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Heading down the path, suddenly two bright blue birds the size of turkeys appear, all aquamarine plumage and bright red beaks. These are two Takahēs, and, nodding like chickens, they creep around, glancing over from time to time. They only head off into the high grass when I tiptoe up towards them and come within 20 metres of them. I'm on a hike in New Zealand, heading along the Heaphy Track with a group and my fellow walkers don't believe when I tell them what I saw later on, as I don't have a picture to prove it. That's because among all the rare and wonderful birds New Zealand boasts, the t...
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Amazon marked its 30th anniversary on Friday as a two-trillion-dollar company, capping a remarkable rise from the online bookseller it was founded as, inside a garage in the early days of the internet. Founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as chief executive in 2021, but he remains the executive chair and largest shareholder of a company now known as an e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Since its foundation as a bookseller, the company has grown into an online retail heavyweight where consumers can buy almost anything. It has also expanded, making many of its own products that it sells online, i...
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Scientists haven't yet been able to reverse the ageing process. And while our skin naturally loses tautness and elasticity, becoming drier and more wrinkled as we get older, there are things we can do for healthier skin and a fresher-looking complexion. Here are some skin care essentials for 60+ skin: What does 60+ skin need most? "It's good for 60+ skin to be sufficiently hydrated - to get plenty of moisture, in other words," says dermatologist Dr Marion Moers-Carpi. So after cleaning your skin, you should make it a habit to apply a moisturizer. Ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and glyceri...
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So even the fabulously famous aren't immune to being "ghosted." On a recent BBC podcast, American pop megastar Billie Eilish said she and someone she'd known for years had arranged to meet, but he didn't show up and she "never heard from him again." Eilish, who's 22, said she later saw that he was dating someone. "And I was like ‘oh.’ But I didn’t know people still did that. I genuinely didn’t know people did that." Well, they do. Anyone can be ghosted, and anyone can become a ghoster, says couples therapist Eric Hegmann. Ghosting - for the uninitiated - is suddenly, without explanation, endin...
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The familiar sight of brightly coloured printed prices on supermarket shelves could soon be a thing of the past as big-name retailers weigh up going digital. Not only have some Carrefour and Lidl outlets in Europe switched over to using electronic or digital labels, but across the Atlantic Ocean, Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, is to install the technology in 2,300 of its US outlets in a move that could sway more of the industry to follow suit. Walmart’s management believes the change will not only mean "an even better shopping experience" but will reduce the need for staff "to walk aro...
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WhatsApp is preparing to let users send AI-generated images of themselves within the app, according to a tech media report. Users are set to be able to put an avatar version of their faces into just about any context: "Take photos of yourself once, then imagine yourself in any setting from the forest to outer space," Meta says in pre-release screenshots shared by WhatsApp news website WABetaInfo. The feature, still under development, is not just about creating a new profile picture, but a more comprehensive photo generation tool for spontaneous photos in chat, allowing you to quickly send a ve...
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A World War II bunker converted into a green hotel, bar and events space has become Hamburg's newest tourist landmark after opening to the public in July. Located in Hamburg's nightlife hub of St. Pauli, the anti-aircraft bunker is one the large concrete fortresses that can still be seen in this port city and across Germany and into which citizens were evacuated during 1940s air raids. Long out of use, the large flak tower used to shoot down enemy planes has now been raised by five storeys from 38 metres to 58 metres and relandscaped with a living exterior of plants over the past few years. As...
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The most popular summer drink these days might still be the Aperol Spritz, but recently there have been claims online suggesting that colourings contained in the aperitif are toxic and carcinogenic. The good news is that wee checked out this claim and found that it is misleading. The concerns relate to Aperol, one of the brands of the Campari Group and an Italian liqueur used as an aperitif or a mixer in cocktails. You make an Aperol Spritz by mixing it with Prosecco and mineral water, and these days, you can also find drinks similar to Aperol on offer at supermarkets under their own brands. A...
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I’m not often a big fan of coupe-styled SUVs. For me, practicality reigns supreme and while these angular models – like the Audi Q3 Sportback, for example – might look a little snazzier, they often come at the expense of outright usefulness. So it’s going to be an interesting six months as this new addition to the fleet – the BMW iX2 – aims to convince me otherwise. It is, after all, a more sleeky-styled version of the iX1 which, in my opinion, is already a good-looking car and a reasonably practical one to boot. As is the most popular option within many of BMW’s model ranges, this iX2 is fini...
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Audiences are going bananas for Universal Pictures' and Illumination's "Despicable Me 4." The latest installment in the popular family film franchise opened to $27 million Wednesday at the US domestic box office, according to estimates from a studio source and measurement firm Comscore. That number is expected to rise to roughly $120 million by the end of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Other titles vying for moviegoers' business this holiday stretch are Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2," which grossed $7.3 million on Wednesday for a North American cumulative of $496.6 million; Paramount P...
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