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Building the Future of Chess in Oman

Oman’s chess landscape has steadily transformed over the past decade, evolving from a niche pastime into a vibrant national pursuit characterised by frequent tournaments, emerging talent, and expanding participation....

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Wedding Planning That’s a Piece of Cake? Look to the Slow Season.

A newly married couple display their wedding rings in O’Fallon, Mo., Jan. 16 2021.

Gene therapy offers hope for children born deaf

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Once They Were Pets. Now Giant Goldfish Are Menacing the Great Lakes.

A small goldfish inside a fish tank in Manhattan, May 10, 2022.

Can learning a new language stave off dementia?

Can learning a new language stave off dementia?

Strawberry Festival boosts agricultural tourism

Strawberry Festival boosts agricultural tourism

Fitness myths you need to stop falling for

Short bursts of exercise might provide some benefits, but don’t cancel your gym membership just yet. — NYT

Niger struggles to keep its traditional music alive

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Honda unveils futuristic EV designs to hit US market in 2026

Japanese automaker Honda unveils its electric vehicle concept Space-Hub during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2024.

In Colombia, rare bird flaunts male and female feathers

Photo provided by Jhon Murillo showing A Chlorophanes spiza at Demostrativa Don Miguel farm in Villmaria Caldas, Colombia on May 22 2022.

Spain police investigate suspected poisoning of 47 cats

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The man who destroys $3,000 handbags on the internet

Volkan Yilmaz, known as Tanner Leatherstein, at Pegai, his leather store in Dallas. — NYT

Takanakuy, the Andean 'fight club' that clears the air for a new year

TOPSHOT - Inhabitants of the province of Chumbivilcas, in Cuzco, southern Peru, celebrate Takanakuy (Quechua for "to hit each other") in San Juan de Lurigancho, on the outskirts of Lima, on December 25, 2023. Takanakuy is an annually established practice of dueling fights between community members that combines music, traditional dances, and Christian symbols. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP)

In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees

Beekeeper Mar? Zoila Acevedo checks a beehive in the municipality of Socorro in Santader departament, Colombia, on December 3, 2023. Four warehouses full of illegal timber in northeastern Colombia are set to receive a second lease of life as they are transformed into apiaries, contributing to the conservation of bees which are threatened by climate change and agrochemicals. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

Denmark's Margrethe II, queen of hearts and the arts

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Beauty obsession the surge in cosmetic

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