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How beauty became the bedrock of a world-renowned chef's newest restaurant
Chef Vikas Khanna is known worldwide for his high-end Indian cuisine, and has restaurants in India, Dubai and the United States. Michelle Miller visits his newest establishment, Bungalow, an ...CBS News - 20m -
Searle loses thriller but Aspinall advances at Worlds
Ryan Searle loses thriller to Ryan Joyce before wins for Nathan Aspinall and Ricardo Pietreczko at the PDC World Championship.BBC News - 2h -
Round-the-world sailor makes land after broken mast
Pip Hare says she is "bitterly disappointed" by the end of her attempt to sail around the globe.BBC News - 9h -
Former world’s tallest man calls for more compassion for vulnerable in UK
Hussain Bisad, who has had health problems, says government should do more for people with physical or mental illness. When Hussain Bisad first settled in north London as an asylum seeker after ...The Guardian - 11h -
Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024
Scientists say human-caused climate change added an average of 41 days of dangerous heat worldwide in 2024ABC News - 1d -
2024 Was a Bad Year for the World's Autocrats
Regimes fell in Syria and Bangladesh, marking unexpected defeats against a rising tide of authoritarianism in the world.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
NBA Power Rankings: Who is every team's emerging youngster?
Our NBA insiders break down this week's Power Rankings for all 30 teams and every young rising player on their rosters.ESPN - 18h -
Humphries, Price & Wright into fourth round at Worlds
Reigning champion Luke Humphries and previous winners Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright win to move into the fourth round of the PDC World Darts Championship.BBC News - 19h -
How America First will transform the world in 2025
In different ways, the US, Russia and China have all become revisionist powers that are seeking radical change to the status quoFinancial Times - 1d -
The head of the World Health Organization is caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airport
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed he was inside an airport in the capital of Yemen when Israeli forces launched a deadly strike.NBC News - 1d -
Damon Heta lands nine-darter as PDC world championship resumes
Heta’s feat is second nine-darter at 2025 tournament Australian goes on to lose 4-3 to Luke Woodhouse Damon Heta kicked off the resumption of the world championship in style by throwing a ...The Guardian - 1d -
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World Health Organization chief caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen
Israel carried out attacks on targets in Yemen on Thursday, including an airport where the head of the World Health Organization was at the time of the deadly strike on the facility. NBC’s Raf ...NBC News - 1d -
Argentina’s world-beating currency rally puts pressure on Milei
Peso allowed to rise sharply this year in real terms, fuelling competitiveness concernsFinancial Times - 1d -
China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet
The project has stoked concerns about displacement and environmental impact downstream in India and Bangladesh.BBC News - 1d -
'Christmas is our day': NBA sends a much-needed statement
Christmas featured five classics, with epic performances from the biggest stars -- something the NBA needed.ESPN - 1d -
Blackhawks Management Must Like What They Saw On World Juniors Day One
The Chicago Blackhawks have a lot to evaluate regarding the World Junior Championships. Day one had some memorable moments.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
'Home swap holidays with strangers have shown us a different world'
Home exchanges give travellers the chance to experience someone else's way of life abroad.BBC News - 1d -
World Bank lifts China growth forecasts but calls for deeper reforms
Policy easing and stronger exports have helped economy, but country still faces property crisis and weak demand. The World Bank has lifted its growth forecasts for China’s economy, but called for ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘The people’s pygmy princess!’ How Moo Deng captured the world’s hearts
The moist, ungovernable hippo combines the aesthetic of a potato and the iron will of a toddler – and her name means ‘bouncy pork’. Here’s how she became 2024’s most in-demand mammal. It’s been a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Steph, LeBron remind sports world NBA reigns supreme on Christmas
On a day when the NFL tried to steal the NBA’s shine from under the rug, Steph Curry and LeBron James reminded everyone that Christmas is basketball's day.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
World Bank lifts China growth forecast but calls for deeper reforms
Multilateral lender says greater detail of policies is needed to bolster household and business confidenceFinancial Times - 2d -
Takeaways from NBA Christmas: Is Wemby already a top-5 player?
Victor Wembanyama gave hoops fans a 42-point, 18-rebound gift despite the Spurs' loss to the Knicks in an entertaining game. See what other lessons we learned.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Wemby is ready to take over — if the NBA will let him
There has never been a player like Victor Wembanyama, but is the league ready to abandon its tried-and-true playbook and forge a new path to success?Yahoo Sports - 2d -
2 Blackhawks Prospects To Watch At World Junior Championship
The Chicago Blackhawks have two prospects participating in the 2025 World Junior Championship.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Wemby debut, LeBron vs. Steph: Top questions for the NBA's Christmas games
LeBron vs. Steph and Wemby's Christmas Day debut: Our NBA insiders preview the five-game holiday slate (starting at noon ET on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+) by answering each team's biggest questions.ESPN - 3d -
NBA on Christmas Day: Lakers down Warriors in thriller
The 76ers' Joel Embiid had an injury scare but is in the lineup against Boston. Get the updates here.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Pope Francis urges world to ‘silence sound of arms’ in Christmas speech
Pontiff calls for peace in Ukraine and Sudan, and expresses concern over ‘extremely grave’ situation in Gaza. Pope Francis has urged the world “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” ...The Guardian - 3d -
‘Bad things can happen’: how will the world adjust to the Trump presidency?
Before he has taken a single executive decision, countries around the world are positioning themselves for his impact. “A revisionist state has arrived on the scene to contest the liberal ...The Guardian - 3d -
Where in the world? The Christmas travel quiz
From flags to film locations, test your travel knowledge with our fiendish picture quiz (answers at the bottom). Which country were these 2024 films and TV shows shot in? Half a point for each ...The Guardian - 3d -
How 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful unelected man
A timeline of events in the year of Elon Musk shows how omnipresent he has become, how his X feed has become as unavoidable as Donald Trump’s was. Hello, and welcome to Techscape. I’ve been ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘A sense of freedom’: China’s small bookshops relocate across the world
As stores that were spaces for open discussion have been forced to close, new ventures spring up overseas. On 24 November, exactly two years after a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang ...The Guardian - 4d -
The Bone Thief Hired to Spirit a World War II Spy Back to Russia
Ukrainian officials say the bungled attempt to steal the remains was part of a continuing Russian effort to repatriate the remains of the Soviet war dead.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
Dissecting the world’s rarest whale – in pictures
Conservationists and scientists in New Zealand were astonished to find the world’s rarest whale washed ashore in South Island in July. As only the seventh spade-toothed whale identified, and with ...The Guardian - 4d -
Cross loses as record number of seeds out of Worlds
Former champion Rob Cross is knocked out of the 2025 World Darts Championships as a record number of seeds fall in the second round at Alexandra Palace.BBC News - 4d -
Masters field adds 10 qualifiers from end-of-year world rankings
Lucas Glover held down the 50th spot in the final world ranking of the year, making him one of 10 players who will be added to the invitation list to play in the Masters.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, one of world’s most active volcanoes, erupts
Eruption was confined to volcano’s summit caldera, with torrents of red-hot lava and cloud-line plumes of gas visible. Red torrents of lava and billows of volcanic gas began erupting from Kilauea ...The Guardian - 4d -
Clayton comes through sudden-death leg against Mansell at PDC worlds
No 7 seed taken the distance in epic Ally Pally contest Ratajski, Gilding and Rock also reach third round Jonny Clayton won a sudden-death leg in the deciding set to edge past Mickey Mansell and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Honda, Nissan Plan to Create World's No. 3 Automaker in 2026 Merger
Honda’s chief executive said the move wasn’t a rescue of troubled Nissan.The Wall Street Journal - 5d -
There are only 200 analog photobooths left in the world. Will they go extinct?
The photobooth officially turns 100 in 2025. There are only about 200 working analog booths left in the world. And a century in, they are surging in popularity with Gen Z, who are specifically ...NBC News - Dec. 20
