UK Flights Snarled on Bank Holiday After Air-Traffic Failure
UK air traffic experienced significant disruption on Monday following an air-traffic control system outage that caused massive delays
2023-08-28 21:45
Chinese Paper Demands British Museum Return ‘Stolen’ Artifacts
Chinese state media has urged the UK’s most famous museum to return items “stolen” during the colonial era,
2023-08-28 17:53
Modi Weighs Continuing Free Grains Program Into Polls
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2023-08-28 17:46
Americans are being asked to consider tipping more often, but is it really required?
Americans are being asked more and more often whether they would like to tack a tip onto their check, sometimes facing a screen that reads "add a tip?"
2023-08-27 19:51
Why do we say tall instead of small? How Starbucks created its own language for ordering coffee
"One tall iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte please," is an order that will soon become a staple at Starbucks stores across the country.
2023-08-27 17:17
German Inflation Trauma of 1923 Strikes an Uneasy Chord Today
By late-1923, hyperinflation had rendered Germany’s currency so worthless that one woman used several billion marks of banknotes
2023-08-27 13:47
China’s Travel Rebound Risks Super-Charging Jet Fuel Prices
After years of pent-up demand for leisure and business travel due to the ravages of Covid-19, millions of
2023-08-27 08:50
Climate Change Is Helping Pests and Diseases Destroy Our Food
Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and
2023-08-26 16:52
Dropbox Advanced Plan No Longer Offers 'as Much Space as You Need'
Dropbox will no longer offer unlimited storage on its Advanced plan due to a growing
2023-08-25 20:17
Japan Fishing Industry Reels After China’s Fukushima Embargo
Japan’s fishing industry is getting hit with falling prices and growing uncertainty after the Chinese government imposed a
2023-08-25 18:50
88 UK deaths linked to Canada 'poison seller'
Kenneth Law is alleged to have sold lethal substance online to people in the UK, Canada and the US.
2023-08-25 17:59
A Version of Pickleball Is Taking Off in Venezuela — to Maduro’s Dismay
Nicolas Maduro is cracking down on the Venezuelan elite’s growing obsession with padel tennis, blocking the construction of
2023-08-25 17:56