At a Mountain Retreat, Wine, Lamb Kebabs and Lots of Climate Talk
Azerbaijan last week convened a special meeting of climate diplomats at a remote resort. A Times reporter was there.A few…
Inside Azerbaijan, Host of COP29
In a few short months, diplomats from nearly all the world’s countries will descend on Azerbaijan, a small petrostate on…
New Wellness Programs at 6 Resorts
Sleep tracking, “snow showers” and underwater “soundscapes” are among the offerings at resorts that also happen to be in dream…
How Healthy Are Tomatoes?
Tomatoes have come a long way since the 16th century, when some Europeans called them “poison apples” because they were…
Archaeologists Find a 2,400-Year-Old ‘Pot of Gold’ in Turkey
An ancient hoard of Persian coins offers insights into the political landscape around the time of the Peloponnesian War.It is…
The junior doctors’ strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
BBCIt had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute - responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and…
Intel Will Cut More Than 15,000 Jobs
The Silicon Valley chip maker also reported a net loss and declining revenue in the latest quarter.Intel, the Silicon Valley…
Sales of Macs and iPads Lead Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Up 5%
While iPhone sales dropped 1 percent, consumer interest in Apple’s flagship product is expected to pick up later this year.This…
Amazon Reports $148 Billion in Second Quarter Sales
The e-commerce giant’s stock dipped about 5 percent in after-hours trading after lower-than-expected guidance.Amazon reported on Thursday one of its…
Joe Engle, Groundbreaking Test Pilot and Astronaut, Dies at 91
He touched the edge of space in one aircraft, an X-15, and ventured beyond it in another, a NASA shuttle.…