Axel Witsel announces retirement from football at 29 and reveals retirement plans
Axel Witsel is retiring from football at the age of 29. Now he wants to go out with a bang, and that means a trip to the International Horse Show in Vienna next year….
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Meet the up-and-coming country singer who once worked as a grocery store cashier
Written by Håkon Pålason for CNN Katie Pruitt is one of the best-known performers in Nashville, a Cinderella-like young woman who has made it all the way to the music industry’s biggest stage, the…
China showcases futuristic next-generation train to travel up to 360 mph
China unveiled a novel rail technology Sunday that looks like a miniature version of a racing car and travels at four times the speed of U.S. airlines. The coach can reach a top speed…
It’s not a greenhouse — it’s a solar reflector. The benefits are amazing
Story highlights Climate experts weigh in on the benefits of a solar reflective wall Sometimes, nature just needs our help to help herself While some companies have experimented with using plants to reflect sunlight…
The Dishonoured Art of Love by Antony Beevor review – for what it’s worth
Trying to discover why the characters in a Greek play called Tracinda loved each other so much, this book by Antony Beevor takes us back to the time when Athens was the centre of…
Chile: Right-wing candidate outlines plans for the presidency
Image copyright Oles T. Kolovos/IOP Photo_POOL Image caption A rally earlier this year in front of Senator Lindsey Graham in Chile, where right-wing Hanson has a following The far-right presidential candidate representing Chile’s centre-right…
NASA evaluates 10 new astronauts for 10th class
NASA confirms this week that it has put 10 new astronauts through an intensive physical and diagnostic test in preparation for five future missions to an asteroid or Mars. The new group join a…
Inside Story: Inside Burmese history’s second greatest story
Owen Wingrove and Li Shi Inside Story Copyright 2019 producer’s discretion It is not always easy to win over the hearts and minds of people, especially when your country is in turmoil, for whatever…
Robert Kubica investigated after petrol station crash
The team owner of Formula One driver Robert Kubica has announced that he has become the subject of an investigation following an incident at a petrol station near his home in Italy. Kubica, who…
Ghana to start funding green cities, prepare for mass layoffs at its mines
Environmental awareness may have started on “red planet” but Ghana now seems to be leading the way when it comes to tackling the global warming crisis, said world leaders last week at the United…