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“Sleepcasts” are podcasts to bore you into drifting off – and they reach millions of late-night listeners every month. Illustration: Brian Wang
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‘I bore you to sleep with my soothing voice’: podcasts to nod off to

‘Sleepcasts’ are podcasts to ‘bore you’ into drifting off – and they reach millions of late-night listeners every month. Their creators reveal how they fell into making them, and health experts explain their benefits.

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‘I now sleep peacefully’: how virtual reality meditation could work for you

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Explainer | It was a mindful Buddhist practice lost to time, but she’s brought it back

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Women in Malaysia keep fit and connect with nature on group bicycle rides

The women of Kuala Lumpur cycling group Bike in Nature gather weekly to ride through jungle, challenge themselves, socialise and keep fit.

The cyclists of Malaysia’s Bike in Nature group gather regularly to ride through the jungle around Kuala Lumpur, keep fit and socialise. Photo: Ling Teo
The cyclists of Malaysia’s Bike in Nature group gather regularly to ride through the jungle around Kuala Lumpur, keep fit and socialise. Photo: Ling Teo
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No travel, no problem: the Hong Kong people taking up new hobbies

Covid-19 restrictions stopped these Hong Kong residents having overseas holidays, so they distract themselves by learning new things such as sewing and wakesurfing. Others destress at drumming jams.

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Enthusiasts map out a Hong Kong Island coastal trail

An app promoting the circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island on foot has gathered together favourite places and hidden treasures Hongkongers have found along the 65km route.

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Surge in hikers on Hong Kong’s Grass Island leaves cows hungry

Hikers and campers on Grass Island off Sai Kung, whose number has risen amid the Covid-19 pandemic, have trampled the grass that is the primary food source for its feral cattle.

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A cow eats grass brought in by volunteers on the remote Tap Mun, or Grass Island, in northeast Hong Kong as the animals struggle to find enough food thanks to a sudden influx of day-trippers and campers from the city due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: AFP
A cow eats grass brought in by volunteers on the remote Tap Mun, or Grass Island, in northeast Hong Kong as the animals struggle to find enough food thanks to a sudden influx of day-trippers and campers from the city due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: AFP
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Update | China at rest: what Lunar New Year looks like through WeChat

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