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Friday Unwind

China's zero-waste activists fight overconsumption

There are signs of a fightback against convenience culture — this week the government announced plans to ban plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the end of this year.

21 Jan 2020

VIDEO: 86-year-old stand-up comedian shows the world what it’s like to break stereotypes

Considered one of the oldest comedians in the world, an 86-year-old Lynn Ruth Miller brings her audience into splits the minute she gets on stage.

23 Jan 2020

Snake might be animal reservoir of novel coronavirus: Study

A study published on Wednesday in the Journal of Medical Virology showed that snake is the most probable wildlife animal reservoir for the novel coronavirus.

23 Jan 2020

Study suggests working mothers still face barriers to breastfeed at work

Despite the protections in place to support breastfeeding for employees, the burden still falls on working mothers to advocate for the resources they need, says a new research.

22 Jan 2020

Facebook to hire 1,000 more staff in Britain: Sandberg

Facebook Chief Operation Officer Shreyl Sandberg on Tuesday announced the social networking giant would hire 1000 more people in London this year, taking to total to more than 4,000.

22 Jan 2020

Families and friendship groups invited to buy homes in idyllic Italian village for 1 euro

‘We welcome families, groups of friends, relatives, people who know each other or investors to join forces,’ says mayor.

21 Jan 2020

Massive Snickers bar sets Guinness World Record, Internet ROFL

A massive Snickers bar made in Waco, Texas, has broken the Guinness World Record and grabbed the eyeballs of social media users all across the globe.

21 Jan 2020

VIDEO: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos drives e-rickshaw; video goes viral

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday posted a video on his official twitter handle in which he drove an e-rickshaw with Amazon's delivery partners.

20 Jan 2020

Devils, bears and Death ring in the New Year in Poland

Mountain men disguised as devils, the Grim Reaper, horses and bears ring-in the New Year with a cacophony of drums, whistles, shouts and catchy melodies in a time-honoured tradition still popular in Poland's mountains.

20 Jan 2020

Away winter blues! Netherlands marks National Tulip Day

Several thousand people converged on Dam Square in front of the Royal Palace to enjoy and pick the 200,000 free tulips, making gorgeous bunches for themselves from the rainbow of vibrant colours on offer.

19 Jan 2020

Austrian government slammed over ‘ghetto classes’ for migrant children

Every morning Abulrahman leaves his normal primary school lessons in Vienna and joins about 20 other children for three hours to learn to read, write and speak German.

18 Jan 2020