She was from Finland. He was from Mexico. They met at an airport and fell in love
August 1991. Irja Uotila, a Finnish publishing employee living in New York, decided to finally fulfill a long-held dream of visiting Latin America. Read more...
Rome fighting save its umbrella pines after deadly parasite infects 80 PER CENT of the city's trees
Nioola Zingaretti, President of Lazio, has joined forces with activists in Rome and pledged 500,000 to help save pine trees in the capital from pine tortoise scale insects which plague the trees. Read more...
Gibraltar Chess Tournament Has Become a Major Draw
An annual tournament in Gibraltar has attracted some of the worlds best players, but a number of upsets in the early rounds of vaulted some unexpected players into the lead. Read more...
Underdog Liam Williams vows to knock Demetrius Andrade 'spark out' in middleweight world title fight
JEFF POWELL Williams has been transformed by his move up from light-middleweight and his chances of pulling off an upset will be improved further if complacency has crept up on Andrade. Read more...
Duke researchers are working on developing flu shot using new coronavirus technology
A new version of the flu shot is being developed by researchers at Duke University that would be able to target all influenza strains rather than certain ones like the current shot. Read more...
In the Philippines, Everyone Knows Jordan Clarksons Name
Clarkson, who is Filipino-American, is having a career season with the Utah Jazz and drawing a new international fan base to the team. Read more...
Arella Guirantes39; Killer Sidestep Is Clearing a Path to the WNBA
Arella Guirantes, the star Rutgers guard, hopes to be drafted by her hometown team, the Liberty, this week. But no matter where she ends up, she said shell be ready. Read more...
Lionel Messi helps obtain 50,000 Covid vaccines for South American players ahead of Copa America
A deal was reached with Chinesepharmaceutical company Sinovac after Messi donated three signed Barcelona shirts, with the deal brokered by Uruguay president Luis Lacalle Pou. Read more...
Irish traveller sisters reveal they have to disguise their accents to get into restaurants
Caitlin Mac, 20, and younger sister Lizzie, 18, from St Albans, revealed they put on posh voices to disguise their Irish traveller accents while booking restaurants, because they fear being turned away. Read more...
The 1,049ft tower that'll soar above Miami and become the tallest residential building south of NYC
The property - Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami - will be located in the city's Biscayne Bay. It will consist of 360 private residences as well as 205 guestrooms and suites within a five-star hotel. Read more...
Is That Your Money?
Metropolitan Diary A sleepy-looking commuter on the G train seemed strangely unconcerned about a folded 0 bill lying in front of him. Read more...
Bugs Amazing photos show microscopic insects coping with a downpour
Tiny droplets of water make the bugs take on an altogether different look - looking inflated by the covering of liquid. Read more...
Ed Westwick's model girlfriend Tamara Francesconi goes braless in a nude cut-out dress
The social media star, 24, flashed a hint of her taut abs in the tight-fitting halterneck dress from online retailer PrettyLittleThing. Read more...
Erin Holland reveals her approach to health and fitness as she launches her new training app
Australian model, singer and presenter Erin Holland is celebrating the launch of her new health and fitness app, Shift with Erin. Read more...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 'facing three-year ban due to investment in betting company', say Swedish reports
The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet state that through his company Unknown AB, Ibrahimovic owns 10 per cent of the shares of Bethard, a gambling site with offices registered in Malta. Read more...
Wisconsins Barry Alvarez Says He Will Retire
No coach won more football games at Wisconsin, but Alvarezs final act was an even longer stint as the athletic director in Madison. Read more...
When Boston Ruled the Music World
Three recent recordings conjure the mid-20th-century moment when the city was a center of innovative composition. Read more...
'Not fair' to brand JK Rowling 'a transphobic bigot'
The author, who has been furiously criticised for a raft of comments in recent years, was accused of transphobia on The Last Word with Matt Cooper last September. Read more...
Everton open to sellingMoise Kean after successful loan spell at PSG
Kean has recaptured his form with the Champions League semi-finalists following a dismal spell at Goodison Park. Everton would want to recoup the 36million they paid for the Italy forward in 2019. Read more...
Another Unlikely Pandemic Shortage Boba Tea
The popular drinks main ingredient, tapioca pearls, could soon be in short supply because of delays in unloading cargo ships from Asia. Read more...
'Prolific' lies told by girlfriend of Babes in Wood murderer let him escape justice, court hears
Jenny Johnson, 55, allegedly lied 'deliberately' to help her boyfriend during his trial for the murders of nine-year-old Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows, in 1987. Read more...