Lo Manthang / AFP A Himalayan Shangri-La that was closed to visitors until 1992, the former Buddhist kingdom of Upper Mustang in Nepal is facing unprecedented change as a new highway brings modernity to the roof of the world. Kerosene lamps have given way to solar panels, denim sneakers have replaced hand-stitched cowhide boots and satellite dishes are taking ...

  Ghana / AFP Patience Kum strides across the training pitch of the Right to Dream academy, a football centre of excellence nestled in the Ghanaian countryside, and welcomes visitors with an assured handshake. The 14-year-old managed to convince her mother she should go to the school some 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Accra, because it teaches ...

  Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Flip Out is Australia’s first, largest and premier trampoline park operator offering an unforgettable, fun trampoline park experience. The entire brand and every venue is edgy, cool and grungy – kids and adults alike love it. Flip Out started with very humble beginnings in a Western Sydney car park in December 2012 and has now ...