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Wesley So now an official US citizen, Ogie Diaz and netizens react LionhearTV 3/6/2021 Philippines have lost a prodigy. Chess champion and Super GrandMaster Wesley So recently denounced his Filipino citizenship to become an official US citizen. This means that So cannot represent the Philippines in Chess tournaments anymore. © Provided by LionhearTV And with the country losing the three-time Philippine and currently ranked no. 9 in global, he now revealed his reason why. According to So, it...

Israel launches green pass for vaccinated people Kekule says observing a safe distance is also key to prevent contracting coronavirus mutants. "These mutants do not fly further [than other coronavirus variants], thats important to note," he says. Kekule says the mutants are somewhat more infectious but says this has no relevance for counter measures. He says it is recommended to avoid kissing and hugging others. He says briefly passing someone during a regular outdoor activity poses very little...

Start-up transforming carbon dioxide into stone By Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Akshat Rathi / Bloomberg A start-up in Iceland is tackling a key piece of the climate change puzzle by turning carbon dioxide into rocks, allowing the greenhouse gas to be stored forever instead of escaping into the atmosphere and trapping heat. Reykjavik-based Carbfix captures and dissolves carbon dioxide in water, then injects it into the ground where it turns into stone in less than two years. “This is a tec...

Icelands Reykjanes Peninsula may soon experience a volcanic eruption. More than 18,000 earthquakes have shaken the southwestern region over the past week, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following Youll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. The largest was a 5.7-magnitude tremor on Feb. 24 around 10 a.m. local...

More than 17,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the south-west of Iceland, in the Reykjanes Peninsula, during the past week.

Intense seismic activity has peaked in Iceland after nearly a year of regular quakes in the area, which includes some that were felt in the capital city of Reykjavik.

As a Soviet teenager growing in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv in the mid-1980s, I was a happy camper.  I was going to a new school near home, which was convenient, though I had to walk through deep mud as the road to school had not been completed. At the time there were many unfinished construction projects as the Soviet central planning system was evidently running out of money. My family was doing well; we had a washing machine and my father was driving a Lada. With five of my schoolmat...

(Bloomberg) — A startup in Iceland is tackling a key piece of the climate change puzzle by turning carbon dioxide into rocks, allowing the greenhouse gas to be…

Nearly constant earthquakes have plagued the main population center of Iceland in recent days, and officials warn this could be a sign of an imminent volcanic eruption.

Imagen ⒸGetty ImagesBy Lena Smirnova | For the IPC Three years ago, at the Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, Para alpine skier Hilmar Orvarsson spent much of the time when he was not skiing answering messages from well-wishers. As the only athlete from Iceland, where the population is just over 350,000, and the country’s flag bearer at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, it was natural that Orvarsson was the centre of attention at his first Paralympic Games. “It was an honour,” the athl...