2020

The player achieved his first GM standard at the Rigo Chess GM Round Robin in October, while the second took place at the Saturday 1st event in Budapest in November and the last at the Vergani Cup in Italy. Chennai | By Press Trust of…

Thousands of shot and dilated revelers were kicked out of the Festa Revolution gay circuit event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday after it was shut down by authorities for violating overcrowding (social distancing?) And masks (it…

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Who would have imagined, when the results of the British referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) fell on a pale morning in June 2016, that it would take four and a half years for London and Brussels to settle their…

Four days before, the Rapaces de Gap hockey players played in the same place behind closed doors. This cult event is organized in the capital of the Hautes-Alpes. A mass that leaves no one cold. Nearly 700 worshipers are…

My mother's family is Polish, but neither she nor my grandmother had ever been to Poland. I felt like if I ever got the chance to see where we came from, I should take it. So one summer, when I was 24, I forced my friend Zuzanna, a Warsaw…

During the winter, the amenities of an Airbnb become particularly important. The cold, combined with the lack of light and the lack of activities…

Barbara Kruger's groundbreaking poster from 1989, Your body is a battlefield, has reappeared on the streets of Poland, almost 30 years after it was first plastered on the walls of an entire Eastern European country. Reason? The graphic…

CD Projekt's 'Cyberpunk 2077' game is seen in Warsaw, Poland December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper PempelJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterTOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Sony Corp (6758.T) said on Friday it was removing CD…

Verdigris Ensemble is looking for local inspiration. The Dallas Choral Ensemble has announced its third annual ION Songwriting Competition. Due to the winter storm in February, submissions are now being accepted until March…

United States: Airbnb says it will improve diversity in its ranks because it "is far from happy with the status quo". By the end of 2025, Airbnb is aiming for 20% of its US workforce to be “underrepresented minorities,” up from 12%…

Even though the iconic Times Square bullet drop will be closed to the public, it is one way to see it in person this year. You can rent a geodesic dome through Airbnb on the Nasdaq terrace, right under the balloon for just $ 21 (in honor of…

A county-wide cap on the number of vacation rentals allowed was lifted, with Sonoma County supervisors voting on Tuesday to focus on key areas along the Russian River and in the Sonoma Valley - both areas with the highest…

An agreement that reflects the rise of digital advocacyThe pandemic and the protests have accelerated a boom in online political advocacy. With PR "evolving at the speed of Twitter" and a "new citizen rising," companies are increasingly…

A room at Elara booked for Monday through Airbnb is $79 with no resort fees. An almost identical room booked for Monday through the hotel costs $159.80, not including resort fees. Owners of condos or timeshares at resorts on and…

A room at Elara booked for Monday through Airbnb is $79 with no resort fees. An almost identical room booked for Monday through the hotel costs $159.80, not including resort fees. Owners of condos or timeshares at resorts on and…

A room at Elara booked for Monday through Airbnb costs $ 79 with no resort fees. An almost identical room booked for Monday through the hotel costs $ 159.80, excluding resort fees. Condo or timeshare owners inside resort properties…

Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, appears on an electronic…

The San Diego Planning Commission this week approved a plan to cut short-term rentals by 50%.It still needs to be approved by city council, but the plan marked an important step in the city's efforts to reach an agreement on Airbnb-style…

When Tommaso Pediconi transformed his family home in Rome's former Jewish ghetto neighborhood, one of the city's oldest and prettiest neighborhoods, into an Airbnb rental over 10 years ago, he was the one of the few in the region to…

When Silicon Valley visionaries are ordained multi-billionaires, it usually happens surrounded by enthusiastic bankers, investors and colleagues in a Wall Street trading floor. Instead, Brian Chesky's moment came home to San…

A house in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii that was owned by tech investor and philanthropist David Roux sold for $ 37 million this week, making it the state's most expensive residential sale this year, according to public…

(For a live blog from Reuters on the US, UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window)* Mnuchin says COVID-19 relief talks are progressing* US FDA advisory committee meets on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine* Indices:…

It looks like a bad joke. Now, at a time when the future of the travel industry couldn't be more uncertain, home rental platform Airbnb hits the market. Airbnb shares opened Thursday at $146 (€120.3) on the Nasdaq, well above the initial…

Sharp Brexit talks drag on (new deadline: Sunday) and deadlocked US talks over a coronavirus aid package are not good premises for stock market bulls. Futures contracts on European and American stocks are in the redfollowing setbacks in…

A caller from Mission Beach described the glut of Airbnbs that keep friends and family away. It's finally the home stretch for vacation rentals. After years of a Wild West pitting neighbors against neighbors and distant investors…

Shah Rukh Khan has been a source of fear and intrigue for years now. The actor's charisma and talent captivated audiences in India and abroad, earning him thousands of fan clubs around the world. From his interview with David Letterman in…

Cynthia Erivo is set to star in and produce a film about Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African chieftain who was captured and presented to the Queen of England as a gift in 1850. Developed by BBC Film,…

Cynthia Erivo is set to star in and produce a film about Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African chieftain who was captured and presented to the Queen of England as a gift in 1850. Developed by BBC Film,…

It's been 30 years since the iconic holiday classic Alone at home has been freed. The film follows eight-year-old Kevin McCallister as he wakes up in an empty house after his family leaves him behind as they go on vacation.…