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This London-based comedian just wrapped a national tour – these are the first places he visits when he gets home
Fast-rising comedian Emmanuel Sonubi returns home to the London borough of Enfield for the final leg of his comedy tour – and gives CNBC Travel a tour of his favorite places to unwind when he’s in town. It was only a few years ago that London-based comedian Emmanuel Sonubi was doing open mic nights at […]
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The end of a dream: What happens when an Olympian’s career is over
Whether planned or unplanned, an Olympic athlete’s retirement is unavoidable. “It’s the one inevitability. It doesn’t matter how successful you are as an athlete or how long or short your career is. Once you start, the one guarantee is that at some point it will stop,” said Katherine Grainger, a former Olympic rower and Chair […]
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Why these Japanese companies want to make hydrogen on the moon
Two Japanese companies have teamed up to achieve one big goal: producing hydrogen on the moon. Takasago Thermal Engineering has designed a mini electrolyzer that can adapt to low gravity and endure a rocket’s intense vibrations during liftoff. Once in space, the hydrogen-making machine will be operated remotely from ispace’s Mission Control Center in Tokyo. […]
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How the ultra wealthy travel in Singapore
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Locals call it the “little red dot,” after its diminutive proportions on world maps, but Singapore punches above its weight when it comes to offering travelers luxury living. Source
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Inside the company building hydrogen-electric engines for airplanes
About two hours away from the U.K.’s capital in the Cotswolds, ZeroAvia has a research and development facility where it’s assembling and developing fuel cell systems, integrating hydrogen electric engines into aircraft and testing them in the air. It’s all part of an effort to decarbonize aviation with hydrogen, which has earned ZeroAvia a spot […]
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Cashing in on the dream: How Olympic athletes make money
The International Olympic Committee will hand out more than 300 medals over the course of the Paris Games, but it won’t hand out any cash. “The Olympics has always supposedly been about striving to be the best, without doing it for financial reasons,” said Ben Bloom, a sports journalist who has covered the Olympic Games […]
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This hydrogen-powered aircraft could be the first to fly non-stop around the globe
The team behind Climate Impulse aims to showcase hydrogen’s value as an alternative fuel for air travel. But with many design issues to overcome and an entire industry to overhaul, the aircraft has a lot to prove. As the aviation industry looks to lower its carbon emissions, the race is on to find an alternative […]
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What are the economics of war?
More countries are boosting their defense industries, calling for a shift to “war economy mode.” But what exactly is a war economy? Last March, Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for internal market, advocated for a shift of the European defense industry toward a war economy. Europe is facing an “existential threat,” he said, as the […]
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Hydrogen-powered planes are on the way – but how would they work?
As the aviation industry scrambles for ways to reduce its carbon footprint, hydrogen has emerged as a high-potential solution to its problems. So, how would the technology work? As the aviation industry scrambles for ways to reduce its carbon footprint, hydrogen has emerged as a high-potential solution to its problems. In 2022, aviation accounted for […]
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The price of a dream: Why becoming an Olympic athlete is so expensive
The Atlanta Olympic Games were a low point for British sport. Great Britain returned from the 1996 Summer Games with just one gold medal in hand — and 15 overall. “There was an immediate overhaul,” said Ben Bloom, a sports journalist who has covered the Olympics for more than a decade. UK Sport, a government […]
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