Newly crowned United States chess champion Wesley So overpowered teenage sensation Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, 18-10, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Speed Chess Championship over the weekend. The 27-year-old So won all three time controls, 5.5-4.5 in the five minutes plus...
MARK BALMORES/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The MRT-3 yesterday (November 2, 2020) hiked its operating speed to 50 kilometers per hour (kph), which it last attained six years ago, cutting travel time by 10 minutes. The speed boost reduces the intervals between trains from 8 to 9.5 minutes (20 trains...
Internet speed in the Philippines has improved by more than 80 percent in the past two and a half years, while the cost of prepaid mobile Internet in the country is now one of the most affordable in Southeast Asia, according to a telecom executive. Globe Telecom Inc. presented the data to refute a...