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Construction of Historical Knowledge Graphs Based on BERT and Graph Neural Networks
Announce Type: new Abstract: Through digital humanities research and scale-up historical data analysis, a significant amount of traditional historical text is converted into structured knowledge graphs. This paper provides a high-level architecture that combines bidirectional encoder representations of transformers (BERT) and graph neural networks (GNN) to extract the entities and relationships from various types of historical texts. The texts of traditional history resolve linguistic...
How China is turning historic African slave port into waterfront tourism destination
Advertisement How China is turning historic African slave port into waterfront tourism destination Beninese government has contracted Chinese firms to create seaside development linking port to historic slave route and memorial sites 3-MIN READ3-MIN 1 Listen In Benin’s southern Atlantic coastal town of Ouidah, located about 40km (25 miles) west of the economic capital of Cotonou, China is turning a former slave trade hub into a busy tourist destination. The historic port once saw nearly 2...
Bank defends idea to replace banknote historical figures with dolphins and owls
Bank defends idea to replace banknote historical figures with dolphins and owls Animal include dolphin, a fox, a butterfly, an owl, a bumblebee, and a shark - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Bank of England has defended its decision to feature wildlife on the next series of banknotes, a move that will see historical figures replaced. This comes after the Bank launched a public consultation earlier this month, inviting views on a selection of UK native wildlife. Working with a panel of...
David Sullivan steps down as West Ham chairman due to 'historic allegations'
David Sullivan steps down as West Ham chairman due to 'historic allegations' West Ham have confirmed that David Sullivan has stepped down from his role with the Hammers having been made aware of the publication of historic allegations, which he denies West Ham United have confirmed that David Sullivan has stepped down from his role as joint-chair and director of the club. In a statement issued on Saturday morning, West Ham confirmed the decision has been reached after Sullivan was made aware...
West Ham star sends message to David Sullivan after he steps down over 'historic allegations'
West Ham star sends message to David Sullivan after he steps down over 'historic allegations' David Sullivan has stepped down from his role as joint-chairman and director of West Ham after being made aware of the impending publication of 'serious historic allegations' which he denies West Ham midfielder Mohamadou Kante has issued a statement in support of David Sullivan after he stepped down as the club's joint-chairman and director. Sullivan took the decision on Saturday after being made...
Hong Kong to begin consultation on ‘historic’ first 5-year plan on June 15
Hong Kong will launch a two-month public consultation on Monday on its first five-year blueprint to align the city’s development with the national plan, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has announced. Lee said on Tuesday the consultation would begin on June 15, marking what he described as a historic milestone for the city. “The formulation of Hong Kong’s first five-year plan is a historic step and is of great significance,” he said.
Trump courts boos at historic New York NBA Finals appearance
In Pictures Trump courts boos at historic New York NBA Finals appearance President Trump’s appearance at Madison Square Garden overshadowed by boos, heavy security and political undertones. Donald Trump’s appearance courtside at Madison Square Garden was supposed to be a historic moment, as, for the first time, a sitting president of the United States was attending an NBA Finals game. Instead, his arrival became part of the story, drawing boos from sections of the crowd and triggering a...
Snorting sawdust: Chile seizes wood laced with 'historic' 100 tons of drugs
Chile seizes wood laced with 'historic' 100 tons of drugs June 9, 2026Authorities in Chile said on Monday that they had seized over 100 tons of drugs concealed in lumber shipments, calling it a "historic" bust. A total of 1,080.8 tons of wood impregnated with about 100 tons of illegal drugs was seized at the ports of Arica, San Antonio and Valparaiso, a statement from the Chilean Customs Bureau said. The lumber was supposed to head to Europe, according to the AFP news agency.
Zuffa Boxing announces historic first Dublin show
Zuffa Boxing is coming to Ireland for first time: 3Arena in Dublin to host historic Zuffa Boxing 10 show on August 8 Zuffa Boxing 10 will take place on Saturday August 8, at the 3Arena in Dublin, live on Sky Sports; Ireland show will mark the promotion's second event outside of the United States, with details regarding the main event still to be announced Tuesday 2 June 2026 15:16, UK Zuffa Boxing is to host its historic first show in Ireland this August, live on Sky Sports. 3Arena in Dublin...
Leveraging Morphology for Historical Script Metrological Analysis
Announce Type: new Abstract: Advances in handwritten text recognition have enabled large-scale transcription of historical documents, but still provide limited access to interpretable visual measurements for paleography, the study of historical scripts. In this paper, our main insight is that morphological script analysis, in particular the capacity to learn character prototypes from line-level transcriptions, enables the definition of scalable, meaningful, and stable paleographic measurements.