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Frenchmen Simon and Chardy reach 2nd round at Monte Carlo

Published: 10 Apr 2016 17:50:10 Z

Gilles Simon saved six of seven break points to advance to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday. The 15th-seeded Frenchman beat Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4, improving his career record against the Serb to 6-0 .
1,000 from Tennessee National Guard to deploy to Poland in 2018

Published: 10 Nov 2017 23:16:10 Z

Next year, members of the Tennessee National Guard will deploy to Poland over a two-year period, and are preparing for additional military missions that remain classified. The 278th ACR has been to Fort Irwin and Fort Hood in recent months, but no ...
U.S. soldier found dead near German train station

Published: 06 Feb 2018 18:21:31 Z

United States and German authorities are investigating the death of an American soldier whose body was found near a train station in Bavaria, the U.S. Army said Tuesday.
Rare Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for record $450M

Published: 16 Nov 2017 13:04:08 Z

A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million (380 million euros) at auction on Wednesday, obliterating previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately. The painting, called "Salvator ...
Recycling wastewater makes people squeamish. But the world may need to get over it.

Published: 22 Mar 2018 16:33:55 Z

Water – the most fundamental of natural resources – is coming under pressure. To make it suitable for immediate reuse, wastewater has to be treated even more thoroughly. In 2011, around nearly 2 cubic miles of wastewater was reused across the world – ...
Regal Entertainment in talks with Cineworld about merger

Published: 29 Nov 2017 04:32:14 Z

(CNBC) Cineworld Group, a British operator of movie theaters, is in talks with Knoxville-based peer Regal Entertainment Group about a potential merger, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Regal shares jumped as much as 16 percent after ...
Austria becomes latest European country to ban burqas — but adds clown face paint, too

Published: 27 Sep 2017 18:40:29 Z

Austria on Sunday becomes the fifth European country to ban wearing full face veils such as the burqa and niqab in public, a move prompted by the recent wave of migrants from Muslim countries seeking asylum. The prohibition will also apply to ...
Bitcoin's sky-rocketing energy use is a viral story. We checked the math.

Published: 21 Dec 2017 15:48:13 Z

As the value of the cryptocurrency bitcoin has shot up in the past several months, so too has its environmental footprint. Estimates of how much energy is used to maintain the bitcoin network follows a similar trajectory.
'Joyeuses Pâques!’ Little-known Cajun Easter game is actually played around the world

Published: 02 Apr 2018 04:35:02 Z

Over time, I realized most American families didn't play this little game on Easter Sunday; and while it may be uncommon in the States, that's not necessarily the case in other countries. As it turns out, people from all over the world "pacque" ...
Ex-Russian spy attacked with unknown nerve agent. Here are the top 5 deadly poisons

Published: 09 Mar 2018 16:28:47 Z

British investigators have confirmed that double agent Sergei Skripal was poisoned with an unusual nerve agent. They have not disclosed what kind of poison they found. Here are the top five substances political regimes have used in the past – or may ...
Like 'skiing on Mars:' Orange snow blankets Eastern Europe

Published: 26 Mar 2018 18:18:06 Z

Sure, we've all been warned about yellow snow, but what about orange snow? Thanks to dust blowing in from the Sahara Desert, folks in several Eastern European countries this weekend were surprised to see their snow turn a weird orange color.
Austria 'burqa ban': Police raid toy store over a Lego Ninja

Published: 21 Oct 2017 15:35:19 Z

Austrian police raided a Lego store in the capital Vienna on Friday, in the latest bizarre case surrounding enforcement of new anti-burqa laws. Police rushed to the toy store after receiving a complaint that a red Lego Ninja was violating a ban on ...
Alleged Russian political meddling documented in 27 countries since 2004

Published: 07 Sep 2017 13:06:21 Z

More recently affected are Canada and the United States, where Congress and an independent prosecutor are investigating possible Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
Pilsners, pivovas and beer halls in Prague

Published: 18 Oct 2017 11:16:55 Z

>The festive sounds of accordion music are echoing off the cavernous halls and high-domed ceilings of U Fleku, a 500-year-old brewery and restaurant in Prague. It's damn near impossible to find a bad beer in Prague.
All the president's men and women: Trump-like leaders proliferate

Published: 23 Oct 2017 18:13:44 Z

Call them the political offspring of President Trump if you like: Wealthy, controversial, outspoken and skilled at delivering electoral upsets and victories by appealing to voters' nativist instincts on immigration, Islam, trade, jobs and law and ...