our tribute, “Mailer’s novel ‘Why Are We in Vietnam?’ mentions Vietnam in one place other than the title. The final sentence reads: ‘Vietnam, hot damn.’ Since I was soon to ship out for said country myself, I remember it very well.” Michael R. Kerley, Atlanta I was both warmed and saddened by your coverage of the legacy and relevance of 1968 in “The Year That Made Us Who We Are” (Nov....

The 19-year-old arrived in Belgium in December and had a two-week trial with the club after his performance in the 2016 Ghana Premier League caught the eye of the Royal Club’s scout in Africa. Dauda scored eight league goals in 20 league appearances for Kotoko, including a hat-trick against Techiman City, to finish last season as the club’s joint topscorer with captain Amos Frimpong. Kotoko after a poor start to the 2016 season, languishing at the bottom of the table after six games, came back strongly to finish fifth with 46 points....

A hearing on the matter has been delayed numerous times. Now it has been revealed what Silva’s defense is — a sexual performance product. MORE: Ronda Rousey images | Silva bails on Olympics bid | UFC Fight Night 73 Silva’s camp sent its response to the NAC and explained among other tainted supplements was, Brazil media outlet Combate reports. “Silva was administering or using a supplement for the purpose of enhancing sexual performance,” Silva attorney Michael Alonso wrote in the complaint to the NAC....

Outside of the occasional ambiguous tweet from the veteran forward — a staple of his social media presence — he was an afterthought for a young team finally looking like a future contender. Iguodala, dealt to Memphis by the Warriors, has not suited up with the Grizzlies this season, asking for a trade to a contender or a buyout. With the trade deadline Thursday, the situation has gained urgency and tension....

“Today is not a day for politics,” Cuomo replied Tuesday after a reporter asked him whether the recent sexual harassment allegations against him have changed his mind about seeking office. “I’m focusing on my job.” The three-term Democratic governor was speaking at a news conference in Albany about the state’s COVID-19 response. He has previously said he would run for governor again in New York, which has no gubernatorial term limits....

Attorney General Letitia James’s office told the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics Thursday that the committee needed to take more steps before it could demand that Cuomo give back the $5 million he received for the publication of his memoir American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Associated Press reported. In a letter to the panel, James’s general counsel Larry Schimmel said an investigative report stating what laws had been violated as well as documentation of discussions the commission had with Cuomo and his defense team is necessary....