Life
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Rio de Janeiro swelters in heatwave amid run-up to Carnival
A sizzling weekend in Rio saw residents crowd beaches while a leading samba school cancelled its parade rehearsal on Copacabana beach
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Online shopping giants bet on AI to curb clothes returns
The practice of returning items drags down profit margins. According to a McKinsey study, each returned package costs between $21 and $46 on average, given the costs of transport, treatment and making the item fit for resale
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From Coldplay to Trevor Noah, global stars eye India but demand fine-tuning
A lack of world-class venues to host big-name events has left fans wanting, with complaints ranging from filthy conditions, poor security and technical problems among the issues causing headaches for organisers
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The Khelo Winter Games postponed due to lack of snow
The Himalayan resort of Gulmarg in Kashmir was due to hold national competitions in Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, ski mountaineering and snowboarding from February 22-25
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I want to introduce New York to toddy shop cuisine: Regi Mathew
After platforming Malayali home recipes through his restaurant Kappa Chakka Kandhari, the chef is banking on a micro-cuisine of his home state to carve out a space in a city that's home to a number of award-winning Indian restaurants
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Dancing turtles show how animals use magnetic field as a map
Some animals that migrate across the globe-such as birds, salmon, lobsters and sea turtles-are known to navigate using the magnetic field lines that stretch from Earth's north to south pole
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From Demi Moore to Renee Zellweger, how midlife female actors are reclaiming Hollywood's spotlight
They're playing parts that see them embracing and asserting their age, shaking up norms and embodying a Hollywood revival that's redefining the place of midlife women in the movies
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YouTube turns 20: Ten surprising stats about video streaming platform
Here are 10 surprising stats that show just how indispensable YouTube has become
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Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates
Luliang's predicament is common across China, with the ageing population a major preoccupation of Beijing
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How artificial intelligence is pushing the boundaries of art and copyright
The latest controversy concerns Christie's, the famous auction house, which is planning an unprecedented sale of artworks created by AI
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New 'Captain America' film flies into Trumpian headwinds
Written and filmed before Donald Trump's return as president, the latest offering from Marvel Studios has already faced an online backlash from some right-wingers over comments by lead actor Anthony Mackie deemed as unpatriotic