Lifestyle
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Japanese cafe flips burgers in contest inspired by U.S. election
Oct 18, 2016News Hour: A Tokyo burger joint is getting its customers in on the U.S. election action by asking them to choose the better burger from two representing U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary , reports... -
Japan’s little prince could be last emperor on unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: When Prince Hisahito was born in 2006, ending a 41-year drought in imperial male heirs, Japan’s government gladly dropped proposals that women might head the world’s oldest monarchy, but a decade later the little... -
Prince William’s wife Kate heads to Netherlands for first solo royal foreign trip
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge embarked on her first royal solo trip overseas on Tuesday, traveling to the Netherlands. https://youtu.be/ET7-xR3l41w Greeted by children waving Dutch and British flags, Prince William’s wife Kate visited The Hague’s... -
Kenya to restructure national carrier in a month
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Restructuring loss-making carrier Kenya Airways will take a month, the government said on last Wednesday, appealing to pilots to withdraw a strike notice and join discussions. Tourism Minister Najib Balala, who sits in a... -
Celebrating the Ute – Australia’s modern day workhorse
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: In the small rural town of Deniliquin, on the edge of Australia’s vast outback, around 20,000 “ute” lovers gathered in the mud to champion a national treasure deemed surplus to requirements by the big... -
‘Sky Blue’ diamond seen fetching $25 million at auction
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: A rare “fancy vivid blue” diamond ring goes on display in London this week ahead of a November auction where it is seen fetching up to $25 million. The stone, named “The Sky Blue... -
Brussels residents petition to keep lewd mural
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: An online petition to prevent the removal of an explicit mural in Brussels has gained thousands of signatures, highlighting a wave of graphic street art in the city known for its cartoon-inspired murals. Painted... -
Shi the laborer swings to China online fame: Body-building site
Oct 11, 2016News Hour: On most construction sites, lunch would be a welcome break to rest and refuel. Not for Shi Shenwei. The 23-year-old laborer spends his midday break swinging from scaffolding poles on a building site, a... -
Dubai starts building world’s tallest tower
Oct 11, 2016News Hour: The Burj Khalifa is 829.8 meters (2,722 feet) high. Dubai said on Monday it had started building what would be the world’s tallest tower, another record for the city that is already home to... -
China’s Golden Week tourists ‘shed inhibitions’ and hit the road
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: When Ines Chou was planning her “Golden Week” holiday, it was Britain’s history and heritage rather than its high street shops that lured her to the country. Chou was among a record six million...
