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‘The car horn is uncivilised’: how Kathmandu’s streets went quiet
Many predicted the Nepali capital’s ban on vehicle horns would be ignored. But six months on, the streets are peaceful – in a city...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lieke Martens take Fifa player-of-the-year awards
Real Madrid player wins men’s vote for fifth time after stellar year
Holland international who starred at Euro 2017 takes women’s prize
October 24, 2017: Cristiano...
Diana documentary reveals William and Harry regret ‘rushed’ last call
Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry speak out about coping with grief and loss after the death of their mother 20 years ago
July 23,...
Artificial Intelligence is getting brainier: when will the machines leave us...
To usher in the ‘Singularity’ – when computers match human intelligence – superintelligent one trick ponies like DeepMind must become jacks of all trades
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Uber’s ‘hustle-oriented’ culture becomes a black mark on employees’ résumés
The brazen attitude that propelled Uber to domination is backfiring, with Silicon Valley recruiters saying they take ‘asshole culture’ into account when hiring
San Francisco,...
Baldwin to write satirical book on Donald Trump
The actor, who has played the president on Saturday Night Live, will work with novelist Kurt Andersen on You Can’t Spell America Without Me
March...
Moonlight wins best picture Oscar defeating La La Land
Coming of age drama about a gay black man defeats hot favourite La La Land to win the Academy’s top award, after debacle in...
When the cameras stop, the party starts: what going to the...
Oscars regular Hadley Freeman on why the hottest ticket in Hollywood is even more ridiculous – and wonderful – than TV makes it seem
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New Salman Rushdie novel depicts Obama and Trump’s US
February 9, 2017: Promising to be the “ultimate novel about identity, truth, terror and liesâ€, a new novel by Salman Rushdie dramatising the last...
Have we learned the lessons from the history of London fogs?
Writers and artists were inspired by the pea-soupers but smog cost thousands of lives
Londoners are being warned not to breathe too deeply when they go...
Letters to Obama: farewell to the hope and change president
Barack Obama promised hope and change on the campaign trail. In the White House he discovered the limits of that message. We asked readers...
Apple removes New York Times app in China
Company says it will not offer news site in app store because it has been told by Beijing it is in ‘violation of local...
How would the Stoics cope today?
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism offers many insights into coping with our troubling times
Some of us are stressed. Others are overworked, struggling with the...
Texas sinkhole swallows two cars (with video)
The giant hole appeared in the middle of the road after a sewer line ruptured during heavy rain
December 6, 2016:An off-duty sheriff’s deputy has...
Amazon reveals a new plan for revolutionizing how people buy groceries
Amazon Go store lets shoppers pick up goods and walk out
December 6, 2016:Â Amazon has opened a corner store where customers can pick up their...
Yoga Joins UNESCO World Heritage List
Mind-body discipline is added to intangible cultural heritage list along with Cuba’s rumba and Peruvian scissors dance
December 2, 2016: Yoga, the mind-body discipline based...
Migrant girl, 4, reunited with her mother on Italian island after...
Oumoh, one of 15 asylum seekers rescued from Mediterranean in November, was recognised by a fellow refugee who saw a photo on police officer’s...
Twitter suspends CEO Jack Dorsey’s account
Social network’s founder and chief executive was suspended from the site due to ‘internal mistake’, losing 700,000 followers in the process
November 24, 2016:Â In the...
Snapchat prepares for IPO that could value app at $25bn, reports...
Initial public offering could come as soon as March and value Snapchat at $20bn to $25bn, making it one of the biggest technology offerings...
Prince Harry lambasts press over coverage of girlfriend Meghan Markle
Royal attacks ‘racial undertones’ of British press coverage of relationship with the American actor
November 8, 2016: Prince Harry has attacked the “racial undertones†of press...
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo says five-year contract is not his last
Madrid, November 8, 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new five-year deal with Real Madrid but insists it will not be his last as...
Rebuilding in Nepal’s Langtang valley – in pictures
The earthquake that hit Nepal last year devastated Langtang valley, laying waste to an economy reliant on tourism. Reconstruction work in the Himalayan region involves...
Borussia Dortmund qualify for Champions League knockout stages
Borussia Dortmund were the only club to qualify on Wednesday for the Champions League knockout stage and they did so without their striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Dear technology, please could you stop being so needy
TV dramas such as Black Mirror and Westworld might be scaring us with a dystopian vision of technology, but the real problem is that...
