Huddling against a hillside in northern Morocco is a tourist town famed for the striking blue of its buildings, and now the mayor is mixing in another colour — green. Chefchaouen — known locally as…
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#CarNews: BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo wins EuroCar Body Award 2017
At their annual conference in Bad Nauheim, automobile construction experts from all over the world selected the BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo as the winner of the EuroCar Body Award 2017. The BMW 6 Series…
#Travel: Louvre Abu Dhabi gears up for launch
More than a decade in the making, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors this week, bringing the famed name to the Arab world for the first time. French President Emmanuel Macron is set to…
The Noah’s Ark of animals sent in to space
Three and a half years before Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, a dog called Laika was in 1957 the first living creature to orbit the Earth. The stray from Moscow…
Monster planet found orbiting dwarf star: ‘surprised’ astronomers
A “monster” planet, which should in theory not exist, has been discovered orbiting a faint dwarf star far, far away, surprised astronomers said Tuesday. The existence of the gassy giant challenges long-standing theories that such…
#Travel: Singapore opens new, high-tech airport terminal
Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a…
Remote Amazon tribe tries to straddle two worlds
Transfixed, tribal villagers in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest look up, pointing at the sky. “Airplane!” says one. The sight of the aircraft, just a silvery dot high above the Waiapi settlement of Manilha, mesmerizes the villagers,…
Einstein note on happy living sells for Sh161.8 million: auction house
A note that Albert Einstein gave to a courier in Tokyo briefly describing his theory on happy living sold at auction in Jerusalem on Tuesday for $1.56 million, the auction house said. The winning bid…
#Travel: Yves Saint Laurent museum opens to the public in Marrakesh
Visitors crowded through the doors Thursday as a museum to legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent opened to the public in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh. The museum’s management said 1,000 people thronged through its…
Scientists find blood molecule that attracts wolves, repels humans
The faintest whiff of a molecule from mammal blood known as E2D sends some animals into a predatory frenzy but frightens others — including people — into retreat, scientists have discovered. Never before has the…