Perhaps Britain and France could pull it off. A joint declaration after Thursday's summit said: "The United Kingdom and France have a long history of collaboration in delivering cutting-edge technologies. "Whether pioneering supersonic travel or better connecting our countries through the Channel … social experiment by […]
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New story in Business from Time: A Norwegian Airline Claims to Have Set a New Record for New York to London Flights
Norway’s budget air carrier says it has set a new transatlantic record. Norwegian Airlines flight DY7014 from New York JFK landed in London’s Gatwick airport just 5 hours and 13 minutes after take-off on January 15. It was the fastest transatlantic flight recorded on a […]
Casually prep for nuclear war with this Minecraft tour of the Russian and American fallout bunkers
Virtual tourism is a little heavy in 2018. Sure, you’ve seen the Minecraft Eiffel Tower and beamed aboard the Minecraft USS Enterprise, but have you considered where you might wait out the end of days? Well, not you exactly, but people more important than you. […]
Tembisa soccer fan returns from world renowned El Clasico derby
“Legs of Thunder” (Sikhosana) travelled the world during his playing days but it was his first time visiting this particular stadium. Lucas thanked Hollywoodbets for giving him an opportunity to travel to Spain and to be part of El Clasico derby and said people shouldn't […]
Mupfumira leads Zim delegation in Spain
This is the 10th time Zimbabwe is participating at the travel expo and the delegation comprises the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority officials, tourism operators and journalists from the public and private media. Thousands of tourism operators and journalists converge in the Spanish capital annually to exhibit … […]
World Travel, Oprah, Spotting Liars and Advice on Sexting: Our Favorite Student Comments of the …
Our most popular writing prompt this week was “Where Do You Want to Travel?” Of the “52 Places to Go in 2018” selected by The Times travel writers, students were most excited about visiting Italy, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, New Orleans and Spain. They also […]
Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let’s Talk About the *Multiplicity*
For a species that’s conquered Earth and traveled through space and invented the Slapchop, we humans sure are insecure when it comes to technology. Our greatest fear: the singularity, when the abilities of AI and robots surpass those of humans, growing so advanced that civilization […]
SFGATE: 7 dead as powerful storm lashes Europe
7 dead as powerful storm lashes Europe Published on January 18, 2018 at 09:49PM by By Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A powerful storm pummeled Europe with high winds and snow Thursday, killing at least seven people in three countries, grounding flights, halting trains, […]
Croatian Adventurer Davor Rostuhar Conquers South Pole
He's about to head home; instead of walking back, he opted for air travel this time. „It's all part of the ALE logistics which is the most expensive part of the story, it's what we crowdfunded for. I'm taking a Twin Otter plane from the […]
SFGATE: 1 in 100 waves could reach 55 feet during high-surf warning
1 in 100 waves could reach 55 feet during high-surf warning Published on January 18, 2018 at 06:15PM by Amy Graff Whipped up by powerful storms in the east Pacific Ocean, big waves are rolling toward Northern California beaches, and a high-surf warning remains in […]