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The size of human beings has increased over the past century thanks to better health and nutrition — but this change has not occurred equally among men and women, a new study shows.

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Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35% for the first time in nearly a decade. A permit to climb Mount Everest will now cost $15,000.

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The total number of Champagne shipments from France sank nearly 10% last year to 271 million bottles, marking the second consecutive year of declines as inflation-weary consumers cut back and a generally glum mood permeates across the globe.

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TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. The extraordinary blackout prevents access to one of the world’s most popular social media apps.

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There’s a good chance your car knows all about you. Where you’ve been. How fast you drive. If you could’ve been a little easier on the brakes. Even what you look like, thanks to cameras pointed right at your face.

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Taiwan has seen a “significant rise” in the number of individuals charged with spying for China in recent years, according to new data released by the island’s security bureau, amid escalating intimidation by Beijing.

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Crying online is a vast genre on the internet. It includes spontaneous displays of emotion, self-deprecating memes, and carefully curated expressions of suffering. The reasons people share these feelings online vary widely.

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When Donald Trump mused about buying Greenland from Denmark during his first administration, the Danish prime minister called the idea “absurd.” Now, Danish officials are being warned by Trump allies and advisers that he is serious.

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Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary coming to Amazon’s Prime Video this year.

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It's that time of year when we set a New Year's resolution hoping to become a better version of ourselves in the new year. Data suggests that 91% of people who set New Year's resolutions fall short of keeping them.

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