Life
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Underground restaurants, secret bars: Beijing residents dodge Covid-19 curbs
China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment
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Armageddon to wet lettuce: The phrases that defined 2022
A year of extraordinary upheaval, from the war in Ukraine to catastrophic natural disasters, here's a look at some of the words and phrases that have defined 2022
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What is 'leaveism'? When vacations are just another day at work
The growing practice of "leaveism" consists in using one's vacation or any other non-working time... to advance on certain professional tasks
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Viva Magenta: Pantone's colour for 2023 is an unconventional shade for an unconventional time
Derived from red, without being aggressive or dominating, this shade is also synonymous with experimentation and self-expression, but that's not all... Here's what Viva Magenta tells us about the year ahead
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Dance classes give hope to Portuguese prisoners
There are around 500 prisoners in Linho, Linho prison in Alcabideche, near Cascais. Many of them are young men who have committed serious offences and have been handed sentences of 15 years or more. Around a dozen are now taking part in the dance project
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Who were the most listened-to artists on streaming charts this year?
Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and others have recently revealed the ranking of the most popular artists according to their users. Some names come up repeatedly
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New York, Singapore top 'world's costliest city' survey
The pair displaced last year's number one Tel Aviv, which fell to third place this time round in the Worldwide Cost of Living index from London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
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The fashion trends of 2022 were largely shaped by social networks and TV shows
As incredible as it may seem, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of ready-to-wear trends today, influenced not just by runway shows, but by social networks and TV shows
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Cuban rum masters' tradition declared UNESCO cultural heritage
Cuba's first master rum makers honed their skills near Santiago de Cuba in the eastern part of the island around 1862. Today, they are scattered throughout the Caribbean nation in local rum distilleries
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Taylor Swift, Cristiano Ronaldo or Narendra Modi? Who is the most influential person on Twitter for 2022?
Social media research company Brandwatch has compiled a list of the 50 most influential people on Twitter in 2022. And they find the Indian Prime Minister come out on top
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AI might have found the formula for chocolate that satisfies a maximum number of fans
A Finnish dairy company used artificial intelligence based on the opinions of more than one and a half million chocolate eaters to design the chocolate that appealed to the tastebuds of the most people