When I first stepped foot on Mexican soil, I spoke relatively good Spanish. I was by no means fluent, but I could hold a conversation. So when I asked a local ice-cream seller in downtown Guadalajara when he expected a new delivery of chocolate ice cream, and he said ‘ahorita’, which directly translates to ‘right now’, I took him at his word, believing that its arrival was imminent.
WhenIfirststeppedfootonMexicansoil,IspokerelativelygoodSpanish.Iwasbynomeansfluent,butIcouldholdaconversation.SowhenIaskedalocalice-creamsellerindowntownGuadala
ElonMusk’sBoringCompanyisgettingclosertobecomingareality.ThebusinessmanconceivedtheideainDecemberinresponsetothepainofcloggeduproadsandtrafficjams,andithasbegun
Usingmoneytofree-uptimeislinkedtoincreasedhappiness,astudysays.Inanexperiment,individualsreportedgreaterhappinessiftheyused£30($40)tosavetime-suchasbypayingforc
Citizenscientistsmaynothavethetimeandequipmentoftheirprocounterparts,buttheirdedicationcansometimesleadtodiscoveriesthatwouldotherwisebeimpractical.Caseinpoint:
TheFrenchcapitalwasinlockdownonSunday,withextraringsofsecurityaroundtheChampsÉlysées,whichhadbeenturnedintoavaststerilezoneasaforetasteofwhatawaitstheFrenchcapi
Meteorologistsusuallyonlyissuewarningsfortornadoeswhenthey'reimminent,whichgivesyoupreciouslittletimetotakecover--theAmericanaverageisjust13minutes.NOAAresearch
PeopleinBeijingarenotonlyspendinglesstimeatworkthantheydid20yearsago,butalsolesstimeonleisureactivities,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.Averagedailyworkin
A massive fire on Friday night engulfed Sanjiang Market, a shopping mall selling Chinese goods, in the Laotian capital Vientiane.
AmassivefireonFridaynightengulfedSanjiangMarket,ashoppingmallsellingChinesegoods,intheLaotiancapitalVientiane.Theincidenthappenedataround5:30p.m.localtime.Firef
RichiePorteandGeraintThomas,twoofthetopfivecontendersatthetime,quittheTourdeFranceinpiecesaftercrashingonwetandslipperydescents.Bothsufferedabrokencollarbone,wh
RogerFedererandAndyMurray,muchtothedelightoftheCentreCourtcrowd,bothreachedtheWimbledonquarterfinalsonMonday.Federerisaseven-timechampionattheAllEnglandClubando
During the trek approaching the mountain, visitors will find the soles of their shoes soften in the intense heat. With the hot sun overhead, the red mountain looks like a fiery dragon.
MicrosoftislayingoffthousandsofemployeeswiththedismissalhittingthoseworkinginsalesandlocatedoutsidetheUnitedStatesthehardestasthetechcompanyadjustsitsoperationa
AndySerkishastoldSkyNewsthatthetechnologybehindthePlanetOfTheApesfranchisecouldchangetheindustryforever.TheLordOfTheRingsstarrepriseshisroleasCaesarinWarForTheP
The share price of Tencent holdings, which ranks first in the world in term of gaming revenue, plummeted five percent on Tuesday afternoon, following an avalanche of criticism over its smartphone game " Glory of Kings " for encouraging all-nighter gaming marathons with Chinese kids.
ThesharepriceofTencentholdings,whichranksfirstintheworldintermofgamingrevenue,plummetedfivepercentonTuesdayafternoon,followinganavalancheofcriticismoveritssmart
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