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Volvo reveals bizarre autonomous car that might just be the future of travel

9/6/2018, 8:48:51 PM
The 360c concept vehicle features a Create mode that lets the passenger 'work on that next big project'


Gordon Ramsay furiously responds to claims he ripped off Anthony Bourdain's show

9/6/2018, 8:48:43 PM
The new show will see Ramsay travel to various parts of the world and compete in cooking competitions against the locals


Top 10 spenders on international tourism

9/6/2018, 11:42:39 PM
The international tourist arrivals reached a record high of 1,323 million last year, 84 million more than the previous year, with a 6.8 percent year-on-year increase, the highest since 2010, according to a report released by the UNWTO at the end of August. ✔ The international tourist arrivals reached a record high of 1,323 million last year, 84 million more than the previous year, with a 6.8 percent year-on-year increase, the highest since 2010, according to a report released by the UNWTO at the end of August ✔ [Photo/VCG] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next   >>| 1/10 Next


How to go on holiday with your best friend

9/6/2018, 8:39:59 PM
A trip for the bucket list. ✔ Movies It could rain on your holiday (or, in our case, there could be a hurricane), so you may find yourselves watching movies together in your hotel room ✔ Still, we did manage to wrangle a whole row of seats each on the journey back home (handy hint: travel to Hawaii in hurricane season), and, on a ten-hour flight, that’s a relationship saviour


An ANKLE zap could boost women's libidos... and give more intense orgasms

9/6/2018, 9:31:24 PM
MANY women struggle with their libidos as they enter middle age. But there could be a simple way to give your sex drive a boost – and it involves an electric zap on the ankle. According to th… ✔ Getty - Contributor 3 Could this be the answer to getting your sex drive back ✔ We had four participants meet or exceed that threshold ✔ And a woman has used her menstrual blood to create art that she hangs in her bathroom - and even uses any excess to water her plants


Lyon’s secret labyrinth: an ingenious escape route

9/6/2018, 8:31:05 PM
Originally used by silk workers, Lyon’s extensive network of narrow passageways helped Resistance fighters evade capture by the Gestapo during World War Two.


Two flights quarantined as 12 fall ill onboard - days after Emirates incident in New York

9/6/2018, 9:38:47 PM
TWO flights, both American Airlines, were quarantined when landing at Philadelphia Airport, with all passengers and crew members undertaking medical screening after 12 reported flu-like symptoms. ✔ It comes just days after an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York was quarantined after a sickness onboard ✔ Several ambulances rushed to the scene after the passengers were reported ill ✔ Express.co.uk has contacted American Airlines for comment ✔ The passengersexcept for the 12 affectedare in the process of being released


23 Surreal Places That Show How Weird Our Planet Can Be

9/6/2018, 11:37:35 PM
The Benagil Sea Cave in Portugal is one of the most picturesque vacation destinations and one of the most photographed caves in the world. This spectacular rock formation, which can only be reached from the sea, attracts tourists from all over the world. Through the big round openings in the cave ceiling you can see the clear blue sky while lying on the sand and enjoying a soft sea breeze. Our planet is ripe with many unique places that look surreal and unearthly. Come with us on an exciting journey and see some of these places that will make you question your own eyesight! ✔ The surface of Lake Natron in Tanzania looks like a giraffe skin pattern, doesn’t it ✔ The colorful river called Cano Cristales in Colombia changes its color thanks to a plant called macarenia clavigera ✔ Feel free to share your impressions in the comments!


Ree Drummond Says the Next Pioneer Woman Episode Will Be a 'Different Kind of Show' After Death of Her Mother-in-Law

9/6/2018, 9:30:20 PM
The Food Network star's mother-in-law died earlier this year. ✔ But as it turned out, Grammie was on her own timeline ✔ The cooking star says they revealed the news of Nan’s passing to the crew, who has become close with her family since they started filming in 2011 ✔ My mother-in-law, my husband’s mom, my children’s grandmother, my friend ✔ Pioneer Woman airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET on Food Network


As curtain goes up in Toronto, new faces fill audiences

9/6/2018, 10:55:43 PM
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival prides itself on offering a diverse array of stories. This year, North America's largest film festival is also making sure t ✔ Those corporate partners in the initiative include Rotten Tomatoes which provided a grant of $25,000 ✔ In response to the USC study, the review aggregation website has revamped its critics criteria to open itself to wider pool of critics ✔ Then you'd just be looking at the same straight white cisgender males providing the majority of the coverage


Steve Backshall reveals how working on the road is tougher as a dad

9/6/2018, 9:20:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Backshall has been married to double Olympic gold-winning wife Helen Glover for two years but has begun to long for home while on work duties ✔ If that doesn’t work and he doesn’t end up being interested in the same things as us, that’s fine ✔ So she was running along on her hands in a full handstand, and she had a tiny baby grasped to her chest ✔ It just made me aware animals are as capable of heroism as us humans ✔ For more on Animal Hero Awards 2018: www.animalheroawards.co.uk


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