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Bananas to fish scales: fashion’s hunt for eco-materials

by Eric RANDOLPH Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Sneakers made from banana or pineapple leaves, dresses from nettles or…

Slovak flying car receives official certification

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) - Slovakia's Transport Authority on Tuesday said it had issued a certificate of airworthiness for flying car…

US artist, KAWS and London gallery launch first exhibition on Fortnite

by Charlotte DURAND Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - On a frosty morning in London's Hyde Park, onlookers aim…

Tel Aviv ranked world’s priciest city for first time

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Tel Aviv is the world's most expensive city to live in as soaring inflation has…

Mexico City sets world record for free Wi-Fi hotspots

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico City has set a world record for free Wi-Fi access thanks to thousands of…

Facebook blames major outage on router work

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook late Monday blamed a major outage across its platforms on configuration changes it…

TikTok says it has over 1 billion users

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- TikTok said Monday it now has more than a billion active users, just four…

Donkey milk soap soaking up fans in Jordan

by Mussa Hattar MADABA, Jordan (AFP) -- Friends and family initially mocked one Jordanian family's new venture making soap from…

112-year-old Puerto Rican becomes world’s oldest living man

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Emilio Flores Marquez from Puerto Rico has become the world's oldest living man at an…

Apple powers up iPads after pandemic-fueled surge

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new lineup of powered-up iPads including some with 5G…

Hi, Robot: Japan’s android pets ease virus isolation

by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her…

Microsoft rides cloud to higher earnings

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Microsoft on Tuesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter continued to soar…

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