Life
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Liquor-laced latte brews up a hit with Chinese coffee lovers
The boozy beverage mixes milky coffee with a flavouring based on a traditional firewater that is around 50 percent alcohol and retails at up to 2,500 yuan ($345) for a half-litre bottle
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Happy Birthday Queen: Inside the gender-expanding, sophisticated private world of Freddie Mercury
Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's private collection from his estate will go under the block at Sotheby's in London in September. A peek into the never-seen-before glamorous collection of costumes, artifacts, and more, on his birthday
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Budget Travel: Best free tourist attractions in the world
From Belgium to Mexico, here is where you can discover some of the best budget-friendly tourist attractions
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Chinese carmakers confront European industry at Munich show
European manufacturers are facing increasingly stiff competition from Chinese carmakers, which are touting their vehicles at far lower prices
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Rugby World Cup: Young Tongans dream of the meal ticket
Rugby is more than just a sport in Tonga; it is a way of life. From the moment they can walk, the kids are introduced to the rugby ball
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Donald Trump's criminal stare, Pope among Mongols, Weeding out Kashmir's Dal Lake: Eye-catching photos of this week
The world never ceases to enchant us. This series of photos—A victorious tumble on a running track, a defeatist glare at a 'field of view' —resonates beyond its description for a leisurely flip or a deep read
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A disputed line: China's aggressive claim on Arunachal Pradesh
China has just officially released the 2023 edition of its "standard map," which shows the state of Arunachal Pradesh (called Southern Tibet or Zangnan in Chinese) and the Aksai Chin region as part of its territory. India has lodged a strong protest with China over the new map, making this the latest in a series of tensions between the two Asian neighbours
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5 most sustainable countries in 2023
From Sweden to Norway, here are the top sustainable countries
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We don't need another version of butter-poached lobster, we need sustainable dining: Daniel Humm
The superstar chef and owner of iconic New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park on why he upended his successful format to begin again
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The circle of life: On this Onam, a rumination on the recurrence of circle in nature, myths, and art
One of the essential aspects of Onam—a festival that celebrates harvest and prosperity—is the sight of Pookalam, a concentric circle made of a variety of flowers, at the threshold of homes in Kerala. A circle is a universal symbol, a representation of the cyclical nature of the universe, but also of infinity and timelessness since a circle has no end
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An Onam feast featuring AI and a jackfruit murder
A modern-day sadhya brings two star chefs and a historian together, as they use food and artificial intelligence to tell stories set in Travancore, in the world of one of India's finest painters, Raja Ravi Varma. Expect lust, betrayal, murder... and a surprising banana-leaf spread