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Rath Yatra: The legend behind world’s largest chariot festival
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption This journey is documented in undated Hindu sacred texts known as the Puranas written a few thousand years ago One of India’s biggest religious festivals, the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra, gets underway on Thursday. The festival is unique in that three Hindu gods are taken out of their temples …
Internet problems at Cloudflare take down many of world’s biggest services, including Discord and cryptocurrency websites
Some of the world’s biggest websites and services stopped working because of a problem with the infrastructure powering the internet. Several major websites reported problems with their services, though not all of them were immediately attributed to the problems at Cloudflare. Chat service discord, several cryptocurrency websites and even fitness platform Peloton reported problems with their …
‘World’s most famous’ helipad on Burj al Arab turns 20
Editor’s Note — CNN’s series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile. However, CNN retains full editorial control over all of its reports. Our sponsorship policy. (CNN) — Dubai in 1993 was a world away from the global capital of today. The finance and construction industries had yet to rumble into …
World’s central banks to tackle technology with BIS innovation hub
ZURICH (Reuters) – Central banks grappling with fast-changing financial technology and companies like Facebook moving into finance will aim to work together more closely through an innovation hub approved on Sunday by the Bank for International Settlements. The BIS said the intention of the hub, which will be based in Basel, Hong Kong and Singapore, …
Starc is the world’s best ODI bowler: Lyon
Loading As it stands, Starc is rated only 21st on the International Cricket Council’s one-day international bowler rankings, but that is largely because he has missed so much cricket in this format in recent times. Indian quick Jasprit Bumrah, Afghani spinner Rashid Khan, South African leggie Imran Tahir, South African quick Kagiso Rabada and Australian …
Youth-led movement to solve world’s problems on display at Art City Parade
West Broadway became a beacon for social change Saturday afternoon through artwork created by youth focused on solving the world’s problems at the annual Art City Parade. Organized by the non-profit community studio Art City, the event’s theme was chosen by its youth members, focusing on human rights protections, the environment, love and laughter. “I think sometime that …
World’s most exclusive credit cards
In a country so heavily dominated by so few banks, it’s hard to feel any independence when it comes to your credit card. Most are limited to one in four with the exception of the growing number of those with the bright orange ING cards. We get it, you’ve read The Barefoot Investor … So …
The World’s Top Stock Market? Right Now, It’s Russia
Bragging rights for the world’s hottest major stock market this year belong to an unlikely leader: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. The combination of surging Russian share prices and a buoyant ruble has generated some of the best investment returns on earth in 2019. In dollar terms, Russian stocks are up more than 28 …
Now Duolingo teaches the world’s five most common languages
The courses are available on Android, iOS and the web. Whether or not you need to know Arabic, this marks an important milestone for Duolingo — it now teaches the five most commonly spoken languages on the planet. You can generally assume that Duolingo will help you settle in a new country or make your …
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