On Tuesday, the northwestern city of Lanzhou, with a population of more than 4 million people, went into lockdown after just six Covid-19 cases were reported there. And this approach seems set to stay, at least for now. Even though some Chinese health officials have suggested a tentative or partial […]
Daily Archives: October 31, 2021
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Decentralized finance and artificial intelligence Crypto finance can sound like science fiction. But this is our reality. Right now, all over the internet, on decentralized finance programs like Uniswap, people are trading, borrowing and lending digital assets on platforms where computer code runs the show. There is now about $235 […]
This article is part of our latest Design special report, about creative people finding fresh ways to interpret ideas from the past. The married founders of the architecture and design firm Roman and Williams, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, are known for their dramatic room schemes that often use saturated […]
The poo-powered ZOO! Wildlife park in Winchester is running a new tropical house on dung from zebras and wild asses in a UK first Marwell Zoo will use 600 tonnes of dung to power its new tropical house Dung is from endangered species including Grevy’s zebr and Somali wild ass […]
Toto Wolff is very worried about the creases in his shirt. He thinks his shoes look too plastic. He’s not happy with his trousers, either. He wants straighter, sharper, more cleanly pressed. Kevin, our photographer, only needs five minutes, but Wolff isn’t happy until he’s changed. Some think this makes […]
Saudi Aramco profits soar as global rebound from Covid sparks oil price rally: State-backed energy firm makes £22bn in three months to September This was more than double the £8.6bn brought in during same quarter of 2020 The company was worth £1.5trillion as shares neared an all-time high of 38 […]
Generation Z workers are terrifying their millennial bosses with a series of woke and entitled demands, including that their companies support BLM, provide paid time off for ‘anxiety’ or telling the boss to pick up assignments after shirking their responsibilities. These newest additions to the workforce have left many of […]
The majority of those dying of Covid-19 in the UK and the US are have not been vaccinated. Bereaved relatives are telling their stories to try to convince others to get their jabs Phil Valentine was a Tennessee-based conservative talk radio host who was sceptical about the US government’s response […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There has been very little this season from Oshane Ximines. The Giants need more from him Monday night. With Lorenzo Carter out with an ankle injury, Ximines is the next man up at outside linebacker. Rookie Azeez Ojulari (team-high 5.5 sacks) has done the job as […]
Days after being photographed with Scott Disick outside of an LA nightclub, Elizabeth Grace Lindley stepped out in white lingerie for Halloween. Elizabeth Grace Lindley, 20, looked heavenly on Halloween. The influencer donned a white lingerie set and mini skirt with wings for an Victoria’s Secret Angel inspired costume on […]
Steel pipes are seen stacked at an industrial park in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang BEIJING/MANILA, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Prices for steelmaking ingredients on the Dalian Commodity Exchange slipped on Monday due to sluggish demand at mills stemming from locally mandated output cuts, while Beijing’s […]
Episode 3 sets the Kendall among the pigeons. Macall B. Polay/HBO Going back to the office has been a touchy subject this past year. Meanwhile, in the world of Succession, Kendall turning up to work is a powder-keg moment for HBO’s poison-tongued drama. Directed by Birds of Prey helmer Cathy […]
In his new book “You Can’t Be Serious,” actor Kal Penn announced that he is engaged to his partner of 11 years, Josh, according to People. “I’m really excited to share our relationship with readers,” Penn told People. “But Josh, my partner, my parents, and my brother, four people who […]
cop26 World leaders are arriving in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, where they will be asked to make ambitious cuts in warming gases to prevent further global temperature rises. As negotiators prepare for two intense weeks of talking, here are five major challenges that have to be overcome. 1. […]
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney’s international airport came alive with tears, embraces and laughter on Monday as Australia’s border opened for the first time in 20 months, with some arriving travelers tearing away mandatory masks to see faces of loved ones they’ve been separated from for so long. “Just being […]
The new UK Athletics chair, Ian Beattie, has said the management exodus that occurred on his first day in post has “opened up an opportunity to move forward” and draw a line under the past 18 months of turmoil in the sport. In his first interview since taking the helm […]
Angelina Jolie went above and beyond to celebrate Halloween with her Eternals co-stars. In honor of the spooky holiday, Gemma Chan posted never-before-seen pics from the festivities that took place back in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and while the Marvel film was still in production. On Sunday, Oct. 31, […]
ZeekQuattro1d 1h ago The only RE remake to do that was the original. Capcom stayed faithful to the original and added new enemies and new areas as a bonus. After 2 and 3 I don’t think they are capable of doing that anymore. They cut enemies and areas from both […]
Psaki said she last saw Biden Tuesday outside while masked, before the President departed for Rome for the Group of 20 Summit, and that she had tested negative several times in between. Psaki said she was disclosing the positive test result “out of an abundance of transparency,” adding that she […]
ROME — President Biden capped a long weekend of diplomacy on Sunday with a swaggering proclamation of America’s renewed force on the world stage, claiming credit for what he cast as breakthroughs on climate change, tax avoidance and Iran’s nuclear ambitions at the end of a Group of 20 summit […]