I’ve often wondered how it would feel to work in an industry blamed for its outsize impact on global warming — say, oil drilling or cattle ranching. But it recently struck me that the question is not hypothetical. I’m a travel writer. ### Yes, I’ve long known that jet fuel emits a ghastly amount of…
Naomi Osaka did not just win the third round of the US Open against Coco Gauff but also won the hearts of tennis fans around the world because of her heart-warming gesture following her victory. ### On September 1, the defending champion consoled 15-year-old Gauff after beating her 6-3 6-0 in the third round of…
It was more than a century and a half ago that Abraham Lincoln told us, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” While the wisdom behind these words is clear,…
Moscow: The first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri and reserve astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi are in their best shape and are physically, emotionally, and mentally prepared for the September 25 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), their doctor said. ###■Dr Hanan Al Suwaidi### A little over three weeks before his spaceflight, Hazza’s medical doctor…
Dubai: The UAE Embassy in Washington has issued a fresh warning to citizens ahead of hurricane Dorian, after the state of Florida declared a state of emergency. ### Forecasters say Dorian, which had top sustained winds of 230 km/h Saturday morning, will threaten the Florida peninsula late Monday or early Tuesday. ### As of Saturday,…
Lana Del Rey was never supposed to make it this far. ### An early sacrifice to the music-blog gods and a bloodthirsty thing called social media, the singer and songwriter born Elizabeth Grant could have been a footnote after loaded speculation about her artifice and upbringing collided with a shaky ‘Saturday Night Live’ debut in…
He is a double-murder convict serving life imprisonment but a criminal named Pintu Tiwari recently celebrated his birthday inside a prison in the Indian state of Bihar. Is that even allowed? Social media users in India were flummoxed when the video and pictures from the party at Bihar’s Sitamarhi jail went viral on Sunday. ###…
Il 6/09 parte la spedizione di Cesare Maestri che ha per obbiettivo lo Shisha Pangma (8.014 m). Prenderà il via venerdì 6 settembre, con la partenza dallItalia alla volta del Nepal, la spedizione di Cesare Maestri allo Shisha Pangma (8.014 m), il più “piccolo” ed isolato degli Ottomila. Per il 73enne Cesare Maestri, conosciuto in…
Alexandre Chabot e Angela Eiter vincono la settima tappa della Coppa del Mondo di Difficoltà. Jenny Lavarda, unica per l´Italia in finale, è settima. Valence, Francia, Coppa del mondo di Difficoltà. Finalmente arrampicata e champagne! Alexandre Chabot rimonta in sella alla World Cup, e stravince la settima tappa con tre top su tre vie, e…