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Louvre blockbuster spotlights Leonardo da Vinci 500 years on 24 Oct 2019 - 11:11 am

Paris: Leonardo da Vinci is the star in a blockbuster retrospective opening Thursday at the Louvre museum in Paris to mark 500 years...

Anger at Singapore 'grab-a-crab' machine 24 Oct 2019 - 10:55 am

Singapore: A Singapore restaurant Thursday suspended a bizarre promotional stunt where customers use an arcade-style machine with a mechanical claw to catch live...

The climate activist preaching on New York's subway 24 Oct 2019 - 10:36 am

New York: Richard McLachlan stands in the middle of a New York subway car and begins to shout at a dozen passengers mostly...

Google unveils quantum computer breakthrough; critics say wait a qubit 24 Oct 2019 - 10:18 am

BERLIN/SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computing research by using a quantum computer to solve...

7 spooky under-the-radar places to visit, according to a ghost hunter 24 Oct 2019 - 10:03 am

Some people turn to a travel agent to help plan a fabulous vacation. If you're trying to go on a haunted one, though,...

The secret to these chili lime black bean tacos: 20 minutes and a few pantry staples 24 Oct 2019 - 09:33 am

Our fellow home cooks are constantly asking us for ideas and recipes to help them put a healthy-ish meal on the table at...

Here's a roasted squash recipe you'll be proud to serve to company - or keep all to yourself 24 Oct 2019 - 09:19 am

Every fall, the sight of winter squashes in all their glory - stacked in bins at the supermarket, arranged in piles at the...

Orange is the new grey for Bangladesh beards 24 Oct 2019 - 08:53 am

Dhaka: From shades of startling red to hues of vivid tangerine, brightly coloured beards have become a fashion statement on the streets of...

Young at heart: The Spanish town where the old stay fit with Pokemon Go 23 Oct 2019 - 10:48 pm

BADALONA, Spain: At first, when she retired from a lifelong career in nursing in her native Spain, Joanna Perez Osuna struggled with a...

Video stars: Russian child bloggers score millions of 'likes' 23 Oct 2019 - 10:30 pm

Moscow: Liza Anokhina was 11 when people started recognising her in the street. Now a year older, she is one of Russia's most...

The pirarucu: the giant prized fish of the Amazon 23 Oct 2019 - 10:15 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Its white flesh is tender and tasty, it can measure up to three meters long and weigh more than 200...

'Clarity brigade' to help Dutch civil servants speak plainly 23 Oct 2019 - 09:05 pm

The Hague: Their name: "Immediate Clarity Brigade". Their mission: Help lead Dutch civil servants out of the maze of bureacratic jargon that is...

From code to cleanliness: social entrepreneurs support San Francisco's homeless 23 Oct 2019 - 07:40 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Like many San Francisco residents, freshly minted coder David Brooks aspires to join the city's famed technology workforce as an engineer....

Online platforms' relationship with news media: it's complicated 23 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm

San Francisco: Major online platforms have a complicated relationship with news organizations: the two sides are both friends and enemies, depending on the...

At Tokyo auto show, visions for cars of the future, no Ghosn 23 Oct 2019 - 10:21 am

Tokyo: The Tokyo Motor Show opens this week with plenty of futuristic technologies but absent one of the auto industry's hugest influencers: Nissan's...