Nestled in the forested hills of central Vietnam two giant concrete hands emerge from the trees, holding up a glimmering golden bridge crowded with gleeful visitors taking selfies at the country’s latest eccentric tourist draw….
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Latest “Mission Impossible” flick cruises to box office gold
“Mission: Impossible — Fallout” topped the weekend box office in North America, outperforming the five earlier editions of the stunt-filled Tom Cruise action franchise, final figures showed Monday. The Paramount/Skydance production took in $61.2 million…
#Travel: Greek holiday hotspot to protect over-worked donkeys
The authorities on the idyllic Greek holiday island of Santorini have decided to offer protection for the donkeys who carry tourists up a steep cliff, after facing protests and adverse publicity. The town hall issued…
Better with age? Cruise’s latest ‘Impossible’ tops box office
Improbable? Maybe, but “Mission Impossible — Fallout,” the sixth and latest stunt-filled edition of the Tom Cruise action franchise has topped the weekend box office in North America, outperforming the five earlier “Impossibles.” The Paramount/Skydance…
Untouched ocean habitats rapidly shrinking: study
Shipping, pollution and overfishing have reduced areas of “wilderness” to just 13 percent of the world’s oceans, a study showed Friday, warning untouched marine habitats could completely vanish within half a century. International researchers analysing…
Facebook in freefall as weak outlook stuns market
Facebook shares went into a freefall Wednesday as a stunningly weak financial outlook raised fresh concerns for the social networking giant as it tries to recover from the impact of data protection scandals and investigations….
Henna losing its allure as Tunisia’s ‘red gold’
In and around the Tunisian coastal city of Gabes, henna has long been a key driver of the economy — so much so that the plant is known as “red gold”. But a water crisis…
Bowie’s first recording to go on auction
The first-known recording by David Bowie, when he was the 16-year-old singer of a band called The Konrads, is going up for auction. Omega Auctions in northwestern England said Monday that the reel tape would…
At 85, Yoko Ono plans new album for peace
Yoko Ono on Tuesday announced that she is releasing a new album at age 85, saying that her lifelong message of peace was sorely needed in 2018. “Warzone,” which will come out on October 19,…
Superstar pastry chef’s ‘food porn’ has Instagram drooling
When Cedric Grolet takes out his pastry knife, millions of mouths water. The young Frenchman, named the top patissier on the planet last month by “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” list, is an Instagram superstar….