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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 Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had p...
Magnitogorsk apartment building collapses after expl...Friday, January 4, 2019
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Wesley So wins TATA Steel ChessOn Sunday, Filipino-US chess grandmaster Wesley So won this year's Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, securing 9.0 points out of thirteen. Following closely in second place was current World Champion Magnus Carlsen with 8.0 points.
Wesley So won five games and drew the remaining eight. A player gets a point for each win, half a ...
Pop culture celebrated at Fan Expo Canada 2016 in To...The 22nd Fan Expo Canada took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend, attracting thousands to the event, one of the most popular in North America. Crossing between the genres of science fiction, horror, anime, fantasy and comics, the event sprawled throughout all corners of the facility. Hundreds of vendors offered products new and old, join...
Alan Rickman dies at 69 due to cancerToday, the family of English actor Alan Rickman announced his death at the age of 69 in London from cancer. As per the family statement "he was surrounded by family and friends" at the time of death.
File photo of Rickman
Image: Justin Hoch.
Rickman started his film career as an antagonist in Die Hard — in which he played the role of Hans Gruber in 1988...
Netherlands out of Euro 16 as van Persie scores own ...Yesterday, the Netherlands football team crashed out of the UEFA Euro Cup 2016 after a 2–3 defeat against the Czech Republic in a qualifying match. Dutch player Robin van Persie scored an own goal.
The match was held in the Amsterdam ArenA in the Dutch capital. Turkey, Iceland and Czech Republic from group A qualified for the tournament as Turkey defeated Ice...
Germanwings crash victims identifiedInvestigators looking into the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash in March announced on Wednesday that they had formally identified the 150 passengers who died on the Airbus 320 when it was flown into the French Alps. This will allow for the victims families to prepare for a proper burial ceremony in the coming weeks. It has reportedly taken more than six weeks to ...
Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes into French Alps, 15...Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320 carrying 150 passengers and crew, crashed into the French Alps yesterday between Digne and Barcelonnette. Officials said there were no survivors. The plane was flying to Dusseldorf, Germany from Barcelona, Spain. An emergency recovery team made its way to the crash site and reportedly recovered one of the plane's flight ...