Life
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Swiss watchmaker says it's time to make luxury sustainable
The small ID Geneve start-up launched in 2020, vowing to make high-end watches with a climate- and environment-friendly circular production approach using non-traditional materials
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Top 5 destinations to observe Northern Lights in 2024
From Lapland, Finland to Churchill, Canada, here are the go-to places for tourists in 2024 to watch the dance of the Northern Lights in the skies
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No parcels please during Olympics, France tells Parisians
The advice, posted on the new government website anticiperlesjeux.gouv.fr ("get ready for the Games"), underlines the extent of headaches Parisians may have to endure for what is set to be among the highest security Games in recent memory
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Chinese 'Swifties' shake it off at Beijing watch party
The devotion is definitely intense, and Chinese fans hope that by packing out cinemas with wild watch parties for her concert film, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour", they can convince her to come perform
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Cascading light and 'wobbling' orbs at teamLab's new Tokyo art museum
A shifting vortex of spotlights and a mirror room filled with ethereal "wobbling" orbs are among the brand-new artworks at the "teamLab Borderless" permanent exhibition, which opens Friday
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Taylor Swift: the Grammy record breaker who could shake up the US elections
In recent years, Taylor Swift has become influential on the political scene, with an ever-growing number of "Swifties" listening to what she has to say. Some even believe that she could play a key role in how the next American elections play out
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In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics
Marine biologist Paulo Tigreros and his colleagues are aboard the ARC Simon Bolivar, a Colombian navy vessel carrying out a scientific expedition in the Antarctic and have no doubt that they will detect microplastics on their mission
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Iran's long-lasting love for gemstones
Many in the Shiite-majority country attribute high religious significance to gemstones, which they view as a way to ensure divine protection, ward off evil, and prevent poverty
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Grammys 2024: Taylor Swift creates history with Album of the Year win
At the 66th Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift created history with a record-breaking win: She became the first person to win Album of the Year for the fourth time. Here's a look at her 'Swift' journey so far
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Facebook, the social network old-timer, turns 20
Launched as thefacebook.com by Mark Zuckerberg and three friends on February 4, 2004, the site was initially restricted to Harvard College students
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One in two working people would take a pay cut for better work-life balance
52 percent of employees questioned for this major survey say they would be willing to see their salary drop by 20 percent if it would enable them to take their foot off the pedal at work and, therefore, have a better work-life balance