Life
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Dior turns heels and corsets into 'ironic power dressing'
An outspoken feminist, Dior's womenswear designer Maria Grazia Chiuri said the corsets, crinolines and other historical items, inspired by 16th-century French queen Catherine de Medici, remained modern and functional despite their appearance
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Kawasaki and Toyota team up to develop hydrogen engines for motorcycles
Kawasaki and Toyota have announced that they are working together to develop hydrogen engines for the Japanese manufacturer's future motorcycle models
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What is green gentrification?
In several cities around the world, neighbourhoods that have benefited from environmental greening are becoming an object of desire among real estate professionals, who raise the price of housing, thus attracting a new, wealthier segment of the population
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Sardinia is offering digital nomads €15,000 to move to the island, but it comes with asterisk
The picturesque Italian island is reaching out to remote workers in a bid to rejuvenate its population and bring new life to its sleepy villages by paying people up to €15,000 to move there. However, the conditions are numerous and somewhat restrictive
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After BTS, Blackpink are becoming a pillar of South Korean soft power
The four members of the girl band Blackpink are a smash hit across the music world. The latest proof of their superstardom is that they have just reached the top of several music charts with their latest album, 'Born Pink'
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UK women are looking to gambling to make ends meet
One in ten British women have tried their luck in the hope of boosting household income, according to a new report
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Brace for disappointment: CIA chief says his life is nothing like Jason Bourne and James Bond
Bill Burns, 66, a veteran diplomat who has run the Central Intelligence Agency since March 2021, made the comments in the first episode of "The Langley Files," a podcast that pledges to demystify the super-secret agency
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South African teens build solar train as power cuts haunt commuters
A group of 20 teenagers invented South Africa's first fully solar-powered train. Photovoltaic panels fitted to the roof, the angular blue-and-white test train moves on an 18-metre-long (60 feet) test track in Soshanguve township north of the capital Pretoria
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As Kashmir gets movie theatre after 32 years, owner of Srinagar's first multiplex hopes to revive 'Broadway' experience
Educationist Vijay Dhar opens a three-screen, 520-seating capacity auditorium in the Valley in partnership with movie theatre chain Inox to provide Kashmiris with big-screen entertainment that they had missed out on for over three decades
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In Istanbul's private retreats of the Sultans, time stands still
In these exquisite kasir scattered around Istanbul, sultans could fantasize they were absolute masters of the Ottoman universe, shielded from upheaval and attempts to foment political discontent in their courts and territories. Today, these kasir exist as more than just historical monuments made of wood, stone and tile
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Hate speech on social networks increases when temperatures become extreme: study
Given these findings, the researchers at Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) place particular emphasis on the interrelationship between climate change, human behaviour and mental health