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A massive burning structure in Shanghai has apparently survived a recent winter storm–finally getting to the roof, reports said. The eight-story block of apartment buildings held up as snow fell on New Year’s Eve,…
Will Conor ‘The Ghost’ Benn earn a shot at Liverpool’s Billy Joe Saunders with a win over Chris Algieri in Jersey? Fight on! According to some MMA observers, Conor Benn may have to wait…
BBC News Hu Jintao Fast Facts He is the most senior Chinese official since Mao Zedong He first came to power as vice-president in 2002 Three years later he became China’s youngest-ever president, aged…
Tina Pereira is a principal dancer with BalletBoyz, a Ukrainian-based dance group. As well as dancing for the company, she is also the artistic director of NutcrackerDance Company. She grew up in Florida, studied…
Aaron Mooy is named after the most skilful Australian of all time (Tommy). Sailing through a small pond, he’s lost touch with his landlubber roots. Convincing Arsenal to sign him might be easier than…
They didn’t plan to move to Italy for about the same amount of time that it took to take the photos on this post, but that is what happened when a Spanish filmmaker and…
A Canadian Football League championship is the ultimate measure of the team’s success. When it was over, Edmonton head coach Jason Maas looked at Winnipeg’s 41-30 win over Calgary and left little doubt. “They’re…
By Mariella Frostrup – CNN (CNN) — Before you “score” on March Madness, there’s the Army-Navy football game that celebrates being on the gridiron for an extra two weeks. Ticketing sales for the 121st…
Nick Hanauer, Stephen Engelberg, Seymour Hersh, Timothy Egan, Christopher Bylund, John Cassidy, Walter Pincus, Deborah Solomon, Mario Ruiz and Anna Fifield assembled Monday afternoon at the Kennedy Center for an interactive conversation featuring public-affairs…
When Syria set off a “Robocat” — a malicious drone controlled remotely from a computer — on Sunday, Israel was already on edge. On Monday, minutes after the Syria attack was reported, Israeli commando…