HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) — Is stripping down and getting sweaty with strangers your kind of thing? In Finland, despite an astounding two million private saunas, the hottest trend sweeping the sweat-tank loving country is public saunas.
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DOH to Metro Manilans: Brace for dengue
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday urged Metro Manila to begin boosting its efforts to combat dengue fever. In a press briefing held at the DOH Media Relations Unit in Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila, DOH Spokesperson Dr. Eric Tayag said that Metro Manila has made it to the list of dengue hotspots. Declared as hotspots were Barangay Longos in Malabon City, as well as Barangays Novaliches proper, Fairview and […]
Taiwan tries to drive Pokemon Go off the road
Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan has demanded the developers of Pokemon Go make its highways off limits for the augmented reality game after more than 1,200 people were caught playing while driving. Authorities are grappling with the explosive popularity of the gaming app, which has caused accidents as users hunt virtual cartoon characters in real-world locations. The National Freeway Bureau said Wednesday it has asked game creator Niantic not to use the island’s motorways and rest stops. […]
Pokemon players anger Khmer Rouge prison survivors
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AFP) — Survivors of the Khmer Rouge hit out at Pokemon Go players on Wednesday after they flocked to one of the regime’s notorious prisons — now a museum to Cambodia’s brutal genocide — to catch digital monsters. The mobile app was made available in Cambodia on Saturday alongside a host of other Southeast Asian nations, with fans flocking to well known landmarks in recent days. But the game — which encourages […]
Inventor builds invisible iPhone screen for covert viewing
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — A Kurdish inventor in Turkey has solved a problem many of us face while using our phones in public – how to protect what we’re looking at from prying eyes. Celal Goger invented a secrecy screen for iPhones that enables only the user to view what is on the screen thanks to a special chip in a pair of sunglasses. “For the moment, it is working with a single […]
Street style trend turns young Egyptians into social media stars
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) — Posing in a Cairo street is all in a day’s work for young Egyptian Fouad Hegazy. But he isn’t being snapped for an ad campaign or a fashion magazine, he’s part of a trend in Egypt known as ‘famous people’. He’s among a growing number of young men who are involved in the Egyptian street style scene, snapping their looks and sharing them with their thousands of followers on social media. […]
10 powerful women
They still face a fight for their rights, but women have begun to break through the glass ceiling and join the select group of global political leaders. Here are 10 of the most powerful women in the world: – Angela Merkel – Merkel, 62, became Germany’s first woman chancellor in 2005 and has led the biggest economy in Europe ever since, winning a third four-year term in 2013. She is a key world leader […]
‘Alarming’ bleaching of Maldives corals: conservationists
GENEVa, Switzerland (AFP) — Coral reefs in the Maldives are under severe stress after suffering mass bleaching this year as sea temperatures soared, a top conservationist body warned Monday. Around 60 percent of Maldives’ coral colonies have been bleached, with the figure reaching 90 percent in some areas, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said in a statement. It cited data from a survey it carried out with the Maldives Marine Research Center […]
‘Alarming’ bleaching of Maldives corals: conservationists
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – Coral reefs in the Maldives are under severe stress after suffering mass bleaching this year as sea temperatures soared, a top conservationist body warned Monday. Around 60 percent of Maldives’ coral colonies have been bleached, with the figure reaching 90 percent in some areas, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said in a statement. It cited data from a survey it carried out with the Maldives Marine Research Center […]
At ancient Syria site, IS discovers then destroys treasures
When the Islamic State group captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria’s most important Assyrian-era sites, they discovered previously unknown millennia-old statues and cuneiform tablets, and then they destroyed them. https://youtu.be/FP7irLPtMO0
First ‘rooftop vineyard’ opens in New York City
Millennial US winemakers have established what they call the first commercially viable rooftop vineyard in New York, hoping to create their first vintage next year. https://youtu.be/Sly0GKhaUZI
Laulhère, the last historic beret factory in France
The Laulhère company has become something of a French institution… It’s the last remaining historic factory producing distinct and 100% homegrown French berets, which it’s been doing for 200 years. Having survived the threat of bankruptcy, the company is now growing and its berets are even worn by princesses and movie stars.
