New Belgian passports celebrate country’s comic strip history
Most passports tend to be relatively uniform in design. They’re often burgundy, black, or blue in color and they might encompass a small version of...
Start your week smart: Ukraine, Queen Elizabeth II, Covid, Spotify, Lata Mangeshkar
Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart....
Eco-friendly and ultra-luxury: How Bahrain hopes to revive its natural pearl industry
The island kingdom wants to re-establish itself as the global center for sustainable pearls....
Why it feels like movies are getting longer
It’s hard to definitively declare that movies are getting longer, but whether you’re watching a Marvel movie or “House of Gucci,” it feels like they...
Axie Infinity token AXS gains 40% after taking steps to avoid ‘permanent economic collapse’
The leading NFT game announced an update that would effectively slash the creation of its native Smooth Love Potion tokens by 56%....
Scientists record orcas hunting and killing an adult blue whale for the first time
A pack of orcas hunting and killing an adult blue whale has been recorded for the first time, scientists say....
Why there’s no need to fear a bear market
Stocks tumbled sharply in January and the market has remained choppy in February. There are worries globally about earnings, inflation, interest rates and Omicron. But...
The Olympic Truce may be doomed
Dating back almost 3,000 years, the treaty between Greek city states to safeguard athletes has been cited as the precedent for a worldwide halt to...
What Shalanda Young’s ascension means to Black staffers on Capitol Hill
In the hours leading up to Shalanda Young’s Senate confirmation hearing to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, emails circulated among...
Families turn to these YouTube divers to find lost loved ones
Jared Leizek started “Adventures with Purpose” as a mission to clean up trash in lakes and rivers. 19 cold cases later, his team have found...