In football, a win “on the road” often takes on a greater significance than a comparative win at home. Although the idea of a home advantage has received some considerable research attention over the years, we still don’t know why this phenomenon is witnessed across all of the top European men’s football leagues. The extent […]
Issued on: 30/03/2021 – 16:38 Advertising Read more Rio de Janeiro (AFP) Brazilian TV is perhaps best known for its “telenovelas,” but another kind of show has been captivating the country and holding a mirror up to its changing face for 21 seasons: reality franchise “Big Brother Brazil.” “BBB,” as it is affectionately known, is […]
Issued on: 18/03/2021 – 10:54Modified: 18/03/2021 – 10:52 Advertising Read more Lausanne (AFP) An Olympics under the dark cloud of Covid-19 may not be the experience athletes had hoped for, but they are still eager to grab their chance to shine, be there fans or not. With the postponed Olympics set to start on July […]
Issued on: 16/03/2021 – 08:09 Since the start of Syria’s decade-long conflict, some 1.5 million refugees have fled to neighbouring Lebanon, many of them sheltered in camps along the border. FRANCE 24’s reporters travelled to a village in the Bekaa valley, where the population has doubled as a result of the influx of refugees. Advertising Read […]
By Adam Vaughan A passport checker used in the UK performs badly on some skin tones VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images The UK government has failed to deploy an updated version of an “effectively racist” face analysis algorithm used for checking passport pictures, despite knowing it works poorly for some black people. The improved version has been available […]
There is still much work to be done to deliver on the promise of agile — this being the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Agile Manifesto, which outlined the importance of close, unfettered collaboration between software creators and business leaders. However, while “agile” is become the most-popular buzzword in the business technology lexicon, […]
It was a short message to end a short war. On February 26 1991, Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz put his signature to a letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council: I have the honour to notify you that the Iraqi Government reaffirms its agreement to comply fully with Security Council Resolution 660 and […]
Days after Colombia’s President Ivan Duque formally kicked off a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, the country’s elderly are still waiting for their first shot. People of 80 years and older would be the government’s priority for vaccination, according to the National Vaccination Plan, but were displaced by first line healthcare workers after a […]
Issued on: 12/02/2021 – 15:32Modified: 12/02/2021 – 15:30 Advertising Read more Doha (AFP) Organisers would have wanted to use the Club World Cup as a demonstration of readiness for next year’s World Cup in Qatar, highlighting gleaming infrastructure and a soft touch with fans from abroad. Instead foreign supporters were banned and all eyes were […]
Issued on: 02/02/2021 – 07:14 Advertising Read more Tokyo (AFP) Paralympics chief Andrew Parsons is confident the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games will go ahead this year, and will be “a platform to change to world” — with or without spectators. As coronavirus infections surge globally, organisers have said the Games may have to be held behind […]