An early 20th century electric shock machine, a rare Oriental opium pipe and gold sovereign coins worth in total an estimated close to £30,000 are among items from the bishop’s house in Newry ...

Wishing to “fathom the mysteries of the opium pipe,” the Bohemian entered a “musty-fusty kind of store” where he was able to witness “a Celestial in the middle of the operation.” ...

The relatively unknown story of wartime Japan ’ s ties with the opium trade in China is now in the public domain, courtesy of a manga series that has already sold more than 1.8 million copies in ...