Snow Golf? In Switzerland, Where the Greens Are White
What started as a lark has become a bona fide sport thats not only drawn golf enthusiasts but has begun to lure second home buyers. Read more...
In Reversal, Twitter Is No Longer Blocking New York Post Article
The latest change underlined how rapidly social media platforms are shifting their positions in the days leading up to the election. Read more...
Helsinki Makes Sustainability a Guiding Principle for Development
Co-housing is on the rise, as is solar power and geothermal heat. In one neighborhood, trash is collected via pneumatic tubes. Read more...
Google Pixel 4A Review At 0, a Win for Those on a Budget
Yes, you can now pay less than 9 for a smartphone and it wont stink. Read more...
New Luxury Condo Design Understated
Exotic finishes and ever-clubbier amenities in new developments have given way to livability and calming design. Read more...
The solar fridge helping people live off the grid
Keeping food fresh without refrigeration is near impossible in the scorching climate of sub-Saharan Africa. But it's hard to power fridges in a region where almost 600 million people live off the grid. Read more...
Thousands of half-term holidays have been axed because of confusion over coronavirus rules
Hospitality bosses say uncertainty over Covid restrictions has led to mass cancellations of half-term holidays, a move which they say could be the 'last straw' for already struggling industry. Read more...
Images of Turkish Official Kicking Protester Fuel Anger Online
The behavior of senior officials in Turkey remained under the social media microscope on Thursday, as an aide to the prime minister acknowledged that he did kick a protester the day before. Read more...
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews BBC's new political drama Roadkill
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS The latest political drama on the BBC sees Hugh Laurie take up the role of Peter Laurence - a Conservative politician who is secretly planning to sell of the NHS. Read more...
Harry Potter and the 40k lost library book Bosses want to reclaim book that went missing years ago
Portsmouth City Library bosses are investigating after the first edition book which disappeared 20 years ago has been found after it was sold at a US auction for 42,500 - three times it's estimated value. Read more...
Backlash as police get test and trace data
Michael Gove was forced to defend police being given personal data through the NHS Test and Trace system amid a furious privacy row yesterday. Read more...
Landslide in Vietnam Kills at Least 20 Military Personnel
Search-and-rescue efforts were underway after a landslide in the central province of Quang Tri, resulting in what may be the countrys greatest military loss in peacetime. Read more...
Love Island'sJack Fincham 'devastated' after a car crashes into his35K Mercedes
The incident comes just two months after the Love Island star, 29, crashed into a friend's parked vehicle in Augustwhen he was thrown out and banned from his local pub. Read more...
MotoGP's rock-and-roll nearly-man finally tops the bill
When Miguel Oliveira crossed the finish line at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix in Austria, he became the first rider to win a race for Tech3 Racing. The moment fulfilled team co-founder and principal Herv Poncharal's teenage dream. Read more...
Manhattan Emptied Out During the Pandemic. But Big Tech Is Moving In.
The four companies known as Big Tech Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google now have more than 22,000 employees in the city, with thousands added just this year. Read more...