FIDE World Chess Championship 2023: Ding Liren vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
Friday, 07 April 2023
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2023 is a highly anticipated event in the chess world, set to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event will see two talented chess players, GM Ding Liren and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, compete in a 14-game match for the title of World Champion. For the first time in 16 years,
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The Decline of the Indian Super League
Thursday, 30 March 2023
The date is December 20th, 2014. Atlético de Kolkata (ATK) has just defeated Kerala Blasters with a scoreline of 1 – 0 in the final of the inaugural Indian Super League season. Mohammed Rafique was the lone goalscorer for ATK striking at the injury time of the second half to lift the trophy in front
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What makes a country a ‘country’?
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
It might be a bewildering question for many. Everyone is so used to the idea of a country or a state, and it is not hard to understand why that is the case. It would be hard to find a person alive that is not a citizen or residing in a country. So, what is the
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Why did Nazi Germany annex Austria in 1938?
Monday, 15 June 2020
What happened to Austria post-WWII? Austrian Empire, later the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was a dominant player in Central and Eastern Europe in the later 19th and early 20th centuries. But by 1938, Nazi Germany was able to annex Austria without much resistance. Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy (Austrian Empire) Formation of the Austrian Empire Austrian Empire
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Explained: Switzerland – the ‘neutral’ nation
Monday, 08 June 2020
Switzerland is located in one of the most contentious regions that have seen constant fighting throughout its history. Situated in the confluence of western, central, and southern Europe, Switzerland is a neutral nation and has taken a non-interventionist policy in European Wars since 1815. But how were they able to do so? Even at the height
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Explained: Why did Korea split?
Monday, 01 June 2020
Korean Peninsula has always been a conflict zone for warring factions in the regions vying for supremacy, but the last century has probably been the darkest in Korean history, with unspeakable atrocities, subjugation by foreign powers, countless wars, and the worst of all, a proud & unified region Korea split into two rival nations. The
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