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Steve Albini, studio master of '90s rock and beyond, dies at 61
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2024
» NEW YORK - Steve Albini, a rock musician and revered studio engineer who played a singular role in the development of the sound of alternative music in the 1980s, '90s and beyond — recording acclaimed albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey and Pixies, along with hundreds of others — while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry, died Tuesday at his home in Chicago. He was 61.
Merck will share formula for its Covid pill with poor countries
New York Times, Published on 29/10/2021
» Merck has granted a royalty-free licence for its promising COVID-19 pill to a United Nations-backed nonprofit in a deal that would allow the drug to be manufactured and sold cheaply in the poorest nations, where vaccines for the coronavirus are in devastatingly short supply.
Hotel that put American in jail gets new Tripadvisor label
New York Times, Published on 12/11/2020
» The resort hotel in Thailand got its public apology. The unhappy American guest who spent two nights in jail for criticising the hotel online got his criminal charges dropped. But it was Tripadvisor, the giant online travel review platform, that got the last word.
One surprise standout for Uber: Food delivery
Business, New York Times, Published on 26/09/2017
» SAN FRANCISCO: For years, Bob Gordon, the owner of Footprints Cafe in Brooklyn, handled the delivery of his restaurant's meals, like his Caribbean-inspired "Rasta Pasta," to customers. So when he decided to work for the first time with an outside delivery service -- UberEats, the delivery arm of the ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc -- he was nervous.
Amazon lets you try on and return clothes free
Business, New York Times, Published on 22/06/2017
» SEATTLE: For many people, buying clothing online is not worth the hassle of getting a pair of pants or a shirt that does not fit. Many retailers have sought to eliminate that risk by offering free returns on clothing, but now Amazon.com is going even further.
China's cheating husbands and 'mistress dispellers'
News, New York Times, Published on 09/08/2016
» When Wang, a 39-year-old woman from Shanghai, discovered texts on her husband's phone that suggested he was having an affair with one of his employees, she was distraught. "I couldn't sleep at night and couldn't stop crying," she said. "I was very hurt."
Smuggled mobile phones become lifeline to outside world
News, New York Times, Published on 28/03/2016
» The man drove Ju Chan-yang to a mountain overlooking North Korea's border with China. He looked around, making sure they were alone. Then he dialled his Chinese cellphone and handed it to her.
Cambodia’s new cultural jewel
Life, New York Times, Published on 28/01/2016
» The giant mural in the foyer depicting a smiling stone face offers a mere taste of the grandiosity within the new Angkor Panorama Museum here. Inside, a 360-degree painted vista covers an area the size of nearly four basketball courts. Over 45,000 figures populate this cyclorama, a depiction of 12th century Angkorian history.
Utilitarian no more, airports go five-star
New York Times, Published on 08/05/2015
» As major airports around the world scramble to brand themselves as luxury entities rather than mere transportation centres, some have adopted a star-ranking system, like hotels. It was inevitable.