Life
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Mushrooms on track to become the superfood of 2022
In 2022, the star of the fall harvest will not only be popular in our stirfry, but also in a host of new food products designed to do us good. There's even a name for it: "mushroom tech"
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Do not help crashed Olympics vehicles, Beijing police warn
China's Winter Olympics bio-bubble measures—part of the bid to maintain its zero-Covid strategy—are so strict that Beijing police issued a statement saying locals should not even rush to help an Olympics vehicle should it crash
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Iraqi women boxers aim sucker punch at gender taboos
Sanctions, decades of conflict and a hardening of conservative social values had brought Iraq's proud tradition of women in sports to a close. There has been a timid reversal in recent years, with women taking up a range of sports, also including kickboxing
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Sony is gearing up to take on the automotive sector
With its Vision-S 01 and Vision-S 02 concepts, Sony presents its vision of the future of electric mobility
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Ice globes: Coolest new beauty must-haves
After natural skincare products and techniques from Japan and China, ice globes are emerging as a new beauty trend as we head into 2022
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Body-monitoring tech trend comes with concerns
Startups at CES 2022 touted technology-enhanced accessories designed to look fetching on the outside while scrutinizing what is happening on the inside of wearers
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CES 2022: TV makers have gamers in their sights
At CES 2022, several manufacturers presented new models featuring high image-refresh rates, and which will soon offer access to game-streaming platforms
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NFTs and cryptocurrency make way into South Korean presidential campaign
Lee Jae-myung, a candidate running in the South Korean presidential election, has plans to make these Non-Fungible Tokens a part of campaign financing
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CES 2022: Tech fair opens under the pandemic shadow
After a series of high-profile companies like Amazon and Google cancelled over climbing virus risk, the return of the in-person convention was cast in doubt
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Congolese star chef Dieuveil Malonga brings secrets of Africa to the dining table
The 30-year-old from Congo-Brazzaville has visited 38 of Africa's 54 countries, bringing back fermentation and other techniques, as well as ingredients that add texture and flavour to the dishes served at his restaurant in Rwanda's capital Kigali
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Beijing seals off its Olympic bubble
China, where the virus emerged toward the end of 2019, has pursued a zero-tolerance strategy on Covid-19 and is taking the same approach to limit the pandemic's potential impact on the February 4-20 Winter Olympics and subsequent Paralympics