You don't need to add a spoonful of sugar to enjoy your morning cup of tea, according to a new study conducted by the University College London and the University of Leeds. The team analaysed data over one month for 64 men who usually drank tea sweetened with sugar. The team concluded that reducing sugar in tea doesn't affect liking, suggesting that long-term behaviour change could be possible. Scientists also said that quitting in one go or reducing intake gradually were both effective strategies to reduce consumption. However, a larger trial would be needed to confirm their findings.

The Underwater Photographer of the Year has been awarded to Greg Lecoeur from France. His surreal image, titled 'Frozen mobile home' shows seals surrounding an iceberg in Antarctica. The competition, across 13 different categories, saw over 5500 entries from 70 countries. Anita Kainrath from Austria was awarded the&nbsp;'Up &amp; Coming Underwater Photographer of the Year' for her photo called 'Shark Nursery'. Zena Holloway's stunning image of a free-diver and conservationist in the Yucantan Peninsula in Mexico was a stand out in the Black and White category.

The Tibetan New Year or Losar Festival was celebrated with great fervour in Dharamshala. Devotees thronged the main Buddhist temple and offered their prayers. This year, the festival was celebrated for three days, from the 24th to the 26th of February.

The iconic music studio in Ireland where legends like&nbsp;Lady Gaga and The Rolling Stones have recorded their albums, is now open to the public, offering guided tours. The Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin takes visitors back to&nbsp;40 years of music history. Tourists also get to see how a recording session works, meet a virtual band and explore the studio.&nbsp;

With an aim to stop the poaching of migratory birds, the&nbsp;Jammu and Kashmir authorities have launched an 'anti-poaching' boat in Srinagar's&nbsp;famous&nbsp;Dal&nbsp;Lake. Migratory birds camp in the region during the winter months. The motorboat is a first of its kind initiative launched to protect these birds.&nbsp;

To celebrate the rich culture and essence of India, a cultural extravaganza called 'India by the Nile' is being held in Egypt from&nbsp;March 2 to 10. The festival will showcase the&nbsp;best of Indian art, food, dance, music and fashion among other things. 'India by the Nile', a&nbsp;collaboration between the Indian Embassy in Egypt and Teamwork Arts, will be held in&nbsp;Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said and&nbsp;Fayoum.&nbsp;

In a first, researchers at the&nbsp;Tel Aviv University have discovered an animal that does not require oxygen to survive. The parasite lives in salmon tissue and is believed to be a relative of the jellyfish. As the animal evolved, it gave up breathing and consuming oxygen to produce energy.&nbsp;The&nbsp;H. salminicola&nbsp;"steals ready-made nutrients" from salmon, inside which it lives. A study related to the discovery was published in the journal&nbsp;PNAS&nbsp;and expands the definition of what an animal could be.&nbsp;

Honking can be quite an annoyance, but this truck driver's horn in Bhopal has an innovative twist! The video, which has now gone viral, shows a group of people standing in front of a truck and asking the driver to honk once more. Unlike the usual blaring sound, it belts out a tune of the famous song 'Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana' from 1975 film Pratigya! The amusing video has left many in splits.

Rishikesh&nbsp;is gearing up for its annual International Yoga Festival from the 1st to the 7th of March, 2020.&nbsp;Spiritual leaders, master yoga teachers and wellness experts from across the globe will take part in the 7-day festival. Held at Rishikesh's&nbsp;largest ashram, the&nbsp;Parmarth Niketan Ashram, the festival also showcases traditional songs,&nbsp;dances, and&nbsp;kirtans.&nbsp;

The annual New York Toy Fair was bigger and better this year! The event showcased the hottest and trendiest toys, various youth entertainment products and games ahead of their arrival in stores. The most popular toy at this year's fair was the Baby Yoda, a fictional character from Star Wars Disney+&nbsp; original television series The Mandalorian. According to reports, the toy industry's focus is on sustainable products this year.
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If you don't have any weekend plans, here's something you might like! The Jaipur Jazz and Blues Festival is coming to the pink city from the 28th of February till the 1st of March. The 3-day event, free of cost, will host artists from different countries like the United States, Germany and India with some inspiring musical performances across a host of genres. The event has been organised by Seher India in collaboration with Rajasthan Tourism and UNESCO&nbsp;will be held at the iconic Central Park in Jaipur.

A&nbsp;road trip from Delhi to Dehradun would soon take much less time, as the Centre has approved the construction of a new elevated expressway between the two cities. The journey may take just 2.5 hours according to a PTI report. The distance currently is 250 km but will be reduced to 180 km with the new expressway. Construction will begin soon and is likely to be completed by 2022.

From an everyday dress to a catwalk creation, the story of the Japanese Kimono is ever-changing. London's&nbsp;Victoria and Albert Museum is charting the evolution of the Kimono, with an exhibit titled "Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk". The exhibit will feature over 300 garments, reflecting its cultural impact including&nbsp;Madonna's dramatic red ensemble along with pieces worn by Freddie Mercury. The exhibit will be open from the 29th of February to 21st June 2020.&nbsp;

Come June 2020, even local sweet shops that sell non-packaged and loose sweets, will have to specify the 'best before date' and the 'date of manufacturing', according to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Currently, these details are specified only on pre-packaged sweets but now will have to be labelled on trays of loose sweets as well. The FSSAI has directed food safety authorities of different states to comply with the order, which comes into effect from the 1st of June. However, some sweet owners say they will appeal to the government against the order, since shelf life of products differ.

Travelling in economy class may not be a bad idea for long flights after all! Air New Zealand has unveiled flat beds in economy class for some of its long-haul flights and it could revolutionise economy travel. The 'Economy Skynest'&nbsp;includes six full-length lie-flat sleep pods and is a result of three long years of research and development. Each pod comes with a pillow, blanket and curtains. Further details on the launch of the skynest&nbsp;or its location in the aircraft have not been revealed, but the final decision is awaited in 2021.&nbsp;

Travelling from Mumbai&nbsp;to Pune&nbsp;by road could get a little costlier starting April. Toll charges on the the&nbsp;Mumbai-Pune Expressway will go up by Rs 50 from April 1, costing up to Rs 270 for four-wheelers. The surge in prices comes as maintenance of the expressway is being handed over to a new toll road company,&nbsp;IRB Infrastructure Developers. Trucks and buses too will be charged a significantly higher toll.&nbsp;

Astronomers from the University of Arizona say they've discovered a mini-moon orbiting the earth. They shared images of the object discovered on Halloween last year from a telescope atop Mt. Bigelow in southern Arizona. The image shows the mini-moon passing through the constellation of Aries. Researchers say the new and perhaps temporary minimoon is probably between 1.9 meters and 3.5 metres across, which is around the same size as a mid-size car. The object is not expected to impact earth, it will eventually burn up harmlessly in the earth's upper atmosphere.

With the coronavirus&nbsp;outbreak posing major travel restrictions around the globe, tourism during the cherry blossom season has also taken a massive hit. Botanical gardens in China are offering 'virtual tours' of the cherry blossoms for tourists.&nbsp;Officials have set up online tours so people can get a glimpse of the stunning flowers in their homes. Live streaming sessions involve botanists leading tourists around the gardens and sharing information&nbsp;about the flowers. Usually, about 1 lakh&nbsp;tourists visit China during the cherry blossom season every year.&nbsp;

You will no longer need to wait in long queues to get your groceries billed at the Amazon Go grocery store in Seattle. The recently opened outlet is Amazon's first cashier-less supermarket that uses artificial intelligence, cameras and sensors to monitor everything that you have bought. The payment is made via the customers' Amazon account on the app. Upon entering the store, customers need to scan their smartphones, so the store can figure out what they are buying. The experience was made possible using the same technology used in self-driving cars, according to Amazon's website.

Proving that age is just a number, 50-year-old singer Jennifer Lopez recently shared a&nbsp;selfie&nbsp;in a white bikini looking fit as ever. Following in her footsteps, influencer&nbsp;Maria Kang, who's almost 40,&nbsp;shared a very similar selfie&nbsp;and dubbed it the #JLoChallenge. The post prompted moms, of all size and age, to share their own version of the fit mom selfie. Take a look!&nbsp;

Here's some good news for women in Scotland! The Scottish parliament has voted in favour of a novel bill that would make sanitary products freely available for all women in the country. The legislation is a first of its kind in the world.&nbsp;The Period Products Scotland Bill was proposed by Scottish lawmaker Monica Lennon in 2017. Lennon told Reuters, "These are not luxury items. They are indeed essential and no one in Scotland should have to go without period products."&nbsp;

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