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(Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who experience certain breathing problems during sleep may be more likely to develop complications like high blood pressure and diabetes, recent U.S. research suggests. In the study of more than 3,000 women, researchers did home-based sleep studies twice during pregnancy to check for what’s known as apnea, a potentially serious sleep disorder that involves repeated stops and starts in breathing. Risk factors for sleep apnea include older age and obesity. […]
by Alexandre Marchand Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Many precious stones have a blood-soaked history, but a new book reveals the world’s most famous diamond the Koh-i-Noor surpasses them all, with a litany of horrors that rivals “Game of Thrones”. The Koh-i-Noor (“Mountain of Light”), now part of the British Crown Jewels, has witnessed the birth and the fall of empires across the Indian subcontinent, and remains the subject of a bitter ownership […]
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) — Swimmers in China are being offered a glimpse into a whole new underwater world at an aquarium in China, where they’re swapping their human legs for a mermaid’s tail. In a giant tank, which is home to various different species of fish, turtles and rays, both adults and children are being taught how to swim and hold their breath underwater – just like the mermaid would. Chief instructor Dada Li, a full-time […]
by Anne Beade and Miwa Suzuki Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — From a humble smiley face with a box mouth and inverted “V’s” for eyes, crude weather symbols, and a rudimentary heart — emoji have now exploded into the world’s fastest-growing language. There are now about 1,800 emoji characters — and counting. They cover everything from emotions and food to professions, are racially diverse and have become an integral part of the smartphone age. […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Beijing-based artist Liu Zhifeng’s show a record of people’s lives through receipts and aims to make people consider what impact they’re making with each transaction. His latest work features familiar scenes from everyday life, painted entirely on receipts collected through daily transactions. Each of his paintings tell a story reflecting the very transaction involved. One painting done on the receipt of an express delivery package features a dump truck dumping flowers […]
by Sophie LAUBIE / Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP ) – The waiting is almost over. Hundreds of thousands of fans will finally get to see the new Star Wars spin-off film Wednesday as it opens in cinemas across Europe. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” has already notched up the highest first day pre-sales ever in the US after last year’s “The Force Awakens”. The story, about a maverick Rebel force who […]
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (Reuters) — A South Korean diving tradition, the ancient Indian practice of yoga and the making and sharing of flatbread are among the new additions to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the organisation announced on Wednesday (November 30) and Thursday (December 1). The U.N. created its list of intangible cultural heritage in 2008 for traditional events, rituals and social practices. To be considered, the tradition should be passed down through […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — The iconic works of legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer and his collection of other people’s prints will go up for auction later this week. The signed images range from from his early start as a 16-year-old at the 1958 NFL Championship to recent photographs and include his celebrated images of boxing great Muhammad Ali. “My best known picture is Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston — there’s so much luck […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — Dozens of colorful handmade aircraft attempted to fly off Hong Kong’s old airport runway before plummeting into the iconic Victoria Harbor on Sunday (November 27). The majority of the 41 funky and wonderful air crafts in shapes of cartoon characters, foods and animals plunged straight into the water without flying more than a meter. One of the contestants, Sylvia Tang, was inspired by a character from the famous ”Angry Birds” […]
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) — Ukrainian IT students paid tribute to their idol, U.S. businessman and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in an unusual way – by creating his portrait from keyboard keys. Three students from a private IT academy in the eastern city of Mariupol spent three months searching for the best possible keys, which could resemble Jobs’ face. Student Ivan Kuchugura said it was very time-consuming process. “When I started, I took around three hours […]
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) — Cuba’s dance company “Danza Voluminosa” (Voluminous Dance) made up of overweight women and men, has fought for two decades in Cuba to show that non-slender bodies can also dance and offer art and spectacle. In a country passionate about dance and where the aesthetics of ballet are important, “Voluminous Dance” first appeared on the scene in 1996 and has since tried to break prejudices and mockery of overweight people on stage. […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters)– Western artwork by prominent artists such as Picasso, Monet, Warhol and others will be on sale at Christie’s first private sale exhibition in Asia. The exhibition named “The Loaded Brush”, will be the focus of Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn sales and is expected to fetch more than $250 million. The collection will be available for buyers on a first-come-first-serve basis and is the first of any such private sale organised by […]
