Chicago is now reporting a total of 61 measles cases so far this year. A few other cases have been confirmed in the suburbs.
They can swallow road signs and trigger lethal neighbour feuds. From the suburbs of Britain to the deserts of Arizona, we explore a show celebrating glorious green bordersSomewhere in the leafy depths of British suburbia, a thick circular hedge sprouts from the top of a grassy hill in the middle of a roundabout. The top of the hedge is carefully trimmed with rectangular crenellations, giving it the look of a motte-and-bailey castle, while a second more threadbare hedge encircles the foot of the...
Though touted as a model of environmental preservation, the country has recently signalled a shift from phasing out fossil fuels to boosting the economy. Franz Tattenbach on the tension between green credentials and growth“This country is what the world would like to be but is not,” says Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica’s minister of environment and energy. The 69-year-old economist is keenly aware of his role as guardian of the country’s reputation for forward-looking biodiversity initiatives and...
THE world’s first artificial intelligence-generated beauty pageant is not receiving the alluring praise from techies that the event’s creators hoped for. AI creators will have an opport
The 2024 Smart City Index, by IMD World Competitiveness Center and the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), ranked 142 smart cities around the world.
Antigua and Barbuda has secured the third spot, alongside two other Caribbean islands, for its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP). The rankings for mo
HMD has partnered with beer brand Heineken on the stripped-back Boring Phone.
Cybertruck deliveries have been halted due to an accelerator problem.
Ghana is expected to gain from the World Bank Group's and the Africa Development Bank's ambitious plan to help address challenges regarding electricity accessibility in Africa.
Chicago's so-called “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some affectionately call the “rat hole” has been removed after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged. A spokesperson for the Chicago Department of Transportation says the square section of sidewalk was placed in temporary storage. It contains an impression resembling the outline of a rat — claws, tail and all. But there is a rigorous debate over whether a squirrel is truly...
Less than 24 hours after police arrested 120 people at a pro-Palestine rally at New York University, students and faculty walked out of their classrooms to call out alleged lies from the administration used to suppress peaceful political protest on college campuses of Israel’s war on Gaza. Hundreds gathered on Tuesday afternoon at the southeast […]
The project is launching a brand-new football camp for kids