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At HOTA, sneakers find their well-deserved place in art galleries at last

Sneakers were once traditionally associated with what fashion academic Naomi Braithwaite describes as "athleticism": they were only considered in their ...


France's Parliament Considers Ban on Single-Use E-Cigarettes

PARIS - The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers for ...


WHO Board to Hold Emergency Meeting on Gaza Health Situation

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's executive board will hold a rare emergency session on December 10 to discuss the ...


Best books of 2023: our experts share the books that have stayed with them

We asked 20 of our regular contributors to nominate their favourite books of the year. Their choices were diverse, intriguing ...


Why do private schools get more holidays than public schools?

It's that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend ...


Cruel summer ahead - why is Australia so unprepared?

2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather that has left a trail of devastation and despair, according to ...


Australian series 'The Test' third season to focus on 2023 Ashes

New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Australian sports documentary 'The Test' is all set to be back with the third ...


PCB grants NOCs to pacers Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan, leg-spinner Usama Mir for BBL

New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday granted no-objection certificates to pacers Haris Rauf, Zaman ...


"Thank God he isn't a Test selector": David Warner's manager hits back at Mitchell Johnson's comments

New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): David Warner's manager, James Erskine, hit back at former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson, who ...


Sarfaraz Ahmed spills out Pakistan team's plan to spoil David Warner's farewell Test series

Canberra [Australia], December 4 (ANI): Pakistan's experienced wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed laid out the team's plans to ruin Australia's star batter ...


Sarfaraz Ahmed rules out discrepancies among players after captaincy change ahead of Australia Test series

Canberra [Australia], December 4 (ANI): Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed ruled out any misunderstanding between the players after the captaincy ...


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U.S. stocks start week in divided territory, dollar jumps

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed mixed on Monday following on from last week's volatility."Digestion is the word ...

Microsoft president denies super-intelligent AI possible in 12 months

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft President Brad Smith said there is no chance of super-intelligent artificial intelligence (AI) being developed within the ...

EVs not as reliable as conventional cars, trucks: Consumer Reports

NEW YORK: A survey by Consumer Reports found that electric vehicles (EV) from 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly ...

Singapore, Zurich, Geneva are among world's costliest cities

LONDON, UK: In a report released this week, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said that Singapore and Zurich tied for ...

FAA's new aircraft certification policy changes key flight controls

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it implemented a new aircraft certification policy, which requires ...

US economy grew faster than forecast in third quarter

WASHINGTON D.C.: As businesses built more warehouses and accumulated machinery equipment, the U.S. economy grew faster than initially forecast in ...

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Tiger Woods vaults 430 spots, drawing scrutiny to world rankings

(Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran / USA TODAY NETWORK) In what is sure to further rankle LIV Golf players, Tiger Woods ...

France's Parliament Considers Ban on Single-Use E-Cigarettes

PARIS - The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers for ...

WHO Board to Hold Emergency Meeting on Gaza Health Situation

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's executive board will hold a rare emergency session on December 10 to discuss the ...

Best books of 2023: our experts share the books that have stayed with them

We asked 20 of our regular contributors to nominate their favourite books of the year. Their choices were diverse, intriguing ...

Why do private schools get more holidays than public schools?

It's that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend ...

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Michigan man sentenced to prison term for keeping dead wife in freezer

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan: This week, a judge sentenced a Michigan man who kept his dead wife's body in a freezer ...


US CDC says life expectancy for newborns in 2022 gained a year

ATLANTA, Georgia: After two consecutive years of declines mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, babies born in the U.S. in ...


Three more Israeli troops die in Gaza conflict, death toll hits 400

The number of soldiers in the Israeli army killed in the current Israel-Hamas war has topped 400. Three hundred and ...


Detention extended by Russian court of WSJ's US reporter

MOSCOW, Russia: A Russian court has extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal, ...


Casualties mount again in Gaza as bombardments gather pace

Israel intensified its deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip Saturday as renewed fighting with Hamas entered a second day following ...


Nikki Haley's 2024 Republican presidential bid endorsed by Koch Group

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the conservative U.S. political network Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), led by billionaire Charles Koch, ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...

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