Life & Style
Six things you didn’t know about Mother’s Day
June 10, 2015
Six things you didn’t know about Mother’s Day
Like all countries around the globe, the celebration to show appreciation to the woman who had sacrificed her entire life…
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
June 10, 2015
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
Before Hon Lik invented the e-cigarette, a device now shaking up the Big Tobacco industry, he was a pharmacist in…
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
June 10, 2015
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) recommended on Wednesday that…
Former model wrestles personal demons to the mat in yoga book
June 10, 2015
Former model wrestles personal demons to the mat in yoga book
A former model uses tales of sex, drugs and rock and roll in a book hitting stores on Monday to…
Egypt eyes 14 million more tourists than previously targeted
June 10, 2015
Egypt eyes 14 million more tourists than previously targeted
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy has announced that the country is targeting 354 million hotel rooms to house 34 million…
Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets
June 9, 2015
Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets
A city council in western India is planning to pay residents to use public toilets in a desperate attempt to…
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law
June 9, 2015
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law
Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a…
Hong Kong issues ‘red alert’ against South Korea travel due to MERS
June 9, 2015
Hong Kong issues ‘red alert’ against South Korea travel due to MERS
Hong Kong issued a "red alert" advisory on Tuesday against non-essential travel to South Korea, where eight new cases of…
Wales to ban e-cigarette use in enclosed public places
June 9, 2015
Wales to ban e-cigarette use in enclosed public places
The Welsh government said on Tuesday it would bring in a law to stop the use of electronic cigarettes in…
World Chefs: Mina Holland’s cookbook spans world in 100 recipes
June 9, 2015
World Chefs: Mina Holland’s cookbook spans world in 100 recipes
Recipes from around the world are served with equal portions of history and anecdotes in food writer Mina Holland’s first…