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England’s over-50 and over-65 teams completed a historic golden double on Wednesday in the world senior championships at Acqui Terme, Italy, Both led their tournaments from start to finish, overcame some dubious positions en route, and were virtually sure of Read more
Stroke is a major cause of disability in Canada. More than 50,000 Canadians have a stroke every year and about 40% of those will live with lasting effects of stroke on their health. Once a person living with stroke returns Read more
Oil prices gained more than 2% on Friday as supply outages in Libya and expected shutdowns in Norway outweighed expectations that an economic slowdown could dent demand. Brent crude futures settled at $111.63 a barrel, rising $2.60, or 2.4%. West Read more
In a nutshell: Intel’s accelerated computing group has started shipping its second-gen Blockscale ASIC for SHA-256 cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The launch is months ahead of schedule, but still too late to capitalize on the most recent cryptocurrency craze. Intel announced Read more
The man accused of murdering Zara Aleena dragged her onto a driveway before stamping and kicking her, a court heard today. Jordan McSweeney, 29, allegedly beat the 35-year-old to death as she walked home from a night out in Ilford, Read more
New AI-powered technology will be used at the Qatar World Cup, Fifa has confirmed, claiming it will halve the time taken to make VAR offside decisions. Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will see a complete overhaul of the system used to Read more
When it comes to talking about death, we have no shortage of euphemisms. This is perhaps most famously illustrated in Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch from 1971. A pet shop worker insists to a customer that his new parrot is Read more
Major U.S. airlines have agreed to update computer systems by the end of 2024 to allow travelers to purchase tickets with an “X” gender marker, an airline trade group confirmed on Friday. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, in a letter to Read more
Why it matters: The EVGA RTX 3090 Ti Kingpin is one of the first graphics cards on the market equipped with two 16-pin power connectors, allowing overclockers to push it further than other 3090 Ti models. It also features a Read more
A racing pigeon called Bob took a wrong turn and ended up 4,000 miles from home in America after getting lost racing back to Tyneside. Bob set off from Guernsey in the Channel Islands three weeks ago and was supposed Read more