Wikinews Shorts: September 6, 2006

Chess champion is “Fritzed” by computer

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Russian chess grandmaster, Vladimir Kramnik lost the final match of his man versus machine match against the Deep Fritz chess program. The six game match in Bonn, Germany had a final result of 4-2 for the German-developed chess program which runs on readily available computer hardware. The first match which concluded […]

Relativity turns 100

Monday, January 24, 2005 As part of the United Nations World Year Of Physics 2005, events and celebrations around the globe are planned for the centennial of the publication of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Some of the more noteworthy events include: January 17—Chancellor Gerhard Schröder sparked off ceremonies at the German Historical Museum in […]

At least 53 killed, over 90 injured in Shanghai apartment fire

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 China’s Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that at least 53 people were killed in Shanghai during a deadly fire. The blaze, which occurred on Monday at 2:15 p.m. CST (0615 UTC), consumed a 28-story high-rise apartment building in the city’s Jing’an District. The building was being renovated at the time of […]