By 2028, Singapore will welcome a near 1000 feet skyscraper known as 8 Shenton Way

This height of this skyscraper will be 984 feet and offer offices, a hotel and 34 floors of luxury residences. It will be known as 8 Shenton Way and occupy 1.6 million square feet of floor space. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the US architects behind Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, have designed the new tower in Singapore. The project envisages more than 107,000 square feet of elevated green space. These will have plants chosen specifically to attract birds and butterflies. More than half of the site's landscaped areas will be accessible to the public. SOM design principal Nic Medrano said at a press conference - "We want to create places that are comfortable, where people want to be and are healthy." He added that all occupants would be able to "access nature" within "three or four floors." Moreover, this will be among Asia's "most sustainable" skyscrapers. Once in operation, the consumption of electricity would be 55 percent less than is required to achieve the local government's highest sustainability rating. Plans for Singapore's first 'supertall' skyscraper unveiled.

Incidentally, the skyscraper will come up on a site currently occupied by another tower that opened in 1986. Demolition work has started and the new building will make use of portions of the existing foundation. Such a move would "save material... and lower the carbon footprint of the building from the get-go." Singapore is one of the world's most densely populated countries. However, its skyline is relatively low-rise compared to cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Singapore is less than half the size of London and has two civilian airports and multiple military air bases. There are reports of a restriction on the height of buildings in downtown areas. However, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of the country declined to comment on the subject.

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It is going to be a memorable Sunday as archrivals India and Pakistan meet in Dubai for Asia Cup 2022. India won the title in 2018 and they are the defending champions. At that time, the men in blue beat Bangladesh in the final. Until now, India won the title 7 times while Sri Lanka won it five times and Pakistan won it twice. The Asia Cup 2022 began in the UAE on August 27. The inaugural match was between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Now, it will be between India and Pakistan on August 28 in Dubai. There are two groups A and B. India and Pakistan are in group A along with the qualifier Hong Kong. Teams in Group B are Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. There will be a total of 13 matches. India vs Pakistan Weather Forecast And Pitch Report of Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai – Asia Cup 2022. Out of 14 games played between India and Pakistan, India won 8 while Pakistan five. The last time both these teams played was in 2021 when Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets.

The schedule in the group stage is each team will play one match against the teams in their group. At the next stage, the top 2 teams from both groups will qualify for the super four round. During this round, each team will play one match against the other. Subsequently, the top two teams will qualify for the final. This will be on September 11 in Dubai. Incidentally, Dubai has played host to 74 ODIs. Teams batting first won 14 of these while teams batting second won 34. The captains would keep this in mind at the time of the toss.

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Thanks to television, the world has entered our drawing rooms. From our experience, we know a bit about India and the street foods that tickle our taste buds. Now let us have a look at Hong Kong. Some of its favorite street foods are fish balls, egg tarts, roast goose and pork buns. Then there are Cantonese deserts and local snacks of Hong Kong. Apart from these, there is the rice noodle rolls. These are a sort of snack. The first step is to douse them in sweet sauce, peanut sauce, soy sauce, and chilli sauce. Then comes the sprinkling of sesame seeds followed by steaming before being served hot on the street. To know more about street foods of Hong Kong try this link Where to get the best street food in Hong Kong

There are innumerable TV channels that try to meet the curiosity of food lovers and foodies. They are foodicted and those who run these channels offer an insight into the wide variety of dishes that are irresistible to many. These food outlets are there in Europe, America, Asia and those who love to travel like to carry back memories of exotic dishes. Some of them love to experiment and come up with their own version of a well-known dish.


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