A magnitude 6 earthquake shook central Italy early on Wednesday, followed hours later by a magnitude 6.8 temblor in Myanmar. Here is a list of some of the world's deadliest earthquakes since 2000:
2016: The Cubs ended the longest drought in World Series history, winning their first Fall Classic since 1908. 2020: In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the World Series is played at a neutral site (Globe Life Field in Arlington) for the first time. • All-time World Series...
There was one last hill for the Yankees to climb in order to make that a reality -- a long-awaited, highly anticipated Subway Series showdown against the crosstown-rival Mets. Not since 1956 had two titans of New York clashed in a battle for baseball’s ultimate prize. Game 1 quickly l...
Chinese scientists first looked to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "roof of the world," as a potential observatory site in the 1990s and have located a series of observatory sites on the plateau since 2000, including one in Ngari Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region. In 2017, ...
If 2023 is the year of the Immaculate Grid — the popular sports trivia game in which you try to name players who have spent time with specific pairs of teams — then this World Series presents a bit of challenge. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Ra...
last year you could at least root for Dusty Baker to finally win a World Series. But maybe you're a fan of baseball history and would appreciate Houston becoming the first team to win consecutive World Series since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000. OK,...
Artistic Concept In the course of the successful events since 2000, the artistic committee and the World Choir Council have received a large number of ideas and suggestions on how to improve the competition. The crucial point of change is that as of 2010 the World Choir Games will consist of...
The world of space exploration was abuzz this week as a series of groundbreaking developments unfolded. Two astronauts from a SpaceX capsule conducted the world's first private spacewalk. Meanwhile, a Russian crew arrived at the International Space Station, adding to the growing international presence...
This year, the Supreme Court will rule on cases involving a series of major issues, including abortion, affirmative action and gun control. Court watchers say Jackson is expected to vote very similarly to Breyer and her ascension won't change the Supreme Court's ideological balance, in which ...
Following a Fed policy meeting last week, the central bank signaled that it is ready to begin a series of interest-rate hikes in March to combat surging inflation, as it exits from the ultra-loose monetary policy enacted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...