The life of company founders can be a bit like living on a rollercoaster – somewhere between bankruptcy and popping champagne corks. Often they can barely eke out a living, but few […]
Startup Berlin – A hard road for company founders
To Help Unplug on Vacation, Use Tech
And you thought parental control apps were just for kids! Personal Tech columnist Joanna Stern shares how she learned to unplug on her summer vacation. Photo/Video: Drew Evans for The Wall Street […]
Korean baseball team invites robots for absent fans
The Hanwha Eagles, Korea’s professional baseball club based in the city of Daejeon, has introduced mannequins called “Fan-bots” that would play the role of cheerleaders holding LED placards in the bleachers. To […]
The Tuscan town of Lucca
Lucca in Tuscany is always a bit overshadowed by Florence, Pisa and Siena. But this charming town, entirely surrounded by a medieval wall, is now becoming a increasingly popular tourist destination.
McDonald’s Japan Offers Tofu McNuggets
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Gaza Strip’s only power plant knocked out by Israeli shelling
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A thank you to the beautiful people of Japan
Directed, filmed and edited by: David Parkinson Music: Bon Iver – Holocene (Message to Bears Remix) Places we visited: Osaka Kyoto Hiroshima Nara Tokyo Nagano Hokkaido
Gaza hospital, refugee camp hit
CNN’s Karl Penhaul spoke to a witnesses about the bloodshed at a Gaza hospital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMpqn857IcU
Fast-Food Workers Intensify Fight for $15 an Hour
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Not Loving It: Russia moots McDonald’s burger ban
Russia’s consumer watchdog has opened an investigation into the quality of food products used at McDonald’s, on top of a lawsuit that could ban some signature products from the Russian market. RT’s […]