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  AFP Cheap instant “bubble tea” has become one of Taiwan’s best-known culinary exports — now a new wave of entrepreneurs hopes a high-end modern take on traditional brews will also be sipped worldwide. Taiwan has been producing tea for more than 200 years and a cup of the island’s famous oolong is obligatory for many visitors, but exports have ...

  Emirates Business Sensai — the pioneer of ‘super prestige’ skincare — continues to impress with its fascinating range of skincare products that have shown proven results of protecting the skin from natural and chemical elements. The ‘cellular performance day cream’ takes center stage being the star product of the year with a 100% customer satisfaction. Sensai’s cellular performance day ...

  Bloomberg It’s like rooftop solar, without the rooftops. A growing number of consumers are buying into community solar farms that allow renters and apartment dwellers to access renewable energy produced on neighborhood plots that can be small enough to host a little league baseball game. Some are so modest they’re referred to as “solar gardens.” Conventional solar farms such ...

  AFP A tiny, invasive whitefly that is resistant to pesticides and carries crop-devastating viruses has been found outdoors in the United States for the first time, raising concerns among fruit and vegetable growers. The Q-biotype whitefly turned up in April in the heavily manicured gardens of an affluent neighborhood in south Florida’s Palm Beach County, where landscapers were spraying ...

  AFP Sitting cross-legged, 68-year-old Supadmi fires an arrow across a field into a small stick target and sets a bell ringing, taking the lead in the game — an ancient form of Indonesian archery. She was among sportsmen and women in colourful headdresses and sarongs who sent hundreds of arrows flying through the sky in unison at a recent ...

  DPA The heroes of Africa’s highest mountain like to call themselves Wagumu – “soldiers” in Swahili. On Mount Kilimanjaro, they perform the same role as the sherpas in the Himalayas: tireless burden bearers hauling baggage and equipment to the base camps for visiting mountaineers – through rainforest, scree and ice fields. For decades, it was a world dominated by ...

  AFP A dozen young men and women stand before a rock face on the outskirts of Islamabad, challenging and cheering each other on as they take turns scrambling up the limestone in front of curious onlookers. The country has long been a magnet for mountaineers, drawn by the grandeur of regions like Gilgit-Baltistan, where three of the world’s greatest ...

  Relaxnews What makes a car go from collecting dust and rust to becoming collectible? Is it rarity, performance, aesthetics, pop culture clout or is it really all down to individual taste? For the world’s oldest carmakers, the definition is simple. “When a car has been out of production for 10 years we define it as a classic,” explains Jaguar’s ...

  AFP Fancy spending the night in a former military prison that is now a youth hostel with an artistic twist? In Slovenia you can, and with a clear conscience about your ecological footprint. The technicolour building in Ljubljana was originally a jail built by the occupying Austro-Hungarian army in 1882 and remained in use until Yugoslavia fell apart in ...

  AFP For farmer Mohlakoane Molise, the view of the enormous Katse dam from his smallholding high in the mountains of Lesotho taunts him daily. His country is suffering through its worst drought in 35 years, but the vast and vital water reserves remain out of reach, destined instead for export to neighbouring South Africa. “I am very angry about ...