Romance book event interrupted by firefighters after fire alarm goes off
Video: Romance book event interrupted by firefighters after fire alarm goes off Romance book event interrupted by firefighters after fire alarm goes off Weโre sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Weโre working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer A romance book event in Toronto was…
New speed climbing record set in the Swiss Alps
A Swiss and Austrian climbing pair have shattered the speed record for completing the daunting north faces of a famed trio of Swiss mountains – the Eiger, Mรถnch and Jungfrau. Switzerland’s Nicolas Hojac and Austria’s Philipp Brugger shaved nearly ten hours off the previous record set more than two decades ago.
Wink Martindale, genial game show host of 'Gambit' and 'Tic-Tac-Dough,' has died at 91
Wink Martindale, genial game show host of ‘Gambit’ and ‘Tic-Tac-Dough,’ has died at 91
2028 LA Olympics: mixed-team golf event approved for Games, joins changes to table tennis
The International Golf Federation (IGF) announced on Tuesday that the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles would see the debut of a mixed-team golf event, with each team composed of a male and female athlete from the individual competitions. Like the menโs and womenโs individual events, the 36-hole mixed-team competition will take place at the…
Chinese clothing factories go viral with tariffs loophole on Nike, lululemon and more
Historically, consumers have had little insight into the origins of their clothing, and the price breakdown of each piece. But social media platforms like TikTok allow manufacturers to speak directly to potential customers halfway across the world. Chinese e-commerce sites like Alibaba and Taobao (both owned by Alibaba Group), which function as marketplaces for suppliers,…
Nvidia expects $5.5bn hit as US tightens chip export rules to China
Microchip maker Nvidia said it would be hit with $5.5bn (ยฃ4.2bn) in costs after the US government tightened export rules to China. The chip manufacturing giant, which has been at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, will require licences to export its H20 AI chip to China, which has been one of its…
Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as โGambitโ and โTic-Tac-Doughโ who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died. He was 91. Martindale died Tuesday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, according to his publicist Brian Mayes. Martindale had…
The US will struggle to take on Asia over chips
BBC Listen to this article The US has “dropped the ball” on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and other Asian hubs to steam ahead. So said Gina Raimondo, who at the time was the US Commerce Secretary, in an interview with me back in 2021. Four years on, chips remain a battleground in…
Princess Isabella stuns in black ball gown as she arrives at her 18th birthday celebration
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Moment elephants huddle to protect calves during earthquake
Video shared by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows the moment a group of elephants protect their young during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake. The behaviour is known as an ‘alert circle’, a formation meant to protect calves from threats. The earthquake struck Julian, California and was felt across San Diego County on 14 April.