In 1975 the stage director Susan Todd, who has died aged 83, teamed up with the actors Gillian Hanna and Mary McCusker to form Monstrous Regiment, a national touring company that would always have a majority of women members, and whose work would…
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FIBA’s European leadership visits Italian Federation HQ
ROME (Italy) – FIBA Europe President Jorge Garbajosa and FIBA Executive Director Europe Kamil Novak held a one-day meeting with FIP President Giovanni Petrucci and FIP Secretary General Maurizio Bertea in the Italian capital Rome on Wednesday.
The…
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Milano Cortina 2026 organisers highlight Games readiness and momentum in update to the IOC Executive Board
As anticipation builds across Italy and beyond, the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee briefed the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC)’s Executive Board on the momentum driving preparations for next February’s Olympic Games….
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Spain’s Catalonia reinstates mandatory face masks in hospitals as respiratory infections surge-Xinhua
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Spain’s Catalonia region reinstated the mandatory use of face masks in hospitals and health and residential care centers on Wednesday. The measure has been approved for an initial period of 15 calendar…
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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel | Eurovision
Iceland has become the fifth country to boycott next year’s Eurovision song contest after Israel was given the go-ahead to compete, deepening the crisis facing the competition.
The board of the national broadcaster, RÚV, voted on Wednesday not…
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‘Dadgummit, let’s freaking go’: 44-year-old grandfather Rivers could start for Colts | Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts have not ruled out starting Philip Rivers at quarterback after luring the grandfather out of retirement amid an injury crisis.
The Colts lost starter Daniel Jones for the season after he tore his achilles on Sunday, while…
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Venezuela decries ‘act of piracy’ after US forces seize oil tanker off country’s coast | US foreign policy
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, whose government called the seizure “an act…
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I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
My classic Sony CRT television won’t power on. My living room is chilly because my Mitsubishi heat pump isn’t putting out enough hot air. I want my Japanese N64 to play US games, too, but I’ve been too busy to pop the hood. What if I had an…
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Bacteria-dyed fabric set to spotlight radiation patterns in orbit
A striking new collaboration between Scottish scientists and a fashion designer is taking bacteria-based dyes into space, hoping to turn colour-changing fabrics into a powerful, low-tech radiation warning system.
The team has engineered…
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Club Alianza Lima make history with first Women’s Volleyball Club World Championship triumph
Second-placed in the last edition of the South American Championship, Alianza earned their first three points in Pool A after falling to hosts Osasco São Cristovão Saúde on Tuesday and will likely challenge the Brazilians and Italians Savino…
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