Saturday 29 February 2020

Dubai through the eyes of stars


Hollywood darlings Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Zoe Saldana explore the opulent city in United Arab Emirates





As a global melting pot, Dubai has something unique to offer to every type of traveller. This is showcased in A Story Takes Flight, the latest short film by Dubai’s D

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Play Sudoku, crosswords and more, with new ST Games


Play at your own pace to pass the time, or aim for a new personal best - the Games page will keep track of your highest score for each game so you can challenge yourself. Come back every day for new daily puzzles!

New free games are added often, so be sure to check our extensive list of games!

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Under The Radar: Enjoy the old-school charm and hidden gems of Whampoa


SINGAPORE - Famous for its rojak and fish soup, the hawker centre at Block 90 Whampoa Drive has been a stomping ground for foodies for decades.

Now called Whampoa Makan Place, the food centre occupies the location of the now defunct Rayman Market which was opened in 1952, according to the

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Your photos are a mess: 3 steps to organization bliss


There has never been a better time to take pictures. Photos look better than they ever have. Special apps and portrait mode help smartphone snapshots compete with the most sophisticated DSLRs.
Today's photo editing software is easier to use than ever, too, and you don't need to shell out big

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Big holiday iPhone heists strike Best Buy, Apple Store shopper


In year-end holiday heists, over $200,000 in iPhones were stolen from a Best Buy and a large haul of phones was taken from a car after an Apple Store shopping spree.
New iPhones are always a hot commodity but they become red hot during the holiday season when shoppers and stores stock up on

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Facebook tracks you offline: How to make it stop


You may not agree with Facebook’s practices, but it’s hard to argue against its effectiveness. Advertisers are willing to pay big bucks to access your data collected through the social media platform.
Depending on your settings, social media sites and other big tech — Facebook included — monitor y

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Space Force will start small but let Trump claim a big win


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is celebrating the launch of Space Force, the first new military service in more than 70 years.
In signing the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes Space Force, Trump on Friday can claim a victory for one of his top national security p

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Soldier-controlled autonomous robots call for fire in test, attack targets


Armed Army robot vehicles conducted reconnaissance, called for indirect fire and then, when directed by human decision-makers, attacked and destroyed enemy targets in a recent experiment designed to assess the technical maturity and readiness of autonomous ground drones.
“We had four robot veh

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10 ways to secure any tech you unwrapped this holiday season


Years ago, our biggest tech worries were computer glitches, dead batteries and seriously slow internet.
Now? Hackers can hold our data for ransom, cybercriminals sell our private info on the Dark Web and it’s easy for just about anyone to find out way too much about you online. Tap or click to re

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Amazon threatens to fire employees who criticize its environmental policies: report


Amazon has warned two employees who publicly criticized the tech giant's environmental policies that they could be fired in the future for violating its communications policy, according to a Thursday report.
The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, writes that a lawyer for t

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9 Apple AirPods tricks you’ll wish you knew before now


AirPods were a holiday season top seller, and if you haven't already cut the cord on your earbuds, you can expect to do so soon. Small, sleek, and Bluetooth-enabled, AirPods have turned regular old earphones into dynamic devices in their own right, and they have only improved with each

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10 Macchine Industriali più incredibili del mondo. Parte 3



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In search of the real Christine Keeler


Christine Keeler was just 19 when she became embroiled in a sex scandal that would bring down the British government. Not only was she vilified at the time, but the affair stalked her throughout her life. For the first time, a new drama reappraises her character by telling the story through her

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Surrounded by Switzerland, but owned by Germany, the tiny enclave of Büsingen am Hochrhein has managed a binational existence for centuries.


(This year, we published many inspiring and amazing stories that made us fall in love with the world – and this is one our favourites. Click here for the full list).

On 1 August, Switzerland’s National Day, summer holidaymakers are out in force. Flotillas of rafts and canoes bob along the Rhine

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Australia v New Zealand: Marnus Labuschagne hits century for hosts






Third Test, Sydney Cricket Ground (day one of five):


Australia 283-3: Labuschagne 130*, Smith 63


New Zealand: Yet to bat


Scorecard




Marnus Labuschagne scored a century as Australia started strongly against New Zealand on the first day of the third and final Test in S

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Friday 28 February 2020

ATP Cup: Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic in action at new event in Australia


Men's team tennis in a World Cup-style format - haven't we only just had an event like that?
Less than six weeks after Rafael Nadal helped Spain win the inaugural Davis Cup finals in Madrid, the world's best male players will again represent their countries at a rival team competition, the ATP

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Formula 1's best moment of the decade


For a 10-year period in a sport such as Formula 1, you would think there would be quite a close debate about what was the best moment.
Apparently not - the Canadian Grand Prix in 2011 received a huge 56% of our BBC sport poll.

To be fair, a two-hour rain suspension, five safety cars, and two

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Sherlock creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have now adapted Bram Stoker’s classic horror for TV. And the result is cheeky, camp and full of laboured puns, writes Stephen Kelly.


Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have form for taking a story that is over 100 years old, and has been adapted countless times for the stage and screen, and making it feel so brand new you have no idea what’s going to happen next. So it seems obvious – in a way, too obvious – th

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Mecca 1979: The mosque siege that changed the course of Saudi history


It's four decades since a charismatic preacher and his followers staged an armed takeover of the Grand Mosque of Mecca and the holiest place in Islam became a killing field. The resulting siege, writes the BBC's Eli Melki, shook the Muslim world to its foundations and changed the course of Saudi

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Fashion lookahead: Seven major looks for 2020


Meryl Streep might have been famously unimpressed by some of the spring/summer trends in 2006's The Devil Wears Prada, so it's probably best she avoids this article.

Floral designs are just one fashion trend set to return in a big way this spring, having been shown extensively at September's

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CES 2020: Preview of tomorrow's tech on show in Las Vegas




How much tech can you take? Next week aims to stretch your horizons, as well as your credulity, as thousands of new products are launched and demoed at the giant CES expo.
Artificial intelligence, 5G, foldables, surveillance tech, 8K and robotics are set to be among this year's

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Tech Tent - tech trends for 2020


Will we start the journey to a better, kinder internet? Which countries are best placed to win the AI race? And should Ivanka Trump be speaking at a tech show? Just some of the questions we address in the first edition of Tech Tent this year.
Last month, the creator of the World Wide Web Sir Tim

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Tech 2019: Our biggest technology stories


As 2019 splutters to a close, it's time for our annual lookback at our most-read tech stories, and to ask: "What happened next?".
Facebook and its family of apps dominates this year's list with four entries - it probably won't be a surprise that none of them were particularly

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Qasem Soleimani: Strike was to 'stop war', says Trump


President Donald Trump said the US killed Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani "to stop a war, not to start one".
He said Soleimani's "reign of terror is over" following the strike at Iraq's Baghdad airport on Friday.

Soleimani spearheaded Iran's Middle East operations as head of the

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Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to 'Sharon' after game show error


Greta Thunberg has changed her name to Sharon on Twitter, in honour of a game show contestant who appeared to have no idea who she was.
While appearing on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, actor Amanda Henderson was asked to name the teenage climate activist.

Looking stumped, Henderson shook her

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Australia fires: Troops called to tackle fires




Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced 3,000 reserve troops will be deployed to help tackle raging bushfires across the country.
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said this is the first time this has happened in Australia's history.

Temperatures have surpassed 40C (104F) in

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Two men who featured in a documentary alleging sexual abuse by the singer Michael Jackson can pursue legal claims against two of his companies, a court has ruled.
Wade Robson and James Safechuck claim they were abused by the singer in the late 80s and early 90s while staying at his Neverland

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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Frances Arnold retracts paper


American scientist Frances Arnold, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry, has retracted her latest paper.
Ms Arnold shared the prestigious award in 2018 with George P Smith and Gregory Winter for their research on enzymes.

A subsequent paper on enzymatic synthesis of beta-lactams was published

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Shaheen Bagh: The women occupying Delhi street against citizenship law


For more than two weeks, hundreds of Muslim women have been braving one of the coldest winters in India's capital Delhi to protest against a controversial new citizenship law. BBC Punjabi's Arvind Chhabra reports.
On 31 December, Delhi experienced its coldest day in more than a century. But that

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Australia fires: A very simple guide


Australia is fighting one of its worst bushfire seasons, fuelled by record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought.
Here's a very simple guide to what's going on:
Where are the fires?
The fires burn along stretches of the eastern and southern coast, which is where most of the

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What will happen to oil if there is another war?


Mitch Kahn remembers how, when fighting began in the second war in Iraq, prices for US crude oil spiked $10 per barrel overnight.

That would have meant a profit of $50,000 if a trader had made the smallest purchasing trade possible. Or, just as big a loss if the trader had decided to

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I Have Five Income Streams | Felicia C. Sullivan in Falling Into Freelancing


Diversifying your income isn’t as hard as you think. Here’s how I earn extra cash on the side
Want to induce a panic attack? For half of Americans, it’s as easy as checking our bank account. Most of us lie awake at night paralyzed by our money woes, worried how we’ll eat, pay our rent and healthca

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It Takes TWO to FAIL! 😆🤣 | Funniest Fails | AFV 2020



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Must Watch New Funny 😂Comedy Videos 2019 Full || Family Funny Pranks by 2T-Fun



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Us and our cars: Rides of The Straits Times' Motoring team


Every fortnight for the past four years, The Straits Times Motoring team have written about someone else and his or her car in the Me And My Car column. This week, we turn the spotlight on them and find out about their own rides













CHRISTOPHER TAN, 60, JOURNALIST, 2006

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Thursday 27 February 2020

Explore Alaska on the Aurora Winter Train


ALASKA - That whole thing about how it is the journey and not the destination that counts? Most travellers do not really buy that - unless, of course, they have a thing for trains.

My mild obsession with scenic or unusual train trips peaked with an unforgettable jaunt on the Trans-Siberian

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Tofu Gongfu


Chefs regard making their own beancurd as an expression of their culinary skill - the flavour is more pronounced and the texture smoother than factory-made versions













It is a humble ingredient, yet tofu's place in Chinese cuisine is of such importance that top restaurants

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Make your own egg tofu


To make your own tofu at home, you can use unsweetened soya milk, or soak soya beans and blend them to obtain soya milk.

Madam Heng Chen Kiow, 73, owner and chef of Jiak Zhey Vegetarian Food, prefers to prepare her beancurd from organic soya beans.






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How to break the spell of a bad 2019


I have never been so eager for a year to end.

Of course, every time a new one rolls around, there are challenges, ups and downs, good and bad. We would have learnt long ago to take it all in our stride.






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