The worst time to exercise for a good night’s sleep

The Washington Post|Published

If you’d like to sleep well tonight, you should probably avoid exercising this evening, especially if your workout will be intense. It reduces your slumber by as ...

Vertical farms pick up where Big Tech faltered

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“We can grow 10 times the food using 90 to 98 percent less water,” ...

On patrol for jihadists with the camel cavalry

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A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry plays a vital role in the fight ...

Pope Leo XIV: a missionary zeal with a global world view

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Robert Prevost broke a historical taboo against American popes with a path that was anything but typically American.

Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud

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Ghost, a pseudonym, is one of a growing number of Accra's teenagers turning to cybercrime to survive in a country mired in economic crisis, battling both youth unemployment ...

So who would win in a fight between 100 men and 1 gorilla?

The Conversation|Published

The internet’s latest absurd obsession is: who would win in a no-rules fight between 100 average human men and one adult male gorilla? But, beyond the jokes and ...

£10 painting by 'matchstick men' artist may fetch £1 million

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A rare work by the painter LS Lowry, known for his depictions of English working-class life, originally bought for 10 pounds is expected to fetch up to £1 million  ...

Flight club: Pinching pigeons over line of control

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In the skies above the bunkers where Indian and Pakistani soldiers trade gunfire, masters of an ancient sport beloved on both sides seek to snatch prized pigeons ...

She finished a marathon in her wedding gown to honor her late husband

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With about three miles remaining in the London Marathon, Laura Coleman-Day jogged off the road and onto a median - but not because she was tired. Her friends were ...

World’s tallest and shortest dogs meet for a playdate

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Reggie, a 99cm Great Dane, was standing in his Idaho home. Pearl, a 9cm Chihuahua, was hoisted up by her owner. The height difference between the world’s tallest ...

Store manager gives kids free food in exchange for great report cards

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In exchange for good grades, store owner lets students take some goodies for free, and if they earn above a 90 percent average, they get $100 as well, plus a T-shirt. ...

'Poor' local fare is the cardinals' favourite

AFP|Published

Whether chomping on local fare such as pasta carbonara or veal cutlets wrapped in ham, Catholic cardinals, who are meeting in the Vatican this week to prepare for ...

£10 painting by 'matchstick men' artist may fetch £1 million

AFP|Published

A rare work by the painter LS Lowry, known for his depictions of English working-class life, originally bought for 10 pounds is expected to fetch up to £1 million  ...

India-Pakistan: Nuclear rivals with huge resources

AFP|Published

Troops are facing off along the 770-kilometre fortified Line of Control - the route of a ceasefire line dating back to 1949 - which ranges from icy outposts in high-altitude ...

Family mourn hero who died fighting Kashmir attacker

AFP|Published

"He showed his humanity and that allows us to live on," his inconsolable father Syed Haidar Shah said from their modest home nestled on wooded slopes.

Grief turns to fear in Kashmir as Indian cracks down

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There's a a familiar dread in Kashmir, where people have long felt trapped between India and Pakistan - which each administer different parts of the Muslim-majority ...

The ‘owl man’ is busy at Boston airport

The Washington Post|Published

Every winter, Arctic snowy owls fly thousands of miles south to Boston Logan International Airport. And every season, Norman Smith drives less than an hour to try ...

You can read with a cat on your lap at this bookstore, then adopt it

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There are typically about seven cats - in addition to Hank, Scarlett and Mike - who live in the bookstore as foster cats. They’re “temporary staff,” and Mowdy’s ...

Dachshund rescued after 17 months in wilderness

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For 528 days, Valerie the miniature dachshund survived in the Australian wilderness by eating roadkill, evading venomous snakes and eluding the grasp of humans who ...