Rare Patek Philippe watch sells for $17.6m

AFP|Published

A Patek Philippe timepiece that in 2016 became the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction fetched an even higher price this weekend, auctioneers Phillips said.

Szalay wins Booker Prize for tortured tale of masculinity

AFP|Published

British-Hungarian writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize on Monday for his novel " Flesh", a tortured story of a Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune. ...

Central Nigerian town rebuilds religious trust in shadow of Trump's threat

AFP|Published

On a cool November morning, members of a local council in central Nigeria met religious leaders at the traditional ruler's palace to discuss religious harmony as ...

Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought

AFP|Published

Sitting on the edge of a nearby well, Chapan Lolpusike recounted how his cows and oxen " all died" in the worst drought in four decades, caused by a succession of ...

Mamdani win exposes NY Democrats’ turmoil

Bloomberg|Published

Mamdani's decisive victory is inspiring other progressive Democrats to capitalize on the momentum to announce primary challenges against incumbents in Congress.

Dutch museum is an architectural marvel with a mission

The Washington Post|Published

Ma Yansong, the founder of MAD Architects, says on the museum’s website that the weaving of stainless steel staircases symbolizes the twists and turns that many ...

The last voices of World War II: Veterans speak of duty and loss

The Washington Post|Published

For the American World War II veterans, all in their late 90s or early 100s, the event marked what will be one of the last times they gather to publicly relay what ...

Inside the Eswatini 'jungle' prison holding US deportees

AFP|Published

Few places in the small African kingdom of Eswatini have a more feared reputation than the Matsapha Correctional Centre, a high-security sprawl of concrete and rust ...

COP30: World leaders face urgency in climate action as summit approaches

The Washington Post|Published

World leaders are set to gather in Belém, Brazil, to address urgent climate challenges at the COP30 summit, despite notable absences and the fading ambition of the ...

Pokémon card thieves strike. Can police catch them all?

The Washington Post|Published

Pokémon is a fast-growing segment of the multibillion-dollar trading card business, with the rarest finds valued at tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. One ...

When engineers have become 'Uber' drivers

AFP|Published

Two months ago, the civil engineer, like thousands of others in the west African country, became a driver on the platform, which works similarly to Uber.

Iranian tech prodigies battle it out with robots

AFP|Published

Two machines resembling robotic vacuum cleaners sped around a ring colliding, shooting sparks and catching fire, as Iranian engineering students watched from behind ...

Tom Brady clones family pet who died in 2023

The Washington Post|Published

Brady thanked the company for giving him and his family “a second chance with a clone of our beloved dog.

The day strangers helped a man on his birthday

The Washington Post|Published

Every year on October 29, at exactly 1:11 a. m. - the time he was born - Josh Chace’s mother would send him a birthday text. “Happy birthday to the best guy I know,” ...

A young chess star’s death, cheating accusations and a sport in turmoil

The Washington Post|Published

For more than a year, Naroditsky had been trying to prove himself after being accused of cheating by a former world champion. Then friends found him unresponsive ...

Ready, set, moo! The udderly unpredictable Swiss Cow Grand Prix

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And they're off! To the thunder of hooves, a chorus of moos and the clanking of bells, nine cows hurtle away in one of the oddest events in the Swiss Alps: the Cow ...

Smart glasses shouldn’t be the next smartphones

The Washington Post|Published

Right now, the race to put computers on our faces says more about Silicon Valley’s ambitions than our needs. For consumers, the view is blurry.

Destination golf comes to a chilly corner of northern Scotland

The Washington Post|Published

The capital of the Highlands region, Inverness has historically been a gateway to inland adventures involving hunting rifles, fishing rods, walking sticks, whisky ...

160km into a road trip, family realises their cat is on top of their van

The Washington Post|Published

Stopping for petrol and a bathroom break after about 160km, Tony got out of the van, and saw the family’s 8-year-old cat, Ray Ray, perched atop the roof.

Louvre heist is part of a treasure smash and grab pattern

Bloomberg|Published

With today’s art thieves having their eye squarely on shiny metals and not Da Vincis, it looks like the gold boom has made philistines of us all.