Life
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Helsinki tourism suffers over Ukraine war travel restrictions
Travel restrictions put in place after Russia's invasion of Ukraine resulted in a "substantial change on the market when you look at the Russian and Asian travel," says Mikko Leisti, chair of the Helsinki Tourism Foundation
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Japanese startup to use AI to translate manga
Only about two percent of Japan's annual output of 700,000 manga volumes is released in English. Orange Inc. wants to change that
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Met Gala 2024: Of sleeping beauties in the garden of time
Alia Bhatt, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Tyla, Penelope Cruz, celebs interpret what 'Sleeping Beauties' mean for the fashion's biggest night
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Lost Caravaggio work to go on display at Madrid's Prado museum
The Prado said it would display the "exceptional work"—which has been restored—from May 28 until October following an agreement with its new owner, who has not been identified
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Crows are being driven off the streets of Tokyo by their own cries
The municipality of Adachi has decided to install crow-deterrent loudspeakers to dissuade these birds from attacking the garbage of the 700,000 or so residents who live there
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Morocco's farming revolution is defying drought with science
By 2040, Morocco is poised to face "extremely high" water stress, a dire prediction from the World Resources Institute, a non-profit research organisation
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World Cup cricket pitches arrive in New York after a trip from Florida
The "drop-in pitches" have been prepared in Florida since December and were recently transported by 20 trailer trucks up the I-95 highway to the venue in Long Island
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Billions of cicadas to blanket America
The prospect of another natural wonder just weeks after a total solar eclipse across much of the country has gripped scientists and the public alike
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French national library quarantines 'poisonous' books
The Paris institution identified the offending copies after US researchers discovered publishers in the Victorian era had used the chemical to colour book bindings
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Delving into the soul of Agra, through Parchin Kari
In the city of the Taj Mahal, history, hospitality, and master craftsmanship converge, as artisans continue to breathe life into the Mughal tradition of marble inlay work
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Weak yen boosts tourist wallets in Japan
In March, the monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan surpassed three million for the first time, up 11.6 percent from March 2019 before the Covid pandemic torpedoed tourism