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Safer food and fewer health risks were again inviting world travel, but terrorism is back
That Worldwide Caution for American travelers comes just as foodborne illnesses and human health concerns largely faded after the pandemic The U.S. caution against foreign travel was issued after the Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli citizens and numerous visitors in murders not exceeded since the Third Reich. “Due to increased tensions in various locations around…
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AI-focused ETFs spread risk as fears grow of bubble
Artificial intelligence represents one of the biggest technological advances ever, with a wide array of applications — from drawing pictures to driving cars. And asset managers have been quick to develop exchange traded funds that can capitalise on this potential. But investors considering an allocation to these funds face a bewildering range of choices, including…
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Vinted weighs €200mn share sale as sustainable fashion booms
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Vinted is weighing a secondary share sale that could be worth more than €200mn as Europe’s biggest online marketplace for used clothes seeks to be at the forefront of a sustainable fashion boom. The lossmaking…
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Teatro Real de Madrid 2023 Review: ‘From Spain to New York’ Gala Concert
(Photo Credit: Javier del Real) On October 16, 2023, Spain’s eminent performing arts company, Teatro Real, returned to New York City for a gala concert at the newly-reopened David Geffen Hall. The program was comprised of a selection of classical and flamenco works, passionately delivered by the Orchestra of the Teatro Real, under conductor Juanjo…
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Young Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planet
They are willing to have smaller families, stop using cars and – albeit in smaller numbers – go vegan for the planet, but abandoning single-use plastics and growing a few more plants could be a step too far. Across Europe, according to a seven-country survey, it seems young people are more willing than older generations…
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Listening to moving music may reduce pain, study says
If you are heading to the dentist, you may want to turn up a rousing Adele ballad. Researchers say our preferred tunes can not only prove to be powerful painkillers, but that moving music may be particularly potent. Music has long been found to relieve pain, with recent research suggesting the effect may even occur…
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‘Beauty aids often look like horror movie props’: the show lifting the lid on a £660bn industry
Our obsession with beauty isn’t quite the 21st-century phenomenon we might think. Defining who and what is “beautiful” has plagued philosophers, mathematicians, scientists and mere mortals for centuries. Our current beauty standards are the culmination of age-old beliefs that date back to prehistory, and can then be seen in ancient rituals such as the Egyptian…
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Restaurant Review: Forty Three Bakery’s New Home
Alex Springer One of the first things I tried when I covered ComCom Kitchen a few years back was a pastry from Streusel, Chef Andrew Corrao’s initial foray into the world of running a bakery. Corrao was onsite at the time, and we talked about his formidable skill as a pastry chef; those of you…
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 25
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 25 Posted By Collin Yeo on Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 4:00 AM When you hear of an Ennio Morricone score accompanying a wide-brimmed hat wearing, Scotch whisky-guzzling anti-hero, you probably don’t immediately think of the frozen north and a cosmic horror beyond reckoning. That’s OK because…
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Gallery: every single Top Gear Car of the Year winner of the last 30 years
375 issues ago, TopGear “at long last, powered into print”, finally supplementing the telly show that had been on British screens since 1977 with a paper-based companion. To set the tone, the team set about bringing ever single new car model on sale in the late summer of 1993 to the banking of the storied…