Life
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Marine RNA viruses could play a key role in fighting global warming
Some newly discovered viral species could help slow down climate change by storing carbon on the seafloor
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Letters reveal Proust's house guest from hell
A new book of letters between the writer and a lifelong banker friend, published in France on Thursday, makes for a veritable banquet of Proustian marginalia
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Dancing 'old heart-throbs' become TikTok sensation in Japan
'Ojiqun' has one mission: To promote their small countryside town, whose population is in decline, through dance routines to pop tunes that fans call "adorable"
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MeToo film movement shifts from rhetoric to action
Campaign group Time's Up UK is the latest to offer a concrete initiative, announcing plans for a panel of experts to hear complaints, similar to standards authorities for doctors, teachers and other professionals
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ESMOD, the oldest fashion school in the world, is offering a class in digital 'Meta-Wear' fashion
Véronique Beaumont, the school's managing director, explains how training in this area is essential for the next generation of designers
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French designer Philippe Starck unveils new Dior chair, predicts end of design
Starck, 73, is one of the most prolific inventors of his generation, designing everything from top hotels, luxury yachts and best-selling furniture to juicers and toothbrushes. He believes, however, that the advance of technology means talents such as his may one day become redundant
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From Oslo to Paris, which global city offers the best work-life balance?
Research carried out by Kisi, which ranks the global cities offering the best work-life balance, shows that various crises the world is currently facing can impact the social and economic organisation of countries around the world, especially in the field of work
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Beloved Japanese manga 'One Piece' heads into final chapter
"One Piece" first appeared in manga form in Japan in 1997, with an animated TV series version following two years later. Since then, the franchise has become a global cultural phenomenon
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China approves 60 new games, lifting hopes tech crackdown is ending
China had capped the amount of gaming time for children with the stated aim of fighting addiction and froze approvals for new games for nine months, hammering the bottom lines of many companies including sector titan Tencent
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Italy's 'Motor Valley' proves fertile ground for supercars
The so-called Land of Motors, covering around 1,000 square kilometres of prime agricultural land roughly between Bologna and Modena, is home to Lamborghini and Ferrari, Maserati and Ducati, in addition to less well-known brands
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Men in Blue: On the brink of a massive world record
Team India stand on the cusp of achieving an all-time record of winning 13 consecutive Twenty20 Internationals. The Men in Blue can create history if they win the opening T20I of the five-match series against South Africa when the bilateral series gets underway from June 9, 2022, onwards. Here's a short glimpse tracing India's journey to the brink of achieving their world record