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Churchill’s Old War Office to be serviced by Raffles with branded residences, restaurants and spa

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      The OWO Residences by Raffles will be the first Raffles-branded residences in the UK and Europe. The project is estimated to open in 2022. Raffles is a beloved brand with British roots, named after the British statesman and founder of Singapore, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. For Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and Chief Executive … Read more

This is the polar bear capital of the world, but the snow has gone

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Canada’s Hudson Bay is as ice-free in November as on a summer’s day and polar bears could be extinct here by mid-century. If the bears are in trouble, so are we

Getting close looks at polar bears in their natural environment. Polar bears join natural wonders at Google Maps

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Images of the majestic polar bears from Churchill (Canada) waiting for sea ice to freeze can be seen thanks to Google Maps. The Internet giant’s free online mapping service added polar bears from the polar bear capital to the natural wonders we can glimpse from our homes. While climate change may seem like a gradual … Read more