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Norwegian, Russian to square off in World Chess Championship

Edit Dayton Daily News 11 Nov 2016
The defending world champion is a 25-year-old Norwegian who's been named one of the world's sexiest men ... Carlsen, the highest rated player in chess history, again aims to win the World Chess Championship — the most eagerly awaited match in a generation, starting Friday in New York ... Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, left, looks through a virtual reality viewer while his challenger, Sergey Karjakin, of Russia, ......

All is Bright for 20th Presentation of “it’s a small world” Holiday – Fun Facts (Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
For many guests at the Disneyland Resort, a visit during the holidays means a must-do voyage through the heartwarming 'it's a small world' Holiday. Now in its 20 season, 'it's a small world' Holiday is transformed from the classic attraction into one that depicts children of the world dressed in seasonal costumes and happily singing a mix of holiday songs, along with the 'it's a small world' theme....

Papua New Guinea 2016 in numbers (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
The eagerly awaited FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 will get underway in just a few days time ... penalties have been awarded in 212 matches at the U-20 Women's World Cup, of which just eight were not converted. different nations have qualified for a U-20 Women's World Cup, including this year's debutants Papua New Guinea and Venezuela....

Andy Murray joins calls for Vietnam to end illegal wildlife trade

Edit Belfast Telegraph 11 Nov 2016
World tennis number one Andy Murray has signed a petition by wildlife charity WWF calling on Vietnam to end its illegal wildlife trade ... The Duke of Cambridge and governments from around the world will attend the conference, which follows on from similar events in London in 2014 and Botswana last year, and will see countries report on progress on commitments they made to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife at the previous meetings....

Remembrance Day: A turning point in Australian history (University of Sydney)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
'Remembrance Day commemorates the lives lost during the First World War. Yet it is also an opportunity to remember the survivors - those men and women who served on the Eastern and Western Fronts, in the Middle East and other battle fields in the world including East Africa and Papua ......

Do you know how to handle this election?

Edit Wilmington News Journal 11 Nov 2016
We tend to trust in the government as well as many other things, don’t we? The world tries to offer security ... Rather they seem to say, “The world is bad and it’s going to get worse ... There we read that God, who controls the world and all past and future events, is bringing the world to an end in order to replace it with the world we each truly long for – one full of peace, love and joy....

FEATURE: Steve Ralston's moment against Mexico (San Jose Earthquakes)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
Ahead of Friday's World Cup Qualifying match between the United States and Mexico at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, ussoccer.com took a look back at Steve Ralston's assist in the United States' 2-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier win against Mexico ... Men's National Team's decisive World Cup Qualifying match on Sept....

Pro Video Editor Says MacBook Pro Beats Out Superior Spec'd Windows Machines In Real-World

Edit Slashdot 11 Nov 2016
Those should arrive any day now ahead of a retail release for the machine, but one pro video editor today published his early hands-on review after using the new 15-inch model in a real-world setting ... He also notes that machine "tears strips off 'superior spec'd' Windows counterparts in the real world." ... in the real world....

What we honour on Remembrance Day

Edit Toronto Sun 11 Nov 2016
At the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month — marking the signing of the armistice that ended World War I — we remember with two minutes of silence all Canadians who have fallen in wars and other global conflicts. We remember the 284 who gave their lives in the Boer War, the 68,000 who died in World War I, the 47,000 ......

Give the red card to violence against women and children (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea will not only showcase the best young female footballers in the world, it will provide a crucial platform for an awareness campaign focussed on ending violence towards women and children. The #ENDviolence campaign, part of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup legacy programme, focuses on changing perceptions towards women and violence in ten Pacific nations....

Jeremy Clarkson is actually quite happy Donald Trump won the US election: 'It is properly funny'

Edit Digital Spy 11 Nov 2016
The world has changed a lot in 2016 ... It is hilarious," he said, "you know if you go on Twitter you have to say 'Really the world has taken a tragic step backwards' ... "You know the relationship we have with Australians which is the most healthy relationship of any two countries in the world… If the whole world just teased one ......

For WWII vets, memories still vivid more than 70 years later

Edit The Miami Herald 11 Nov 2016
It was 1940, when Nebesky, a Jewish kid from the Bronx, longed to be a part of World War II and the fight against Germany’s Adolf Hitler ... Armed Forces during World War II ... World War II veterans who are still alive, 75 years after the United States entered the war following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec ... “The Beach was completely taken over by the Army during World War II,” he said....

Will Trump bring a U-turn on climate policy? Probably, but ...

Edit LA Daily News 11 Nov 2016
But Trump’s election could have far-reaching effects on the world’s efforts to address the climate crisis ... And most importantly, it can refuse to contribute its share of the money that will be needed to really make the agreement work, especially when it comes to helping the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries deal with the impacts of climate change....
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