Art
Mushroom design: From homes to shoes, London exhibit explores possibilities
In 1864, Jules Verne's sci-fi novel "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" imagined explorers walking beneath a forest of 30-foot mushrooms "crowded together like the round roofs of an African city.". Lewis Carol's "Alice in Wonderland" and H.G. Wells' "The First Men in the Moon" followed, employing towering fungal forests as literary allusions to Victorians' experimentations with opium. But it wasn't until 2007 that it was proven such forests ... Full story
Education
Final week to score $50 student passes to TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 – TechCrunch
Class is about to be in session, students. If you’re passionate about mobility and transportation tech and hungry to learn from the visionaries, makers and investors who are building the future today, don’t miss out on TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 on October 6-7. We support you, the next generation of mobility tech leaders, so take advantage of our $50 student pass — a $145 savings. But don’t delay. The price increases on October 5. TC Sessions: ... Full story
Economics
FILE PHOTO: A J.P. Morgan logo is seen in New York City, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo. (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N has agreed to pay more than $920 million and admitted to wrongdoing to settle federal U.S. market manipulation probes into its trading of metals futures and Treasury securities, the U.S. authorities said on Tuesday. The landmark multi-agency settlement lifts a regulatory shadow that has hung ... Full story
Entertainment
Hugo Boss claims Scouse slogan infringes copyright
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Lincolnshire Wildlife Park: Swearing parrots removed from view
How To Build A Recycled Plastic Skateboard? Designer Giving Away Plans For Free
Rochelle Humes’ Pregnancy In Pictures As Due Date Of Third Baby With Marvin Humes...
Selling Sunset’s Christine Quinn Announces Pretty Little Thing Collaboration
Health
FILE PHOTO: A guest wears a hat during the Beyond Meat IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in New York, U.S., May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid. (Reuters) - Beyond Meat Inc BYND.O said on Tuesday its burger patties will be available at more than 2,400 Walmart Inc stores from next week, as it triples distribution with the retailer to tap into the growing demand for its plant-based meat products during the pandemic. Demand for fully cooked ... Full story
Asylum seekers 'crammed in rooms with 20 sharing two toilets' at run-down barracks
Nigeria Does Not Have Enough Capacity For Production of Vaccines – NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu
THE INDEPENDENT NATION WITH NO INDEPENDENT CANCER CARE – Yawnaija Entertainment
Law
Slideshow ( 3 images ). MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court abruptly handed Yuri Dmitriev, a historian of Stalin-era crimes, a 13-year jail term on Tuesday after overturning an earlier sentence on charges that his supporters say were fabricated to punish him for his work. Dmitriev, 64, was found guilty in July of sexually abusing his adopted daughter and sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison by the Petrozavodsk city court in Russia’s northwestern ... Full story
Living
Palm scanner launched for 'secure' payments - BBC News
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Politics
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait’s ruling Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died, his office announced on Tuesday, plunging his country into mourning for a leader regarded by many Gulf Arabs as a savvy diplomatic operator and a humanitarian champion. Slideshow ( 5 images ). Sheikh Sabah, 91, had ruled the wealthy oil producer and U.S. ally since 2006 and steered its foreign policy for more than 50 years. His designated successor is his brother, ... Full story
Belarus: France's Macron calls for 'peaceful transition' amid protests
Biden campaign calls out Facebook for spreading Team Trump’s dangerous voting lies – TechCrunch
Sport
Covid-19: Milestones of the global pandemic News
The Covid-19 pandemic began last year in a city in central China, but has since grown to affect nearly every country on earth. The virus has put world leaders in hospital while exposing inequality. It has asked major questions of governments and encroached on the daily lives of billions. And it shows no signs of ending any time soon. As the number of deaths passes one million, we take a look at some of the landmarks along the way. 9 JANUARY ... Full story
Technology
(Reuters) - Out with grimy microwaves and sticky coffee machines with worn-out buttons, in with stylus pens, QR codes, no-touch water coolers and mobile apps that pick what brew the machine will make for you. Ericsson's cafeteria, with social distancing signage to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen at its office in West Gate Business Park in Bucharest, Romania, in this July 30, 2020 handout image. Genesis ... Full story
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