Tim Bowen
Tim Bowen
Article‘It’s like scoring a hat-trick’: how sport is aiming to drive sustainability
Can sport help both disadvantaged kids and the environment? Read about this amazing initiative that does both.
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From a pandemic to plastic surgery: how Covid changed the way we see our faces
Read about how people have got more self-conscious about their appearance due to constant video calls.
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‘What is this if not magic?’ The Italian man living as a hobbit
Read about the Italian man who raises environmental awareness by living his life as a hobbit.
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‘We were very blessed’: in the Cook Islands, pandemic proved a welcome respite from tourists
Covid deprived the island nation of their tourism revenue, but some islanders discovered happiness in the newfound peace.
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‘Now it’s continuous noise’: Italy’s Crusoe adjusts to life off his island
Read about one man’s solitary life on a remote Italian island and his struggle to fit in the society.
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China’s crackdown on tutoring leaves parents with new problems
The Chinese government is taking steps to ease the pressure on parents in the hyper-competitive education of their children.
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Europe’s unluckiest train station gets new lease of life as hotel
Discover the fascinating but unlucky past of the majestic Canfranc station and the efforts to bring it back to life.
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Antarctic expedition to renew search for Shackleton’s ship Endurance
A new Antarctic expedition is scheduled to renew search for Shackleton’s ship Endurance.
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Cashless society draws closer with only one in six payments now in cash
The Covid crisis has accelerated the shift to a cashless society. Are coins and banknotes becoming obsolete?
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“It’s cooler to hang Lennon’s guitar than a Picasso”: pop culture wins out at auctions
Famous paintings have always sold for top dollar at auctions. But increasingly, pop culture memorabilia are overtaking them.
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Dutch couple become Europe’s first inhabitants of a 3D-printed house
Is 3D printing technology about to revolutionise the construction industry? Read about the new Dutch project of 3D-printed houses.
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If you pay them, they will come: the US city giving tourists cash to visit
Read about how some US cities are boosting their post-pandemic tourism by giving visitors money.
