Carlsen: “I like chess like a life”
Written by Staff Writer Magnus Carlsen can be seen in the movie “To the Bone.” Picture: REX/Shutterstock John van der Merwe, CNN The new king of chess has taken centre stage during the weekend’s…
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US Open 2017: Carlos Alcaraz makes fourth quarter-final appearance
Alcaraz had not played a senior match until the start of the American hard-court season 2018 US Open Dates: 27 August-9 September Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on…
Myanmar police use helicopter to harass anti-junta student protesters
Kathleen Brooks, CNN • Updated 13th April 2019 ( CNN ) — Myanmar security forces have detained an 18-member army medical team for three months for treating anti-junta activists, a rights group said on…
Technology previously used to program computers may be rebranding ‘Siri’ as ‘gender neutral’
Apple’s Siri is famous for her human-like voice, but in 2017 she got a gender tweak. “Apple released the latest iOS update in 2017 and customized Siri’s pronunciation to be gender neutral,” writes Rachel…
Maria Sharapova advances to Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals
World number one Maria Sharapova faces Team USA’s CoCo Vandeweghe in the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. The US team beat Sweden 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday while Sharapova…
White House works with South African company on anthrax antidote
WASHINGTON – The White House is working with South African scientists on the production of a new antidote to the anthrax bacteria and is poised to provide funding to a biosecurity company that is…
IOC ‘tries to whitewash case of Chinese gymnast Peng Shuai’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption IOC bosses are accused of trying to whitewash the incident in a report Human Rights Watch has accused the International Olympic Committee of whitewashing the case of Chinese…
Billie Jean King talks about training her tennis-playing sisters
A new video documentary explores a unique relationship between two famous tennis stars in the 1970s. Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and Abraham Lincoln’s subsequent inauguration and the fall of the French royal family captured international…
Researchers identify a new class of colloidal silver — and it has anti-drug effects
A team of researchers at Columbia University identified a new type of colloidal silver, a liquid metal that could be a powerful antidote to opioid overdoses. The researchers succeeded in demonstrating for the first…
Toronto recreation centers to be shut down over staff health
The City of Toronto announced on Wednesday that it’s starting to “paap[e]” some recreational programs, including those hosted by City-owned parks and places that are “visible or use public facilities.” The policy is in…