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India gripped as teen chess prodigy prepares to take on Magnus Carlsen for world title
Millions in India will be cheering on the teen chess prodigy known as Pragg as he takes on Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen for the title of World Chess Champion on Tuesday. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 18, is set to square off against the five-time world champion in Baku, Azerbaijan after defeating Fabiano Caruana in a tense match to secure…
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Аrchaeologists uncover new insight into the lives of slaves in ancient Pompeii
Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient world, the culture ministry said Sunday. The room was found at the Civita Giuliana villa, some 600 meters (2,000 ft) north of the walls of Pompeii, which was wiped…
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New daily rainfall records set across Southern California
Numerous preliminary daily rainfall records for August 20 were broken across southwestern California Sunday as the region feels the impact of Tropical Storm Hilary. Here’s a rundown of rainfall across the state: Downtown Los Angeles: A daily record rainfall of 1.53 inches was set, breaking the old record of 0.03 inches, which goes back to 1906.…
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Anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo wins Guatemala’s presidential election
Anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo, from the progressive Movimiento Semilla party, appeared to have won Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday, beating former first lady Sandra Torres in a race marred by fears of democratic backsliding. With more than 95% of the ballots counted, Arévalo won 59.1% of the vote compared to Torres’ 36.1%, according to official data from…
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Norwegian Yacht Company Launches First Residential Super Yacht
The 728-foot vessel will offer 39 luxury residences and “seven-star” service The largest yacht in the world, at 728 feet, is underway in Norway, the ship’s designer, VARD, announced on Monday. The enormous, 33,500-ton “yacht liner,” dubbed Somnio, will contain a collection of 39 luxury apartments, with Tillberg Design of Sweden and Winch Design from…
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Electric cars are breaking sales records, but here’s why they’re not replacing gas cars anytime soon
More shoppers are choosing electric vehicles so far this year than ever, according to vehicle sales data from Cox Automotive. While EV sales have been growing healthily for the past couple of years, that trend has accelerated this year. US consumers bought nearly 300,000 new battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in the second quarter – a new record,…
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Xi Jinping is building a dream city. Devastating floods raise questions about his plan
On a gray day in late February 2017, Chinese leader Xi Jinping gathered with a handful of close advisers to survey crop fields and polluted wetlands some 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of the capital Beijing. Just over a month later, the future of those hinterlands would change drastically, as China announced Xi’s plan of…
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A 750-Acre Irish Estate Is Selling for the First Time in Several Hundred Years
The €13.5 million Barne Estate in County Tipperary includes a manor house built in the 17th century An award-winning, 751-acre expanse of Ireland, complete with rolling fields of farmland, a tennis court and a historic manor house has come to the market—for the first time in hundreds of years—for €13.5 million (US$14.8 million). The Emerald…
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What is ‘Barbie Botox,’ TikTok’s latest beauty obsession?
Isabelle Lux, a 32-year-old content creator from Palm Beach, Florida, said she was terrified while sitting in the chair waiting for her ‘Barbie Botox’ — 40 units of the neurotoxin injected into each trapezius, the muscle holding up her neck. She was looking to slim her shoulders in preparation for her wedding, as well as…
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Hurricane Hilary expected to strengthen to Category 4 before weakening, dumping rain over California and Southwest US this weekend
Hurricane Hilary is expected to intensify into a lashing Category 4 storm as it nears Mexico’s Baja Peninsula on Friday and then weaken over the weekend, bringing rain and flooding to parts of the Southwest US. Hilary was churning about 430 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Thursday night with sustained winds of near 125 mph,…
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