With a record 2.45 million viewers, last week’s WNBA Draft brought worldwide recognition to the professional league’s leading players. Breakout stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Nika Mühl, Kamilla Cardoso and Paige Bueckers were praised as much for their red carpet choices as for their agility on the court. A few of the designers who … Read more
With a record 2.45 million viewers, last week’s WNBA Draft brought worldwide recognition to the professional league’s leading players. Breakout stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Nika Mühl, Kamilla Cardoso and Paige Bueckers were praised as much for their red carpet choices as for their agility on the court. A few of the designers who … Read more
LONG AN, Vietnam (AP) — There is one thing that sets the rice fields of 60-year-old Vo Van Van apart from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields in Long An province in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: It is not complete flooded. That and the giant drone, with a wingspan resembling that of an … Read more
The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related diseases across Malaysia. That same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures in the south dried up entire rice fields. And in the Philippines, hundreds of schools suspended classes after daily temperatures rose above 42 degrees Celsius. The … Read more
CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran likes K-pop, watches videos at night to learn Korean and would like to visit Seoul. Trung wants to become a singer. But their hopes are “unrealistic,” … Read more
Hanoi is one of the busiest cities in Vietnam – Getty I’m in a modern art gallery by a lake. A chic gallery owner shows me the work of a young contemporary artist: squares of earth, found objects and enormous paintings made of fingerprints. The title of the exhibition is something Google Translate calls “Been-Continued.” … Read more
MDMA, like psilocybin mushrooms, is being investigated as a potential therapeutic drug.Anna Kim/Insider MDMA, a schedule I drug, has received attention for its potential use as a therapeutic drug. Researchers have used it to successfully treat depression, PTSD, and more. Rachel Nuwer tells in her book ‘I Feel Love’ how therapy helped a veteran overcome … Read more