DINNER PARTY INTEL: From opera on a diet to quirky dateline

Puccini fans annoyed about cuts; and Vietnam’s new boss to visit his country’s old enemy

DINNER PARTY INTEL: The moon clocks in

Members of the International Astronomical Union have voted for a timekeeping standard for the moon, where one day lasts 29.5 Earth days

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Stranded in space

Nasa astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were sent on a short mission to the International Space Station but now they can’t get back

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Springing into bloom

Namaqua's annual flower power spectacle will be back soon

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Weeding out offensive names

Botanists have decided to rename about 200 plant, fungus and algae species

DINNER PARTY INTEL: New York finally enters the 20th century

Mayor Eric Adams has a ‘revolutionary’ solution to garbage: wheelie bins

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Easy living in Vienna

The Austrian capital, famous for culture, food and music, is the world’s most liveable city

DINNER PARTY INTEL: For the love of tennis

Zendaya’s new movie, ‘Challengers’, sparks an interest in the fashion of the game

DINNER PARTY INTEL: The Scottish Player

Former Junior Bok Nathan McBeth is expected to be chosen for Scotland’s rugby team next month

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Graceland saved

Elvis’s granddaughter saves Graceland from scammers

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Made in Italy? Not so fast

Fiat may be one of the most recognisably Italian brands in the world, but the Topolino is made in Morocco

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Time’s up for Rolex in South Africa

The luxury watch company is closing up shop in the country after 76 years

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Diamonds may not be forever

Welsh diva Shirley Bassey, who famously sang about diamonds in the title track of a 1971 James Bond film, is selling some of her sparklers