Life
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Aga Khan emerald fetches record $9 mn in Geneva auction
Sold by Christie's, the Cartier diamond and emerald brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, dethrones a piece of jewellery made by the fashion house Bulgari
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4B: The extreme S. Korean feminist movement sweeping America and beyond
Here's a look at the 4B (Four Nos) movement
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Nintendo courts non-gamers in 'about-turn' strategy
The push for broader brand recognition over the past decade has reached the point where even Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto describes Nintendo as something of a "talent agency" for its colourful characters
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How East Germany's 'traffic light man' became a beloved icon
East Germany's "Ampelmann" or pedestrian "traffic light man" is now instantly recognisable thanks to his chunky outline and wide-brimmed hat
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Plastics: lifesaver turned environmental threat
With plastic now an integral part of daily life and global production exploding, concerns abound about its impact on the health of the planet -- and ourselves.
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Sacred cows to become agents of energy as India eyes bioenergy to cut carbon
In its endless quest for power to fuel its economic growth, India has pushed biogas to achieve a much-promised transition to carbon neutrality by 2070
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Green shoots spring from ashes in Brazil's fire-resistant savanna
Cerrado, which is less well-known than the neighbouring Amazon and Pantanal wetlands, has a superpower: over millions of years, it has developed some resistance to flames and high temperatures
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French parliament approves bill to rein in tourist rentals
The National Assembly lower house adopted the legislation by a large majority, with the far right voting against
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On the trail of lemurs in Madagascar
Endemic to Madagascar and threatened with extinction, lemurs are the country's most famous residents
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Waste heat from London sewers eyed to warm UK parliament
The £1.0-billion ($1.3-billion) low-carbon heating infrastructure project—initiated by Westminster Council and the government's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)—aims to harness waste heat from a small area and distribute it locally
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Bimal Das Gupta didn't know anything in the world except his art: Paresh Maity
The contemporary artist recalls his years with the master abstractionist, the recognition that eluded him in the past few decades, and the essence and evolution of his own work