Category: News
The world’s new largest office building is bigger than the Pentagon
The Belgian city of Antwerp may be known as the world’s diamond trading hub, while most rough stones are mined in Russia or Africa. But some 150 miles north of Mumbai, India, lies a lesser-known gem capital: Surat, where around 90% of all the planet’s diamonds are cut. Now, the city in Gujarat state has…
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Female soccer players earn 25 cents to the dollar of men at World Cup, new CNN analysis finds
Soccer players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will on average earn just 25 cents for every dollar earned by men at their World Cup last year, a new CNN analysis found. Still, that is an improvement: last time, in 2019, it was less than eight cents per dollar, according to data provided by world governing body…
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Using AI to monitor orphaned elephants in Botswana could usher in the return of the woolly mammoth
The woolly mammoth has not walked the Earth for 4,000 years. Killed off at the end of the last ice age, it’s part of a group of extinct species that continue to inspire biologists, and one that US biotech startup Colossal – the self-proclaimed “de-extinction company” – has set its sights on reviving. Colossal’s audacious…
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Gunman kills two in Auckland hours before Women’s World Cup opening ceremony
A rare multiple shooting in the center of Auckland just hours before the opening of the Women’s World Cup rattled the city as tens of thousands gathered to watch New Zealand play Norway in the first game of the tournament. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins outlined details of the attack in a hastily called news conference,…
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China’s ancient Silk Road murals face a new threat – climate change
Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found. Dating back to the 4th century, the Dunhuang cave temples in the northwestern province of Gansu have withstood wars, earthquakes, sandstorms and vandalism for more than a millennium. But now,…
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An American firefighter’s honest letter to Canada
What I wouldn’t give to turn back the clock 40 years — to listen more closely to the harbinger wildfires and the future they foretold of catastrophes to come during my tenure as a firefighter in the United States. Today, smoke rolling into the US from massive wildfires in provinces to the north makes me think this…
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The world’s most powerful passport for 2023 revealed
The jiggling and jostling atop the global passport rankings for 2023 just got a little more interesting. For five long years, Japan has been sitting pretty in the No.1 position in the Henley Passport Index, which measures global travel freedom in terms of how much visa-free and visa-on-demand access to the world different citizens enjoy. But…
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Asia’s best bars for 2023 announced
The bar, which focuses on mezcal and agave spirits, is helmed by Jay Khan. Asia comprises about 30% of the world’s land mass. But there seems to be one consensus about which spot is the best for drinking on this massive continent: Hong Kong’s Coa, which was crowned the Best Bar in Asia for a…
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‘Elusive’ Apple iPhone from 2007 sells for $190,000
A first-edition 2007 Apple iPhone has sold for more than $190,000 at auction, far exceeding the estimate. Dubbed the “Holy Grail” by auctioneer LCG Auctions, the 4GB model was expected to fetch in the region of $50,000-$100,000. But after attracting 28 bids online, the phone’s value quickly rose and Sunday’s final sale price was $190,372.80. On the listing, LCG…
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Tickets for Messi’s US debut cost as much as $110,000
To witness Lionel Messi make his US debut might require a payday as big as his. Tickets for his expected first match on Friday for Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup are selling as much $110,000, according to a search on ticket reselling website Vivid Seats. That’s one of the most expensive ticket prices ever recorded for a MLS…
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