The city of Paris released a music video on September 12 imploring people to refrain from urinating in public. The quirky production is making a splash on social media. Paris’s latest initiative to combat public…
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London design biennale offers sensory exploration of the world
Filled with sounds, smells and interactive installations, the second London Design Biennale offers visitors a sensory exploration of the world, intended as an antidote to the “island mentality” of Brexit. “We obviously live in a…
#CarNews: Volkswagen to develop an automotive hub in Nigeria
During the visit of the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to Nigeria, Volkswagen took the opportunity to sign a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of both the Chancellor and His Excellency, President of…
In Kenya, rubbish reborn as art
In a room that is both home and studio, Evans Ngure works on a sculpture, a fantastical fish fabricated from found objects: wooden spoons, broken scissors and an old machete. Long before upcycling became a…
Flushed contact lenses are big source of microplastic pollution
Contact lenses that are flushed down the toilet or dropped in sink drains contribute vastly to microplastic pollution in the oceans, researchers warned Monday. The amount of plastic waste created by lenses and their packaging…
Flushed contact lenses are big source of microplastic pollution
Contact lenses that are flushed down the toilet or dropped in sink drains contribute vastly to microplastic pollution in the oceans, researchers warned Monday. The amount of plastic waste created by lenses and their packaging…
eBay launches new tools to simplify online Auto Parts shopping
Whether you’re a DIYer tackling a simple car repair or a serious gearhead with a difficult project, or you’re bringing a classic back to life, there are two new ways to shop for parts and…
‘My Hair, Your Hair’: Bosnians weave wigs for kids with cancer
Ajla Nizic did not know what cancer was when she was diagnosed with it at age four. “But I knew that I lost my hair,” said the Bosnian leukaemia survivor who is now 19 years…
Kenyan farmers toast growing demand European demand for avocados
It may be loved and derided as the go-to millennial brunch, but avocado toast is proving a boon for Kenyan farmers as they cash in on the seemingly ever-growing enthusiasm. Across Kenya’s ochre fields, farmers…
#WeirdNews: Norway to test free heroin for drug addicts
Norway, which has one of the highest deadly drug overdose rates in Europe, will test prescribing free heroin to the most serious addicts to improve their living conditions, the government said on Friday. The Norwegian…