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Back to SearchTrevi Fountain fee takes effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist crowds
Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros ($2.35) starting February 2 as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
PepsiCo plans price cuts as demand for its drinks and snacks slips
PepsiCo is cutting prices on Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes. “For s…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out
By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make so…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
No time for the gym and good deeds? GoodGym combines both
A gym that's free to join that makes you feel fitter and healthier and gives back to the community—sounds too good to be true. This is GoodGym, where…
3 months ago
African creators push for recognition of digital work as full-time careers
Digital content makers from across Africa gathered at the African Creators Summit, calling for content creation to be recognized as full-time work ra…
3 months ago
Bank of Thailand plans to tighten regulations on online gold trading as its price soars
The Bank of Thailand has tightened regulations on online gold trading to curb the impact of fluctuating prices on the local currency. The new measure…
3 months ago
Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies
A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. …
3 months ago
Some blind fans experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball
Some blind and low-vision fans had unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays, and…
3 months, 1 week ago
London’s Poems on the Underground celebrates 40 years of bringing verses to commuters
Can a few lines of verse make commuting less worse? That, in essence, is the question asked four decades ago by Judith Chernaik, an American writer i…
3 months, 1 week ago
A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite
Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehab…
3 months, 1 week ago