Tag: Worlds

UNESCO’s Quest to Save the World’s Intangible Heritage

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On December 7th, at a safari resort in Kasane, Botswana, Ukraine briefed the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on an endangered national treasure. It wasn’t a monastery menaced by air strikes. Nor was it any of the paintings, rare books, or other antiquities seized by Russian troops. It was borscht, a beet soup popular for centuries across Eastern Europe. Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, in February, 2022—as fields burned, restaurants shuttered, and expert cooks fled

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The world’s most expensive new car: Rolls-Royce unveils its one-off Arcadia Droptail – a bespoke vehicle for a wealthy client that costs £25M

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A combination of inflation and an eye-watering level of opulence sees the arrival of the planet’s new most expensive car. 

Rolls-Royce has unveiled a one-of-a-kind bespoke Droptail coachbuilt luxury motor – the third of four commissioned individually by a super-wealthy customer – that costs a jaw-dropping £25million!

Named Arcadia – after the mythical ‘Heaven on Earth’ of Ancient Greek legend – the sumptuous two-seater roadster has been uniquely fashioned over more than four years to fit the character and tastes

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World’s best 250 hospitals for 2024 REVEALED: Global report finds four of top five are all in America – with Mayo and Cleveland Clinics clinching first and second spots

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1 Mayo Clinic – Rochester, U.S., Minnesota

2 Cleveland Clinic, U.S., Ohio

3 Toronto General – University Health Network, Canada, Toronto

4 The Johns Hopkins Hospital, U.S., Baltimore, Maryland

5 Massachusetts General Hospital U.S., Boston, Massachusetts

6 Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, Berlin

7 Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Sweden, Stockholm

8 AP-HP – Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, France, Paris

9 Sheba Medical Center, Israel, Ramat Gan

10 Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland, Zurich

11 Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Singapore, Singapore

12 UCLA Health –

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Pictured: Twelve jaw-dropping projects that will revolutionise Saudi Arabia, from an upside-down skyscraper with a secret entrance to the world’s largest floating structure and a $500bn ‘vertical Manhattan’

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Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia. A barren corner of the country, with little that’s apparent to recommend it as a destination but endless sunlight and abundant salt water.

Nevertheless, Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince and de facto leader of the region, saw this rocky landscape and envisaged something epic: a series of futuristic developments, space-age cities, and luxury resorts. A desert ‘utopia’ named Neom that encompasses an area of around 10,200 square miles and includes 12 named projects, from industrial

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Snowcapped castles, frosty fairytale villages and spellbinding frozen lakes: Beautiful images that show how many of the world’s most iconic destinations look at their best… in winter

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Looking forward to spring and a sunshine getaway?

It’s understandable if you are, but these beautiful images are a reminder that many destinations are actually even more enchanting when they’re besprinkled with snow, freckled with frost and draped in cheek-reddening cold mists. 

Our collection here includes iconic cities from New York to London via Paris and Madrid, all looking incredibly enticing in their winter finery.

This spellbinding portfolio will also whisk you to the village that inspired Frozen’s Arendelle, Slovenia’s

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Mount Everest is turning into the world’s highest garbage dump: Shocking map reveals the sheer scale of rubbish left on the mountain

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At a dizzying height of 29,029 feet (8,848 metres), climbing Mount Everest is one of the greatest challenges on Earth. 

But climbers are now creating an even bigger challenge for those who have to clean up after them as Mount Everest risks becoming the world’s highest garbage dump.   

Experts estimate that there could be as much as 50 tonnes of rubbish left on the mountain, while Everest Base Camp churns out 75 tonnes of garbage every season.

The waste problem

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The ultimate coffee-table book! Lavish new tome presents the world’s most ‘unique’ coffee shops and cafés, from Los Angeles to Melbourne via London

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It’s surely the ultimate coffee-table book.

Café Cool: Feel-good Inspiring Designs, by Robert Schneider and published by Images Publishing, showcases 39 cafés and coffee shops around the world with lavish photography, accompanied by fascinating descriptive insights.

It’s the third book in a series by Schneider on coffee shops and cafés and features’ uniquely different’ and ‘authentic’ spaces.

This curated selection, the author says, ‘shares a focus on modern contemporary designs with attention to detail, diverse materials and the unique

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The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza

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Last November, Ultimate Palestine, the local governing body and member of the World Flying Disc Federation—which governs flying disc sports such as Ultimate Frisbee, more commonly known as Ultimate—issued a plea to the flying disc community to “defend Palestinian human rights” and to call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

“We ask the global flying disc community to affirm the humanity and dignity of the Palestinian people, take a clear position against this war, and condemn the 75 long years … Read more

Staggering videos capture the world’s most LUXURIOUS hotel suites from the point of view of their VERY wealthy guests – from a $38,000 penthouse in Sydney to an ENORMOUS $75,000 Las Vegas pad

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Butler service, unbeatable views and plenty of space to play with; these are just some of the perks that come with luxury hotel suites as these travel influencers reveal. 

A number of TikTok creators have gone about seeking out the some of the world’s most expensive hotel suites, to offer their followers an exclusive peek inside. 

One video uploaded to the TikTok channel @mansiontok, takes viewers inside a $14,000 Encore Three Bedroom Duplex suite at the Wynn Las Vegas, where

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‘That’s the Ultimate Explorer’s Grand Slam ticked off’: Meet the ‘normal guy from the UK’ who’s become the world’s first person to climb the highest mountain on every continent, visit the North and South Poles… and all 197 countries

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He’s stared death in the face on Everest, seen someone get shot in front of him in Angola and braved -36C temperatures in a frozen wilderness.

Meet UK explorer Johnny Ward, who has become the first person in history to complete the Ultimate Explorer’s Grand Slam – climbing the ‘Seven Summits’, visiting the North and South Pole, and setting foot in every country.

Johnny, 40, who has 916,000 followers on Instagram, said his world travels were ‘all about freedom’ and

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