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Friday Unwind

Greta calls 2020 'year of action' against climate change

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg urged young people in Italy on Friday to seize the next decade to fight climate change, and chastised world leaders for acting "as if there is no tomorrow".

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Beating, homesickness: tough path to the top for Georgian sumo star

The sumo champion hauls his giant frame from the ground, sand and clay caking his sweaty back and fury flashing from his eyes as he chastises himself for his defeat.

12 Dec 2019

WhatsApp won't work on millions of devices from next year

WhatsApp will stop working on millions of older mobile devices globally as the company has withdrawn support for such phones.

11 Dec 2019

Understanding the basics of equine nutrition

Since horses are herbivores and have a digestive tract quite different from ours, they require a special diet that contains more fibre and water.

10 Dec 2019

Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children

Wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a red T-shirt, an eight-year-old Chinese boy is logged in for an online coding lesson -- as the teacher.

10 Dec 2019

Paris ballet's foreign legion reaches for the stars

Unlike the Royal Ballet in London or the New York City-based American Ballet Theatre, the Paris Opera Ballet has very few foreign dancers -- of its 154, only 25 are not from France.

09 Dec 2019

The wacky, big-money world of pet influencers

Grumpy Cat, Lil Bub, Boo the Pomeranian and Doug the Pug are just some of the internet's star animals, who do everything from support worthy causes to promote major brands.

08 Dec 2019

Women bikers blaze a feminist trail at India Bike Week

"In a country where being a woman itself is a challenge, biking is just another challenge which women should not back out from," says 24-year-old Anam Hashim, India's youngest female stunt rider.

07 Dec 2019

2-year old Arthur becomes star in UK Christmas ad tradition

Big Christmas ads have become a tradition in Britain - an opportunity usually for much larger companies to pull out all the stops to woo holiday shoppers and stamp their brands firmly on the consumer brain.

07 Dec 2019

VIDEO: Emirati entrepreneur Nazek Al Sabbagh is helping preserve the old tradition of making salted fish

Through her venture Malleh Gourmet, Nazek is keeping the salted and aged fish dish of malleh fresh in the minds of the Arab community.

05 Dec 2019

Almost nothing can stop bacterium decimating Florida's oranges

Compared to the 2003-2004 season, Florida's orange production will be down by 80 percent this season (harvests last from November to April depending on the citrus variety). Grapefruits are the most affected.

01 Dec 2019