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Friday Unwind

Your guide to celebrating Halloween in the UAE

Have a hell of a time by treating yourself to a deluge of macabre events and activities happening around town.

4 hours ago

Nigerian town celebrates its unique twin delights

To mark its self-proclaimed title the town hosts an annual festival, now in its second year, that draws hundreds of sets of twins from around the country.

4 hours ago

Women in Palestine steer through the roads of a hardscrabble life

Dalia al-Darawish is preparing for an exam to become one of only a handful of qualified female Palestinian truck drivers, a test the 26-year-old sees as about more than just driving.

15 Oct 2019

Romania's autumn fairs are a loud, colourful reminder that summer has come to an end

Romania's autumn fairs are a loud, colourful reminder that summer has come to an end. And for many families in poorer areas of the country, they are one of the few affordable events of the year.

14 Oct 2019

Croquet game is famous among Vietnam retirees

Best known as a historic pastime among Europe's upper crust, croquet has found an unlikely fan base among Vietnamese retirees eager to fill their diaries and move their limbs.

13 Oct 2019

Dog lost in Florida since 2007 found over 1,000 miles away in Pittsburgh

A toy fox terrier that disappeared from its family's south Florida home in 2007 was found this week over a thousand miles away in Pittsburgh and reunited with its owner on Friday.

12 Oct 2019

Squirrelling away supplies: Squirrels' stash of winter walnuts in a US couple's car causes chaos

Squirreling away supplies for winter took on a whole new meaning for a couple in the United States, after they discovered a hoodful of walnuts and grass in their car.

10 Oct 2019

High-tech jacket allows deaf people to feel the music

Twin sisters Hermon and Heroda Berhane love dancing but can't hear the music because they're both deaf, so the invention of a jacket with sensors that enables them to feel the different sounds has transformed their nights out in London clubs.

10 Oct 2019

Brazil highways drive Amazon development and destruction

Trucker Erik Fransuer spends months at a time driving back and forth on highways that cut through the Amazon in northern Brazil, delivering soy or corn to river ports.

09 Oct 2019

Volunteers in Greece struggle to save rare turtle

Loggerheads turtle can live to 80 years of age, grow to more than half a metre (20 inches) and weigh up to 80 kilos (175 pounds) but face mortal danger from birth.

09 Oct 2019

Madrid decides to clip wings of noisy birds

The Spanish capital is home to some 12,000 Argentine Quaker parrots which are common in much of South America and compete with other birds for Food and rip branches from trees to build their nests.

08 Oct 2019