Travel

Jul 3, 2024

Growing thirst for artisanal alcohol

MOVE aside, wine, whisky or even sake bars. Singapore’s drinks scene is welcoming a slew of new bars that specialise in niche alcoholic drinks like craft umeshu, artisanal makgeolli and rare Armagnac.


Jul 2, 2024

These flight routes suffer the world’s worst turbulence

A SERIES of incidents that left scores of airline passengers needing medical attention has shone a spotlight on the problem of severe in-flight turbulence.


Jul 2, 2024

Turkey stuns Austria to enter Euro 2024 quarters

MERIH Demiral was Turkey’s unlikely hero with both goals in a 2-1 win over Austria on Tuesday that booked their place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.


Jul 2, 2024

Malen scores double as Dutch beat Romania to reach Euro 2024 quarters

THE Netherlands swept into their first European Championship quarter-final since 2008 as Donyell Malen scored twice in a 3-0 win over Romania in the last 16 on Tuesday.


Jul 2, 2024

Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives

The amputation process itself takes at least 40 minutes and sometimes more than three hours


Jul 2, 2024

The Rubik’s Cube turns 50

BRIGHT and early on the first Saturday in January, Tomas Rokicki and a few hundred fellow enthusiasts gathered in a vast lecture hall at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco. A big math conference was underway and Rokicki, a retired programmer based in Palo Alto, California, had helped organise a two-day special session about “serious recreational mathematics” celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube. Erno Rubik, the Cube’s inventor, was top of the show at 8 am, via video conference from the south of Spain.


Jul 2, 2024

The fried chicken sandwich wars are more cut-throat than ever before

High beef prices and Generation Z preferences are driving demand for the food


Jul 2, 2024

Uber expands boat services across Europe to capture tourist demand

UBER Technologies said on Monday (Jul 1) it will bring a yacht service to Ibiza and will introduce different water-transport offerings to other European cities in an effort to address the robust demand stemming from tourism in the continent.


Jul 1, 2024

Chinese robot ‘guide dog’ aims to improve independence for visually impaired

These robots can meet an underserved demand in China, where traditional service animals are relatively new concepts


Jul 1, 2024

Scientists in Japan give robots a fleshy face and a smile

ENGINEERS in Japan are trying to get robots to imitate that particularly human expression – the smile.