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A woman works in a house while workers are forced to work from home and demand payback for extra home office costs during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sassenheim, Netherlands October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020

From the market rally to affordability, here are the forces shaping your financial future

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Bright moon to reduce visibility of Eta Aquarid meteor shower

Participants sleep during the 2026 Power Nap contest at Han River park in Seoul, South Korea on 2 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Sweet Dreams: Seoul holds 'Power Nap Contest' in sleep-deprived South Korea

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Enhancing beauty with premium tape-in hair extensions

Three sperm whales swim near the surface of the Caribbean Sea off Dominica in this undated photograph released on 28 April 2026. Photo: Amanda Cotton/Project CETI/Handout via REUTERS

Underwater robot tracks sperm whale conversations in real time

Charles Lieber leaves federal court after he and two Chinese nationals were charged with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government, in Boston, Massachusetts, US 30 January, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China

Artist Beeple, Mike Winkelmann, poses inside his installation titled Regular Animals, with robots in the likeness of Kim Jong Un, left, Elon Musk, second left, Jeff Bezos, center, and Mark Zuckerberg, right, at the Neue Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday (28 April) 2026. Photo: UNB

Robot dogs with leaders' faces roam Berlin museum in Beeple's latest exhibit

Photo: @motion.by.nick via Instagram

US man turns toilet into ad platform, draws major brands

An empty frame hangs on patterned green walls in the Dutch Room at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where artworks were stolen in a 1990 art heist, April 9, 2026, in Boston. Photo: Collected

World's largest art heist still a mystery as $500m paintings remain missing

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Operational resilience in the modern fitness industry

A personalised image generated through NASA’s “Your Name in Landsat” platform, which uses satellite data to identify Earth’s natural formations resembling letters of the alphabet. Photo: Nasa Landsat wesite

How to find your name hidden in real satellite images using Nasa Landsat

A drone view shows a piece of disused land earmarked as a future site for a data centre on the Wilton International site near Middlesbrough, Britain. Photo: Reuters

Powered land and zombie projects: Real estate in the age of AI

Nasa releases picture of 'Earthset' shot by Artemis crew.

From earthrise to earthset: How 58 years of change reshaped our planet