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☆ The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in March
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Noel Murray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Every month, Netflix adds movies and TV shows to its library. Sandler plays a Czech astronaut named Jakub, whose vital deep-space exploratory mission is suffering because of his crushing loneliness and the possible disintegration of his marriage to his pregnant wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan). Paul Dano provides the voice of a kindly spider-like alien creature named Hanuš, who provides Jakub with some much-needed company and advice. Ritchie’s TV series “The Gentlemen” re-enters the world of the movie from a different angle. Theo James plays Eddie, a fading aristocrat’s estranged son, who unexpectedly inherits his dad’s estate along with its crushing debts and obligations.

Persons: Adam Sandler, Sandler, Jakub, Lenka, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano, “, ”, Jaroslav, Colby Day, Johan Renck, ‘, Guy Ritchie’s, Gentlemen ”, Theo James, Eddie, Millie Bobby Brown, Princess Elodie, Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Nick Robinson, Elodie, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Dan Mazeau Organizations: Netflix, Gentlemen Locations: Czech, British

☆ More single moms are taking long trips abroad with the kids — here's how they do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Two and a half years after Roni Dagan's husband died, she and her seven-year-old son, Gal, found solace in places far from home. Of her son Gal, Roni Dagan said: "It was difficult when he was younger, but … he's now super easy to travel with." Work, school and playDagan is part of a wave of single moms who are rediscovering themselves and reconnecting with their children through travel. It's a demographic Boundless Life hasn't specifically targeted, yet the trips — which include accommodations, coworking spaces, and schooling — are resonating with single moms and single dads. And that has to do with being a single mom, because [traditional] families stick together, and single moms are kind of left out," she said.

Persons: Roni Dagan's, Gal, Dagan, They've, Roni Dagan, …, there's, Elodie, Alison Lewis, O, Lewis, Catherine Chinatree, Sonny Organizations: CNBC Travel Locations: United States, India, Ibiza, Tel Aviv, Israel, Egypt, Red, Tanzania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Bali, U.S, Hawaii, Texas, Sintra , Portugal, Margate, Bangkok, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Nepal

☆ Artists give new life to Ivory Coast's neglected 'Pyramid'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Loucoumane Coulibaly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Luc GnagoABIDJAN, April 24 (Reuters) - International and local artists paint giant, colourful murals on the exterior of a 15-storey building in Ivory Coast's commercial capital called "the Pyramid," an architectural gem that fell into disuse 20 years ago. A symbol of Ivorian prosperity in the 1970s and one of the first towers built in the central business district of Plateau in Abidjan, this futuristic pyramid-shaped building was neglected for years. The project "Pyramid 2023, tomorrow is already born" aims to give it a second life. Through this initiative, Ivorian artistic director Lemon Otto renovates external facades of older building such as Pyramid, which was completed in 1973 under the direction of the Italian architect Rinaldo Olivieri. Many buildings in the business district are internationally known and could teach Ivorians about their own urban history, architects say.

☆ They moved abroad hoping to save money — here’s what they found out
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

She is able to save money because she has embraced a style of travel that minimizes spending while on the road, she said. Her advice for people who want to move abroad and save money? "Is it possible to save money compared to the U.S.? Martin Penner said you can "absolutely" save money while traveling full time, but he cautions that short-term rental prices have increased. Elledge-Penner advises those who want to save money to avoid Europe in the summertime.

OUIDAH, Benin, Jan 11 (Reuters) - On Benin's national voodoo holiday, performers dressed as guardians of the night swirled in costumes resembling technicolour haystacks, delighting worshippers and tourists alike. [1/7] Devotees perform as they take part in the annual celebration of Voodoo festival in Cotonou, Benin January 10, 2023. REUTERS/ Charles Placide Tossou 1 2 3 4 5"For them, there is a lot of interest in discovering the roots of our ancestors, the African roots," she said. Only around 350,000 tourists visited Benin in 2020, although numbers have been rising steadily since 292,000 visited in 2016, according to the most recent annual data from the World Tourism Organization. French tourist Elodie Wine, 23, said seeing the group dances and fantastical costumes of the Ouidah festival was likely to be the highlight of her trip to Benin.

☆ Hundreds flee massive flooding in Chad capital
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

N'DJAMENA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of inhabitants of Chad's capital N'Djamena have fled their homes due to massive flooding that has hit since Thursday, leaving parts of the city navigable only by boat. "I drove the children to school this morning and on my return our house was completely flooded with river water. In one area women have built an emergency camp out of thin wooden branches and cloth to provide shelter for their families. Floods are not uncommon during the central African country's rainy season, which usually runs from May to October in its southern regions. But this year the rains came early and were the heaviest in decades, quickly overwhelming drainage channels and waterways.

☆ These are the world's smartest animals, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2014-04-23 | by ( Dina Spector | Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

While we know parrots can mimic human language, studies show they actually have an understanding of that language. It also becomes difficult to compare between species since most intelligence tests or tasks are designed for specific animals. Animals evolve certain kinds of cognitive abilities to deal with pressures in their natural habitat, said Virginia Morell, author of "Animal Wise." We also tend to underestimate the brainpower of animals by relying too much on intelligence tests based on what humans are capable of. The good news is "we're getting a better idea of how animals think and experience the world," Morrell said.

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