More Chinese travellers are pivoting from mass-market sightseeing to bespoke adventures to ring in the new year, fuelling a surge in demand for pet-friendly itineraries and winter excursions as servic...
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Artist Ana Fedina is the illustrator behind "The Armory of Heroes," a 216-page full-color compendium of weapons and character art released by Critical Role. Insight Editions Ana Fedina has mad...
Apple Fitness+ is a subscription-based service available to Apple users. Apple Apple teased "big" Apple Fitness+ updates planned for 2026 on Instagram. The service offers instructor-led classe...
A girl reaches up to burst a large bubble on the Palace Plaza in Stuttgart, Germany, 19 October 2017. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa (Photo by Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images) Marijan Murat/...
On the last day of 2025, DeepSeek published a new technical paper, with founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng among the 19 co-authors, about “manifold-constrained hyper-connections” – a general framework for ...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ Timothée Chalamet is portraying the main character from Marty Supreme in a new ping pong movie. ✓ Chalamet is advised to ...
A car sits buried in mud after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. Wally Skalij/AP Photo An atmospheric storm caused heavy rain across Southern California over Christmas. The Nati...
Rob Hobson focuses on cooking with whole foods most of the time, but doesn't sweat it when he eats the occasional ultra-processed food. Andrew Burton Rob Hobson, a registered nutritionist, cut out ult...
Ukraine staged the death of an anti-Kremlin Russian fighter to prevent his killing ordered by Moscow’s special forces, Ukrainian military intelligence announced on Thursday. Denis Kapustin, leader of ...
The fascination with cryptocurrencies shows no sign of fading. With the passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (Genius) Act in July, US lawmakers added to the s...
From political gaffes and diplomatic stumbles to courtroom fury and security breaches, many of Singapore’s viral moments in 2025 showed how quickly everyday incidents in the city state could turn into...
Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The giant Christmas tree that was absent during the Israel-Gaza wa...
Brazil is preparing to waive visa requirements for Chinese citizens travelling for tourism and business, local media reported on Wednesday citing government sources, in a move that would mark a signif...
Brazil’s Supreme Court has rejected former president Jair Bolsonaro’s request to convert his prison sentence for plotting a coup to house arrest, according to a ruling published on Thursday. Bolsonaro...
The Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance becomes operational in Hong Kong on January 20, and will enhance child protections. It contains a mechanism for the early and effective detection of ch...
Tiffany Chng and Olivia Yiong, the founders of Cheak, started off as work besties in a previous corporate job. Aditi Bharade Tiffany Chng and Olivia Yiong were work besties at GuavaPass, a company bou...
Lil Uzi Vert performed at a party celebrating FaZe Clan's listing on the Nasdaq. Andrew Toth/Getty Images for FaZe Clan FaZe Clan's top talent left last week, marking the end of an era at the esports ...