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Sleeping Pods

Nap pods are here to making flying economy less dreadful

Why have we all come to accept air travel in the economy class as a feat of personal strength? A designed space that’s inherently flawed but character-building—our own personal set of Survivor?Air New Zealand is trying to put the whole “economy class is the third circle of hell” label to…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Belt and Road

China’s Belt-and-Road projects in Asia paralysed by coronavirus

A worker takes shade next to the bucket of an excavator at the site of Colombo Port City. (File pic)COLOMBO: From an artificial island in Sri Lanka to a bridge in Bangladesh and hydropower projects in Nepal and Indonesia, China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road plan is stuttering under the effects…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Cursor

Apple reportedly wants to put a trackpad on its next iPad keyboard and I’m here for it

The Information has an interesting little scoop about Apple reportedly planning to bake a trackpad into its next keyboard cover accessory that will complement iPad Pro models. It sounds like yet another step towards making its tablets feel more like laptops — and that’s not really a bad thing. The…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Belfast

BELFAST – First coronavirus case

The first case of coronavirus has been identified in Northern Ireland. The adult patient is currently in isolation at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, having travelled through Dublin after coming from northern Italy. Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency said on Thursday evening that the authorities are working hard to…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Antarctica

In Antarctica, Architecture is Heating Up

In Antarctica, Architecture is Heating Up Arctic Poppy Orangery in Antarctica. Image © Alexy Kozyr In 1773, James Cook circumnavigated Antarctica, representing humankind’s first known encounter with the continent. Ever since, Antarctica has been a vast, formidable, yet curious 14 million kilometer landscape, which explorers, scientists and governments have sought…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Dalai Lama

How to work with someone who isn’t emotionally intelligent

Few psychological traits have been celebrated more during the past 20 years than emotional intelligence (EQ). Loosely defined, it’s the ability to keep your own emotions under control, as well as read and influence other people’s emotions. Ever since Daniel Goleman wrote a best-selling book on the topic (popularizing earlier…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Dalai Lama

How to work with someone who isn’t emotionally intelligent

Few psychological traits have been celebrated more during the past 20 years than emotional intelligence (EQ). Loosely defined, it’s the ability to keep your own emotions under control, as well as read and influence other people’s emotions. Ever since Daniel Goleman wrote a best-selling book on the topic (popularizing earlier…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Mecca

Q&A: Saudis halt Muslim pilgrimage over virus fears

HajjSaudi Arabia’s unprecedented decision to halt the umrah pilgrimage amid the global outbreak of a new virus could prevent millions of Muslims from undertaking a major religious rite that many spend years saving up for. Unlike the hajj pilgrimage, which takes place once a year and is required for all…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Syria

NATO says to meet under Article 4 to discuss Syria at Turkey’s request

FILE PHOTO: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a panel discussion at the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas GebertANKARA (Reuters) - NATO ambassadors will meet in Brussels at Turkey’s request on Friday to hold consultations about developments in Syria, the alliance said after the killing of…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Syria

Turkey says world powers must impose no-fly zone in Syria

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday that world powers must impose a no-fly zone in Syria to protect hundreds of thousands of people displaced by clashes, after the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers by Syrian air strikes in the Idlib region. Turkey will no longer stop the nearly 4…

bubmagFebruary 28, 2020

Nap pods are here to making flying economy less dreadful

China’s Belt-and-Road projects in Asia paralysed by coronavirus

Apple reportedly wants to put a trackpad on its next iPad keyboard and I’m here for it

BELFAST – First coronavirus case

In Antarctica, Architecture is Heating Up

How to work with someone who isn’t emotionally intelligent

How to work with someone who isn’t emotionally intelligent

Q&A: Saudis halt Muslim pilgrimage over virus fears

NATO says to meet under Article 4 to discuss Syria at Turkey’s request

Turkey says world powers must impose no-fly zone in Syria

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