3 mn readLeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will travel to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks on Saturday (8:30 p.m. EST on ABC). James has played 32 games in the “World’s Most Famous Arena,” amassing a record of 23-9. His averages at Madison Square Garden — 28.0 points, 7.4 assists and 6.9 […]
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6 mn readFrom Colombia’s upcycled sewer pipes to spheres suspended in the sky in Canada, capsule hotels have been reinvented for a new generation of travellers. By night, the world’s first capsule hotel (founded in Osaka, Japan in 1979) must have looked like a morgue, with neat rows of narrow sleeping capsules each containing a recumbent body. […]
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4 mn readTicking is the predominant sound inside Bala Muhammad’s tiny watch-repair shop, tucked away on a bustling street in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. It is like a time capsule from a different era with numerous clocks hanging on the wall and small tables at the entrance full of his tools and watches in various […]
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4 mn readThe British Red Cross has warned that further action is needed to respond to worsening floods in the UK as research suggests less than half of the public thinks their community is prepared. Storm Bert and Storm Darragh caused widespread disruption across the country in recent weeks, including flooding, power outages, casualties and damage to buildings and […]
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4 mn readBribery charges by a US court against the Adani Group are unlikely to significantly upset India’s clean energy goals, industry leaders have told the BBC. Delhi has pledged to source half of its energy needs or 500 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from renewable sources by 2032, key to global efforts to combat climate change. The […]
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2 mn readStarting Monday, the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) has launched a mobile app for the eesti.ee state portal, enabling users to access the portal’s most popular services directly on their mobile phones. However, the app’s functionality as an alternative to physical identification documents is still pending a legislative amendment. According to Justice and Digital Affairs […]
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