Rent-a-room giant Airbnb is now in the restaurant reservation business, hoping to provide customers with a memorable meal before they drift off in their home away from home. The travel accommodations startup that launched in…
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Nepal names 3-year-old as new ‘living goddess’
A three-year-old girl has been named the new Kumari of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu after her predecessor retired when she reached puberty, continuing an ancient tradition that sees young girls worshipped as “living goddesses”. Trishna Shakya…
Could 100 people be living on the moon by 2040?
By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, “flying” sports. To those who mock such…
Modern African art gets pride of place in bold new Cape Town gallery
Towering over Cape Town’s Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, a clutch of abandoned grain silos has been transformed into Africa’s largest museum dedicated to the continent’s contemporary art. With its honeycomb lattice windows reflecting the Atlantic…
World’s oldest captive panda ‘Basi’ dies in China
The world’s oldest captive giant panda has died at age 37, more than 100 years in human years, her handlers in China said last week Thursday as they gave “Basi” an emotional send-off befitting a…
Teen ‘unstoppable’ in fight for girl power in Africa
With braces on her teeth and sneakers on her feet, Zuriel Oduwole from Los Angeles may look like a typical American teen. But over the past six years, the willowy 15-year-old has been granted audiences…
Here is the one thing you should do every morning to increase productivity
I heard someone say the other day, “If you want to take over the world, start by making your bed.” Over the past two months I’ve listened to podcasts, read articles and had conversations with…
#CarNews: Tesla sets semi-truck debut for October 26
Tesla plans to unveil a heavy transport truck next month, in a further broadening of the product lineup for the electric vehicle maker. Chief executive Elon Musk made the announcement in a tweet late Wednesday,…
Celebrities drum up hurricane relief – and warn on climate
Top names in entertainment Tuesday raised millions of dollars for survivors of mega-storms Harvey and Irma, with Stevie Wonder and Beyonce also urging attention on climate change. Dubbed “Hand in Hand,” the one-hour telethon was…
World tourism numbers post biggest first-half rise since 2010: UN
International tourist numbers grew 6.4 percent in the first half of 2017, the strongest half-year figures in seven years, with Mediterranean destinations posting double-digit growth, the UN World Tourism Organisation said Thursday. The number of…