Inside Syria: a history of the Olympic marathon
Running 10 times around a triathlon course and swimming 17km in the lake, Run began in Syria around a century ago. Today, it is a well-known sports tournament hosted throughout the country by Olympic…
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France 2020 red wine harvest: reduced
Written by by Staff Writer Last year’s frost has seriously affected France’s key red wine harvest, according to the French Wine Chamber. The Chamber’s Medium Term Vine Tyrolean Project announced Friday that the 2019…
Toronto police to take over shooting investigation
Toronto police tweeted in the early hours of Wednesday that Homicide Squad detectives will now take over the investigation into the death of a man who was found at the scene of a triple…
Kanye West and Virgil Abloh unite to cover Adele’s ‘Easy on Me’ in a stunning fashion movie
Kanye West has paid tribute to Virgil Abloh by covering Adele’s “Easy on Me” in the surprise musical feature “Film by Virgil Abloh.” Abloh, the fashion designer who designed some of the looks for…
Scientists harness cow dung to fight climate change
Image copyright Sophy Annis Scientists have demonstrated that a potentially harmful but useful way of checking for methane from cow dung can be used to fight climate change. A team at MIT in the…
Planning to go back to work? 5 things you should do before you do
If there’s one thing less productive than the office commute, it’s the prospect of going back. After just over three weeks of tailoring your career to fit the rest of your life, the sudden…
Magnus Carlsen in New York for chess showdown
Written by By Staff Writer Magnus Carlsen’s personal game was rooted in the present as he arrived in New York to tackle Magnus Carlsen’s professional game at the Grand Chess Championship this week. Long…
Couple hides 50 passengers in Amsterdam hotel to avoid quarantine
Written by Staff Writer By Victoria Trevithick, CNN This story was originally published on November 24, 2016 An Amsterdam man and his wife are being questioned by Dutch police following the discovery of a…
Woman Brings Epic Meal For Her Husband’s 40th Birthday
Gilles Andrier described the perfect dinner for her husband. He had ordered chicken, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes and turkey. But that’s only part of what the woman – a self-proclaimed “foodie” – had…
Nevada governor apologizes for state’s role in Indian schools
Governor Brian Sandoval issued a statement today apologizing for Nevada’s role in the conditions of Indian schools. “Nevada Statehood was part of the decolonization of the United States. After almost half a century, I…