From flying taxis to Batman-style surveillance motorcycles, Dubai's GITEX expo this week showcased innovations that were symbols of the city-state's ambitions to be a metropolis of the future.   Known for its futuristic skyline and artificial islands, Gulf emirate Dubai has carved out a place alongside cities like Singapore as a hub for innovative ideas.   At this year's 37th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), which runs until Thursday, city authorities were keen to show off they re

NATO's chief said Monday the alliance does not want a "new Cold War'' with Russia, despite members' concerns about the Russian military buildup close to NATO's border.    Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke at the end of a four-day NATO parliamentary assembly in the Romanian capital.     ``We are concerned by .... (Russia's) lack of transparency when it comes to military exercises,'' he said.  (NATO)    He mentioned a Russian-Belarus operation in September involving thousands of troops, tan

US economist Richard Thaler on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for his pioneering work bridging the gap between economics and psychology, the jury said.    "By exploring the consequences of limited rationality, social preferences, and lack of self-control, he has shown how these human traits systematically affect individual decisions as well as market outcomes," the Nobel jury said in a statement.   "His empirical findings and theoretical insights have been instrumental in creating the new

Last weekend, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was hard at work in Beijing, trying to persuade China’s leaders to tighten economic sanctions on North Korea. The United States wants a peaceful solution, he told them, and sanctions could force Kim Jong-un to negotiate.“We’re not going to accept a nuclear-armed North Korea,” Tillerson told reporters after his meetings. But, he said, “It’s going to be an incremental process to get there. … You’d be foolish to think you’re going to sit down and say,

Nuke deals are all the rage these days. The United Nations sees nuclear accords as a path to world peace. President Barack Obama worked toward a “global zero” nuclear-free future.President Donald Trump, on the other hand, is highly skeptical of deals with Iran and North Korea because he understands what Tehran and Pyongyang leaders already know: Nuclear disarmament deals are for suckers.Countries generally balk at giving up their hard-won and expensive nuclear capabilities because nuclear weapon

Nearly 16 million cars in South Korea traveled free of expressway charges during Chuseok holiday, saving a combined 67.7 billion won for three days.According to Ministry of Transport, motorways managed by Korea Expressway Corp. issued 53.5 billion won worth of free toll tickets while roads invested and operated by private entities provided 14.2 billion won worth of free passage. Around 5.88 million vehicles traveled on the day of Chuseok on Oct. 4, a 13.9 percent increase from last year, the min

 (유튜브 캡쳐)당당하게 드러낸 다리털 때문에 살해 위협까지 받은 모델이 있다.　26세의 스웨덴 모델 알비다 바이스트롬은 최근 자신의 인스타그램을 통해 다리털, 셀룰라이트 등 자신의 몸 일부를 공개했다. 　그러나 몇 누리꾼이 알비나에게 조롱 섞인 위협 메시지를 보내는 것으로 알려져 논란이 되고 있다.　알바나는 “나는 건강한 내 몸을 사랑한다” 며 꿋꿋한 태도를 보였다. 이에 일부 누리꾼들은 공개적인 지지를 표하고 있다. 　알바나는 현재 아디다스와 협업한 “슈퍼스타 캠페인”에 참가하고 있다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

(유튜브 캡쳐) 3년 동안 무려 8센티미터 길이의 손톱을 기른 여학생이 화제다.　해외 언론의 보도에 따르면, 독일의 16세 여학생 사이먼 테일러는 “손톱 깎기가 무섭다”는 이유로 2014년부터 손톱을 길러왔다.　너무 길게 자라버린 손톱 탓에 사이먼은 일상생활에 어려움을 겪고 있다.　펜을 잡기가 어려워 시험에 응시하지 못한 것은 물론, 옷을 갈이 입을 때조차 고통을 호소한 것.　그러나 사이먼은 과거 손톱이 부러졌던 아찔한 경험을 회상하며, “다시는 그런 고통을 겪고 싶지 않다”고 말했다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

(유튜브 캡쳐)로또 번호 추첨 생방송에서 어이없는 사고가 발생해 화제다.　지난 7일, 아일랜드에서는 총 67억 원의 상금이 걸린 로또 추첨 생방송이 진행됐다.　그러나 한 공에서 숫자 33과 38이 동시에 표기된 공이 나오자, 시청자들은 술렁이기 시작했다.　그러나 방송사 측에서는 “빛 반사에 의한 착시 현상”이라며 논란을 일축했다.　트위터 이용자들은 “조작된 추첨 결과”라는 의견을 내놓으며 분노를 표하고 있다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

외출 전 양말을 신지 않으면 무좀에 걸릴 확률이 높아진다는 연구 결과가 나왔다.　영국 매체 ‘데일리 메일’은 연구 결과를 인용, 할리우드 스타들의 ‘맨발 패션’을 함부로 따라 하지 말 것을 경고했다.　최근 미국에선 단이 짧은 바지 아래로 발목을 살짝 드러내는 패션이 유행하고 있기 때문이다.　발 병학 대학(College of Podiatry)의 연구 결과에 따르면, 양말을 신지 않고 신발을 착용할 시 땀 때문에 박테리아가 증식할 가능성이 크다.　박테리아가 증식하면 발 냄새가 증가하는 것은 물론, 무좀에 걸릴 확률도 높아진다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

The most unnerving foreign-policy scare in recent weeks has been the war of insults between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.Yet here’s the most amazing aspect of Trump’s bluster: It risks undercutting the real progress his administration had made in tightening economic sanctions against Pyongyang.Those sanctions, more than dangerous and childish name-calling, offer the last hope of forcing Kim to bargain away his nukes.Trump’s taunts -- from “fire and fury” to his threat to “totall