Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Dorsa Derakhshani in Baku, 2017 (Image: Gibraltar Chess Festival)In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother…
Read moreThursday, December 15, 2005 Global warmingScientists in the UK, have claimed that Summer 2005 has beenthe warmest in the Northern Hempisphere since reliable recordingbegan in the 19th Century. The claim…
Read moreSaturday, March 1, 2008 An overcrowded double decker bus in Guatemala crashed into a gulley Friday, killing 57 people and injuring 40 more, authorities say. The bus crashed about 30…
Read moreWednesday, May 13, 2009 A British man, Ronald West, has been convicted of animal neglect after authorities received complaints about his five-year-old dog being severely overweight. Authorities discovered the case…
Read moreWednesday, October 12, 2005 The lawyer for one of the members of the so called Bali Nine is claiming he will challenge the legality of the indictment against his client.…
Read moreThursday, May 6, 2010 Logo of the California State Lottery. Image: California State Lottery.An NBC employee won US$266 million from the California Lottery's Mega Millions drawing. The winner, wishing to…
Read moreTuesday, October 14, 2008 A recently developed residential neighborhood in Chula Vista, California. Image: Catalan.The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with…
Read moreWednesday, June 22, 2011 Brazil has located an isolated group of indigenous, uncontacted people in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian National Foundation of Indians (FUNAI) announced today. FUNAI, a…
Read moreTuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents…
Read moreWednesday, January 28, 2009 The British government has announced a £2.3 billion package of aid to attempt to support the country's car manufacturing industry. Peter Mandelson Image: World Economic Forum…
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