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SpaceX today launched 10 Iridium satellites on its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket before flying the first stage of the rocket back to a floating landing platform in the Pacific. This launch marks the first flight since a Falcon 9 rocket caught fire and was destroyed during a routine engine test in September, which left the […]

“Before the war, I had many friends and I owned a family bookstore, which my father had passed on to me. The life we lived—my wife, three children and me—was simple, and we were happy.” This is how Nabel Alali neatly summarizes his life before 2011, when Syria’s brutal civil war forced the young father […]Read More

This is a developing story. Turkish police are still hunting for a man who attacked a popular Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s eve, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 70. Several hundred New Year’s celebrants had been packed inside the popular club Reina, according to local media, when the attack began around […]

Here are a few of Quartz Africa’s most read and influential stories over the last year: Our China in Africa obsession dug into the experiences of the growing number of African immigrants in China. In particular, two of our most widely read stories helped explain the “racist” advert, in which a Chinese woman shoves a […]

While marijuana is increasingly recognized for its medicinal and therapeutic effects, prescribing the drug—”take two hits and call me in the morning”—has long been a tricky proposition for doctors. Perhaps until now. Syqe Medical—a startup out of Tel-Aviv, Israel—has created a cannabis inhaler that allows doctors to prescribe a precise dose of marijuana and even […]Read More

You’re not imagining it: Some mornings after parties are worse than others—even if you drink the same amount. Hangovers, or veisalgia, as scientists refer to it, are our body’s way of telling us that we’ve overindulged on alcohol. Scientists aren’t sure exactly why we get them, but they have a few ideas: “Addiction specialists have […]Read More

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un rang in the New Year by vowing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Bloomberg reports. The move sets the stage for a 2017 face-off with the Trump administration. “Research and development of cutting edge arms equipment is actively progressing and ICBM rocket test launch preparation is in its last […]

The new year is a time when many of us set goals for the months ahead—and for a lot of people, those goals may include both travel and financial health. A look at the global currency markets offers some insight about where to travel in 2017 to get the most bang for your buck. A […]

A lot of New Year’s resolutions are aimed at springing into action—whether the goal is losing weight, finding love or moving to a new city. But my main priority now is learning to be still. And the Chinese concept of wu wei—strategic non-action—has helped me do just that. The Tao Te Ching, written in China […]Read More

Salads are an unappetizing scam. I’m not talking about a nice little side salad to go with a meaty main dish, or a pasta salad laden with rotini, feta and chickpeas. But anything that’s more than 20% leaves and served as a meal is inevitably lacking in nutrition, leaving you both hungry and hangry. That’s […]Read More

2016? As the sign guy said, “Geez.” Yes, there have been far worse years in history. Yes, it’s in our (and the media’s) nature to give too much weight to bad, short-term news. Sure, you can take solace in the vast longer-term strides humanity has made, or in devil-may-care existential nihilism, or in hopeful bromides—the […]Read More

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s much-hyped New Year’s eve speech was mostly a vigorous defence of demonetisation, sweetened with a side of schemes aimed at everyone from pregnant women and cash-strapped farmers to the elderly. In a 45-minute address, Modi sought to thwart the barrage of criticism unleashed by his decision to demonetise Rs500 and Rs1,000 […]Read More