The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC’s 100 Women season they are optimistic.
Grünten statue: Mystery over missing phallic landmark
The statue had become a landmark for hikers in Bavaria, but no-one really knew how it came to be there.
Rescued round-the-world sailor ‘safe and sound’
France’s Kevin Escoffier is “safe and sound” after his rescue by fellow Vendee Globe round-the-world competitor Jean Le Cam off the Cape of Good Hope.
China refuses to apologise to Australia for fake soldier image
The retort came after Canberra demanded an apology over a fake image of a soldier killing a child.
Covid: Dr Scott Atlas – Trump’s controversial coronavirus adviser – resigns
Dr Atlas clashed with other scientists after questioning the need for masks and other measures.
Brazil siege: Armed men ‘raid banks’ in Criciúma
The mayor of Criciúma warns the city is the “target of a major assault” amid reports of two injuries.
Party Leaders Keep Pretending A Coronavirus Deal Is Within Easy Reach
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Patch Notes Reveal Weapon XP Changes (November 30)
The newest patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has arrived, and the big-ticket change is a tweak to how fast you’ll earn weapon XP.
Across multiplayer and Zombies, Treyarch has increased the earn rates for weapon XP. With the update applied, players should now level up their weapons faster than before, allowing them to unlock new gear and attachments at a quicker pace.
The update also fixes an XP-related problem with the Zombies mode that caused the game to not pay out enough XP in solo matches and later in rounds.
The Queen’s Gambit Has Driven A Huge Increase In Chess Sales
The Queen’s Gambit, a recent Netflix miniseries about the rise of fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon (played by Anna Taylor-Joy), has been a huge success for the streaming giant, scoring the biggest debut ever for a scripted limited series. The ripples of this success spread much further, though–chess itself has greatly benefited.
A recent report from NPD states that chess-related sales have spiked since the show debuted in October. In the 21 days following the show’s release, chess set sales increased by 87% in the US, and sales of chess books leapt up an incredible 603%.
NPD Group also reports that across its first nine days on Netflix, US homes spent a total of 40.8 million hours watching the series. To put this into perspective, finishing the whole series takes under seven hours.
The Walking Dead Boss Talks About Competing With HBO’s Last Of Us TV Show
HBO recently greenlit the Last of Us TV show, meaning it might enter production relatively soon. An official release date for the program has not been announced yet, but people are guessing that it may debut around the time that another show with zombies–The Walking Dead–airs its 11th and final season in 2022.
Scott Gimple, the head of content for The Walking Dead at AMC, said in a new interview with Insider that he’s not worried about potentially competing with The Last of Us.
“I think there’s room for all of us, with zombies and the different ways of telling zombie tales,” Gimple said of the two shows. “I’m going to be watching both. I hope a lot of people will be watching.”