Google revealed top-secret plans yesterday to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing the internet to the two-thirds of the global population now without web access.
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Nine Hong Kong tourists were killed on Tuesday when hot air balloon exploded as it was flying over Egypt’s ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 people.
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A giant helium balloon plunged 20 metres, injuring five people, at Ocean Park in Aberdeen yesterday afternoon.
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Give 1,200 balloon tubes to clowns, and they will twist them into an endless series of dogs, cats, bears and dolphins - much to the delight of children.
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Of all the ways to take your vows with wows, few could match walking down the aisle in a wedding dress made of balloons.
And in Hong Kong, where weddings are no small affairs,...
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It's 4.15am, an ungodly hour anywhere - but when you're on holiday in a tropical island idyll in the South Pacific, it is veritably demonic. Nevertheless, 15 minutes later I am waiting groggily...
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'You're going loony?' my mother says when I announce I'm going ballooning. Probably because ballooning is such an offbeat pastime, everyone I tell initially mishears or does a double-take before...
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The Frontier's planned three-pronged protest via land, sea and air tomorrow over what it calls a 'farcical election' has been blunted by police, who have refused to give way on their restrictions...
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Hardly have the Christmas baubles been packed away when, in typical Hong Kong fashion, it's time to hop on board the commercial lurve wagon that is Valentine's Day.
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Clownival
Colourful clowns, stilt walkers, balloon twisters and cyclists entertain crowds. Today and Oct 9, 4pm-6pm, Open Piazza, Times Square, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2118...
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A giant video-balloon from Paris, fireworks and a high-voltage party for more than 1,000 guests marked last night's official opening of Lane Crawford at Two IFC.
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Timed to coincide with the two-day IHT Luxury Conference, which started yesterday, Lane Crawford is expected to throw a mean party tonight on Podium 4 of Two IFC in celebration of its new...
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