Life
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$9.5 billion worth of crucial metals in overlooked electronic waste: UN
The "invisible" e-waste amounts to nine billion kilograms every year worldwide, with the related raw materials worth $9.5 billion, around one-sixth of the estimated 2019 total of $57 billion for all e-waste, UNITAR said
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Fat Bear Week 2023: The chunky champion has been crowned
More than 1.3 million ballots were cast in this year's contest, with members of the public tuning in to watch live webcam footage of bears in the wild
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Birkenstock's journey, from German village to Barbie blockbuster
On Wednesday, the footwear brand took another step into the big leagues with an IPO in New York, reportedly valuing the company at $8.6 billion. Here are five things to know about Birkenstock
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'Paradigm shift' needed on plastics health risk: researchers
So little research is currently available that regulators should shift from an assumption that plastics are safe, to insisting on rigorous testing before products are approved for use, according to a study unveiled by the Minderoo Foundation
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Virat Kohli's homecoming: The King wins hearts in Delhi
The Indian batting legend was the cynosure of all eyes at his home ground. And he did not disappoint. His gesture of hugging Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq—with whom he had an altercation in the IPL—was loved by all
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Why the first ever MotoGP in India was a breakthrough moment for motorsports in the country
The sporting event in Noida not only had the who's who attending and participating, but it also positively impacted the local economy. The organisers wish to use it as a tool to spread awareness about road safety and promote local industries
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Hong Kong: Pharrell Williams' new destination for next Louis Vuitton show
Williams will hold a "pre-fall show" for his menswear line on November 30, following his glitzy debut at Paris Fashion Week in June
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Taiwan singers won't let curtain fall on Hakka opera
Taiwan's traditional Hakka opera, usually performed at religious festivals, dates back to the late Qing Dynasty and was brought to the island by migrants from mainland China
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From the Monalisa to vintage suitcases and panda cubs, 'no cargo is the same': Jennifer Harvey
The Group CEO of Crown Worldwide Group talks about transporting some of the world's most precious, and sometimes quirky, cargo
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Could hanging out laundry be more relaxing than yoga?
An eBay survey of 2,000 adults in the UK suggests that the simplest, and sometimes most unsuspected, daily activities can be effective ways to relax
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How frights are giving way to fashion and fiction this Halloween
The current craze for Barbie, strongly boosted by the release of Greta Gerwig's movie in July, is now taking over Halloween. Gone are the colour black, the cobwebs, the ghosts, the witches' broomsticks and the spooky pumpkins