Former Real Madrid and Brazil defender Marcelo has announced his retirement at the age of 36 in a video posted to social media on Thursday. The left-back enjoyed one of football’s most successful careers in terms of trophy hauls, picking up five Champions League titles and six LaLiga triumphs over 19 years. “My story as […]
A Washington Department of Transportation truck pushes a stuck vehicle off SR 522 near Woodville, Washington during a winter storm on Feb. 5, 2025. SEATTLE – A winter storm covered parts of Seattle in a blanket of snow by Thursday morning, creating a messy morning commute, shuttering schools and knocking out power to thousands. The […]
BBC Donald Trump has been unclear about whether he will impose tariffs on the UK but economists warn there are still ways Britain could be negatively affected by the president’s wider trade policies even if it avoids being hit directly. The impact could be felt through slower growth in some of the UK’s important trading […]
A colleague approached Ernesto Di Maio, a materials scientist in Naples, Italy, and an expert in plastic foams, with a blunt suggestion: “You should do something cooler.” The colleague had a project in mind, Dr. Di Maio recalled. He wanted a perfectly boiled egg. The task was harder than it might seem, as many home […]
South Wales Police Philip Pariyo was found guilty in December 2024 A Ugandan rugby player who claimed asylum in Wales has been jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Philip Pariyo, 32, became close friends with the woman involved, before he attacked her in […]
Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. trade representative, defended the president’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on all imported products and told senators he would work to restructure international trading relationships during his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Mr. Greer, a trade lawyer and former Trump administration official, told the Senate Finance […]
Susan F. Wood, a women’s health expert who resigned in protest from the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, accusing the agency of knuckling under to politics by not approving over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill known as Plan B, died on Jan. 17 at her home in London. She was 66. The cause was […]
Tehran, Iran – United States President Donald Trump has quickly restarted his pressure campaign against Iran while emphasising he does not want Tehran to have a nuclear weapon. Iranian authorities have unsurprisingly signalled they do not intend to capitulate, and that the country’s official policy of not pursuing a nuclear bomb remains in place, but […]
“This is Steve Tasker, sideline reporter for the Super Bowl 47. If you’re expecting to hear our friend Jim Nantz, it may be a moment before he gets on.” When the audio of Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens suddenly cut out early in the third quarter on Feb. 3, […]
Google has re-edited an advert for its leading artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Gemini, after it overestimated the global appetite for Gouda. The commercial – which was supposed to showcase Gemini’s abilities – was created to be broadcast during the Super Bowl. It showed the tool helping a cheesemonger in Wisconsin write a product description by […]