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Because of World War II, Agnes Keleti didn't have a chance to compete in the Olympics until she was 31 years old. However, the Holocaust survivor went on to win 10 Olympic medals, and she is now the oldest surviving Olympic champion ever.

C. Karlsson, Worldcrunch

MALMÖ — On one of the final Fridays of 2020, I passed through the Malmö airport customs and underwent that subtle metamorphosis from The Swede to a Swede. This crossing from the definite to the indefinite is familiar to all returning expats, and its downside (deflated exceptionalism) and perks (nostalgia, familiarity) are felt at the first native exchange, and then sporadically with depreciating force — until, if you stay long enough, you're once again part of the herd.

Sophia Besch & Christian Odendahl, CER

The German Christian Democrats (CDU) need a new party leader, after Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, or AKK for short, failed to fill Angela Merkel's shoes and resigned in February 2020. This next CDU leader has a good chance of becoming the conservative candidate for chancellor in the German elections this autumn. But winning the election is another matter. Merkel's approval rating still stands at a whopping 84 per cent after almost 16 years in power... Читать дальше...

Gavyn Davies, Financial Times

After years of hostility to cryptocurrencies, central banks will permit them a limited role

S. Kapitonov & T. Umarov, MT

China's commitment to full carbon neutrality by 2060 means that the country needs to reduce the consumption of all fossil fuels, including natural gas. What does that mean for Russia and Central Asia?

Kurt Campbell & Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs

A Strategy for Restoring Balance and Legitimacy

The most amazing things that can happen to a human being will happen to you, if you take this quiz.

Lebanon Tuesday registered a record 32 coronavirus deaths and 4,557 cases, as a total lockdown to curb the sky-rocketing numbers loomed.

Officials of the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) conducted raids and seized about 2,910 liquor bottles which were illegally stored in Bheemili region

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For a show about nothing, Seinfeld has many iconic scenes, from George's time as a "marine biologist" to Elaine's awful dance moves. Relive the best.

Featuring glowing RGB lights and an airtight seal, Razer calls Project Hazel the world's smartest face mask.

We would all love to date Geralt Of Rivia, Yennefer, and Jaskier, but would every character from The Witcher make a good romantic partner or not?

Say it ain't so – Pea Soup Andersen's restaurant in Buellton, California, the original home of the Traveler's Special, is on the chopping block! (Thankfully, the Santa Nella location is not for sale.)

There are many underrated characters in Disney's Lilo & Stitch. However, if fans had to pick, which one would they say was their favorite?

Penelope Alvarez and co. are one of TV's most beloved families in the current sitcom landscape. But which One Day at a Time character is the smartest?

Razer has a knack for unveiling lofty concept devices at CES that never actually ship -- remember the laptop dock for the Razer phone, or the three-screen laptop? The company admits these fantastical projects are basically design exercises, but you c...

A variety of innovative tech companies and products coming to CES 2021 can help beat the novel coronavirus. Here’s a look at a few to keep your eyes on.

A Nightmare on Elm Street's 2010 remake let Quentin Smith survive the movie, foregoing the final girl — here's why this was a big mistake.

Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” will conclude with the currently airing eighth season, OWN announced on Tuesday.

Razer's Project Brooklyn Gaming Chair is all about an immersive gaming experience. Inspired by rollable displays, the chair puts you in the middle of the game.

Gaming hardware maker Razer is showing off two concept products this week. Project Brooklyn is the most advanced gaming chair you’ve ever seen — it has a retractable 60-inch panoramic OLED display that floats in front of you when you want it and hides away when you don’t. The other concept is Project Hazel, a […]

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CES has brought us some some bonkers bits of gaming tech in years gone by. Last year, it was Dell’s Alienware UFO Switch-alike. The year before that, it was Razer’s HyperSense prototype, a complete haptic feedback system designed to put you right in the centre of your gaming experience. This year, Razer have gone one […]