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Megastructures: Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay

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Singapore's Gardens by the Bay is a megastructure unlike anything else on Earth. Three massive gardens – the size of 177 football pitches – house thousands of plants from every corner of the planet.

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Capability Brown’s Unfinished Garden

Capability Brown is known as the founder of landscape design. Three hundred years ago, he created some of the most magnificent landscapes in England. He travelled the length and breadth of the country, improving more than 200 of the greatest estates in the land, for some of the most influential people in the 18th century. But there is one plan that never got off the drawing board – his own garden.

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Why the Fall of Syria Checkmates Russia & Iran

For 54 years, the Assad family dominated Syria’s government, despite a civil war that had raged since 2011. But a renewed rebel offensive against the government that began at the end of November 2024 exposed the Assad regime in the country as an empty house of cards. The Assad family’s rule in the country was decisively overthrown in a matter of only 11 days. 

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Record crowd for London Marathon

London Marathon organisers said Sunday’s edition of the event set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 set at last year’s New York City Marathon. Organisers did not provide a final figure but said a new mark had been set at 6.35pm local time with runners still crossing the finish line. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe won the men’s elite race while Ethiopian Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s-only world record. “The TCS London Marathon is the world’s greatest marathon, and it is now officially the world’s biggest marathon,“ London Marathon Events CEO Hugh Brasher said. A record 56,000 runners had been expected to participate in the 42.195km race that started at Greenwich Park, snaked along the River Thames before finishing on The Mall.

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UK

frank

Capability Brown’s Unfinished Garden

Capability Brown is known as the founder of landscape design. Three hundred years ago, he created some of the most magnificent landscapes in England. He travelled the length and breadth of the country, improving more than 200 of the greatest estates in the land, for some of the most influential people in the 18th century. But there is one plan that never got off the drawing board – his own garden.

Frank.

Geopolitics

Documentaries

Why the Fall of Syria Checkmates Russia & Iran

For 54 years, the Assad family dominated Syria’s government, despite a civil war that had raged since 2011. But a renewed rebel offensive against the government that began at the end of November 2024 exposed the Assad regime in the country as an empty house of cards. The Assad family’s rule in the country was decisively overthrown in a matter of only 11 days. 

Frank.

Athletics

frank

Record crowd for London Marathon

London Marathon organisers said Sunday’s edition of the event set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 set at last year’s New York City Marathon. Organisers did not provide a final figure but said a new mark had been set at 6.35pm local time with runners still crossing the finish line. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe won the men’s elite race while Ethiopian Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s-only world record. “The TCS London Marathon is the world’s greatest marathon, and it is now officially the world’s biggest marathon,“ London Marathon Events CEO Hugh Brasher said. A record 56,000 runners had been expected to participate in the 42.195km race that started at Greenwich Park, snaked along the River Thames before finishing on The Mall.

Reuters