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Written by By Staff Writer Maurice Perret, CNN Brasil, for CNN Written by This story was originally published in August 2011. “Brazilians are both thrilled and absolutely bemused by this yellow jersey,” wrote Thomas…
Photo The controversy surrounding the supposed sexualization of chess is nothing new. The game has always been compared to men’s professional cycling, which has been dominated by female players for several decades. But over…
Sondheim’s music has been incorporated into films such as Bridge on the River Kwai and Shakespeare in Love as well as television programmes The West Wing and American Crime Story. He also arranged songs…
A new epidemic has broken out in Washington D.C. – a bug called oviraptorus omicron variant, or O.O.O.M.A, which threatens travelers, livestock, swimming pools, kids and anyone who thinks it’s fun to fart. The…
Photo The Middle East is a beautiful place for golf. At the Saudi Ladies International tournament that started in 2011, one club — at the Hassan Bin Talal Club in Riyadh — welcomed 200…
The mask has become the go-to thing to do, whether it’s celebrating Halloween, keeping warm during the winter chill, escaping racist comments, or hiding embarrassing photos. But the increasing obsession with masks raises some…
Written by Lindsey Gill, CNN A new smart map launched by a poultry scientist will help farmers monitor chickpea production to help maximize food. Staff at the World Pork Organization’s Research and Development Laboratories…
Written by By Andrew Williams, CNN One of the most wonderful things about being a member of the technology press is having the chance to run across genuinely great products. Manufacturers are constantly working…
It’s hard to remember a time when you couldn’t browse the web without stumbling upon something cringe-worthy. Sometimes, this can be accomplished through sheer luck — that time you clicked on a meme or…
Written by by By Itsuo Inouye, CNN The Japanese city of Nara has started selling bowls filled with edible plastic bags to protect against a disease spreading from deer to humans, the city’s mayor…